Archive: Research
195 Articles
- News Story
Does Hollywood Get Witches Right? Demystifying Witchcraft History
For Amy Leonard, associate professor of history in the College of Arts & Sciences, witches are not just a font for fall fun — they’re a source for deep fascination and.…
October 29, 2023
- News Story
New Report Encourages Tech Companies to Prevent Image-Based Abuse
A new report, co-authored by College of Arts & Sciences assistant professor Elissa Redmiles, encourages large tech companies to combat image-based sexual abuse on their…
October 23, 2023
- News Story
How One New Drug Can Be a Breakthrough for Late-Stage Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Jeffrey Huang, a provost’s distinguished associate professor in the College of Arts & Sciences’ Department of Biology, and his team have developed a new drug that reversed…
October 13, 2023
- News Story
Do Men Really Think About the Roman Empire Every Day? Classics Professor Josiah Osgood Sure Does
It’s been over 2,000 years since Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon and ushered in a civil war that would remake the Roman Republic and complete the transformation of the…
October 4, 2023
- News Story
Dismantling Systems of Oppression with Transformative Education: Kwabena Sekyere-Boateng (C’23) Wants to Start in the Computer Lab
Kwabena Sekyere-Boateng (C’23) completed a 10-week research fellowship examining the complex ways in which technology can both reinforce and tear down systems of hierarchy and…
September 22, 2023
- News Story
How Davis Fellow Nami Bolat (C’25) Tracked a Cult-Like Group of Artists Across Three Continents
In the waning days of the 19th century, a cult-like group of post-impressionist painters formed a secretive brotherhood in Paris called the…
August 25, 2023
- News Story
Five College of Arts & Sciences Alumnae Awarded Prestigious NSF Fellowship
This year, five alumnae of the College of Arts & Sciences were awarded fellowships through the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship…
August 14, 2023
- News Story
The Neuroscience Behind Superhuman Acts of Generosity
Why do some people go to extraordinary lengths to help strangers? Are they built differently? Researchers from the College of Arts & Sciences say.…
July 14, 2023
- News Story
Georgetown Linguist Awarded NEH Grant for Digital Coptic Project
Amir Zeldes has been awarded a grant of nearly $350,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities in support of his project Coptic Scriptorium, a website devoted to Coptic…
June 8, 2023
- News Story
How Elisia Bendy (C’23) Is Rewriting the Story of California’s Spanish Missions
A Californian who grew up in the shadow of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, Elisia Bendy (C’23) wants to retell its…
May 17, 2023