Archive: Research
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Chair of East Asian Languages and Cultures Receives Honorable Mention As One of Top Philosophers in the World
Academic Influence recently announced that Philip J. Ivanhoe, Ph.D. and chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures was given an honorable mention on the list of the top 25 influential philosophers in the world.
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Bansal Lab Finds COVID-19 Transmission, Variant Risk Higher in Clusters of Unvaccinated U.S. Counties
A team of alumni, student and faculty researchers in the Bansal Lab is tracking COVID-19 vaccination in the United States, identifying five clusters of southeastern U.S. counties with high populations and lower-than-expected vaccination rates.
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Georgetown Center To Use $1 Million Dollar Grant To Expand Its Multidisciplinary Cyber Research
The Cyber SMART Research Center was selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as an Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC), awarding the center a $1 million grant to expand its capacity for multidisciplinary cyber research.
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Professor, Graduate Students Named Finalists for BARDA-NIOSH Mask Innovation Challenge
Department of Physics professor Kai Liu and PhD students James Malloy (G’22) and Christopher Jensen (G’25) were named one of the 10 Phase 1 Winners, and the only university team selected, for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mask Innovation Challenge.
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New Study by Georgetown Scientists Shows Dolphin Personality Stable for Decades
While a few studies show that human personality traits last a long time, until now, the same has not been shown for wild animals. In a first-of-its-kind study published in Communications Biology, PhD candidate Taylor Evans (G’21) and Janet Mann, Ph.D. and professor in the Department of Biology show that bottlenose dolphins have stable behavioral traits that last for decades.
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Computer Science Professor Named Technical Director of Program Set to Play Major Role in Advancing 6G
Eric Burger, Ph.D., MBA and professor in the Department of Computer Science, will serve as technical director for the new Technical Program Office (TPO) at the Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation (VT-ARC) for the ATIS initiative Next G Alliance. In this role, Burger will help manage and synchronize the Next G Alliance working group deliverables and engage the broader academic research community in the initiative’s primary goal of establishing North American leadership in 6G.
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Marcia Chatelain Awarded Prestigious Pulitzer Prize in History for Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
During the 105th Pulitzer Prize ceremony, Marcia Chatelain was chosen as this year’s winner in the category of history for her work, Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America. The Pulitzer Prize is given annually to 21 individuals who have displayed excellence in journalism and the arts.
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Study by Professor Finds Video Chat Helps Grandparents Maintain Relationships with Grandchildren, Diminishes Feelings of Isolation
A recent study found that video chat helped grandparents overcome social isolation during the pandemic as well as maintain a vital connection with their young grandchildren. Department of Psychology professor Rachel Barr, Ph.D., collaborated with other researchers on the latest AARP report Boomers and Zoomers: Grandparents Using Video Chat to Connect with Young Grandchildren.
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Book by Philosophy Professor Uses Ancient Wisdom as Framework to Alleviate Problems of Today
At a time of extraordinary uncertainty and anxiety, we are all searching for ways to stay calm and remain positive. Nancy Sherman, University Professor in the Department of Philosophy, draws on the wisdom of philosophers to bring ancient ideas to bear on the concerns of today in her latest book STOIC WISDOM: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience.
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Marcia Chatelain Receives 2021 Lawrence W. Levine Award from the Organization of American Historians
Marcia Chatelain, professor in the Department of History and the Department of African American Studies, is the recipient of the Organization of American Historians’ (OAH) 2021 Lawrence W. Levine Award for her book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America. This award is given annually for the best book in American cultural history.
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