Archive: Research

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Anne Rosenwald Volunteers as QUBES Mentor for Leadership in Biology Education

Anne Rosenwald, Ph.D., director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Biology and professor of microbiology and immunology, recently served as a Quantitative…

August 11, 2021

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First-of-Its-Kind Research by Physics Professor and Graduate Student Lays Foundations for Future Studies on Sustainable Concrete

In a recent paper published in Science Advances, Emanuela Del Gado, Ph.D. and a professor in the Department of Physics and post-doctoral researcher Abhay Goyal create a novel…

August 4, 2021

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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…

July 20, 2021

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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…

July 15, 2021

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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…

July 15, 2021

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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…

July 8, 2021

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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…

June 18, 2021

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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…

June 14, 2021

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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…

June 11, 2021

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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.…

June 10, 2021