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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

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Chris Mercado stands near the Peace and Security Studies building plaque.

Nov 2019

App Aimed at Preventing Miltary Member Suicide Created by Alumnus

A six-hour phone call with a suicidal friend and a commitment to helping veterans and military service members motivated U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Mercado (G’16) to create mobile app technology connecting the military community to peer support, wellness, and mental health resources.

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Jun 2019

John Carroll Weekend 2019 Boston Recap

Mar 2019

National Press Club Now Led by Award-Winning Georgetown Alumna

Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak, a 1991 Georgetown graduate and NPR health correspondent, takes on the role of National Press Club president.

Georgetown celebrates its 28 alumni in Congress

Jan 2019

28 Georgetown Alumni Serving in the 116th Congress

27 Georgetown alumni took the oath of office in the U.S. House of Representatives, and seven in the Senate, representing a total of 21 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Dec 2018

Georgetown strengthens engagement with Asian countries during fourth annual tour

A delegation of Georgetown University leaders traveled to the major metropolitan cities of Beijing, Seoul, Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, and Tokyo in November 2018 to host panels, lectures, and small...

Nov 2018

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (MPP’94) Elected to Lead House Democratic Caucus

Congratulations to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who was elected to the House Democratic Caucus chairmanship, the fifth most senior leadership position in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Maria Gomez is presented with an award by DC Council member Brianne Nadeau

Nov 2018

Alumna-Founded Mary’s Center Celebrates 30 Years of Prenatal Care for D.C.’s Immigrant Community

The center, created by Maria S. Gomez (NHS’77), MPH, RN, has grown from a basement-level clinic in the Adams Morgan neighborhood serving about 200 women to a multi-site organization serving about 50,000 women, men, and children each year.

Four of the selected Class of 2019 Presidential Management Fellows

Nov 2018

Six McCourters Selected for Prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship

Congratulations to the six McCourt students and alumni selected as Presidential Management Fellows Finalists for the class of 2019.

Pictured left to right are head shots of Maria Gomez and Patricia Grady and Mary Wakefield

Nov 2018

Renowned Nurse Leaders to Serve as Visiting Distinguished Professors

"I am delighted that these nurse leaders have agreed to join us as we work to advance health equity and promote population health through teaching, practice, community engagement, and research and scholarship," says Dr. Patricia Cloonan, dean of the School of Nursing & Health Studies.

Head shots of elective alumni Rebecca Sherrill and Xochitl Torres Small and Lori Trahan and Bryan Steil

Nov 2018

Four Georgetown Alumni Win Election to Congress in Midterm Elections

The new members of U.S. House of Representatives include Democrats Rebecca “Mikie” Sherrill (L’07) in New Jersey’s 11th District, Xochitl Torres Small (F’07) in New Mexico's 2nd District and Lori Trahan (F’95) in Massachusetts’ 3rd District, and Republican Bryan Steil (B’03) in Wisconsin's 1st...

Co-authors Yuxin Hao and chemistry professor Rodrigo Maillard and Jenny England and Lihui Bai

Sep 2018

Grad Student First Author on Study That Could Help Design Cancer, Disease Treatments

Jenny England (G’18), a biochemistry and biophysics Ph.D. candidate, is first author on a new paper on protein regulation in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study has important implications in the quest to identify new treatments for cancer and other diseases...

Anastasia Burnett (C’15), left; Stephanie Arzate (SFS’15), middle; and Yassitoungou Tamdji (SFS’11), right, are among this year’s 2018 Pickering Fellows.

May 2018

Four Graduates Win Prestigious Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships

Four Georgetown alumnae are among 30 graduates nationwide selected for the highly competitive Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship.

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App Aimed at Preventing Miltary Member Suicide Created by Alumnus

John Carroll Weekend 2019 Boston Recap

National Press Club Now Led by Award-Winning Georgetown Alumna

28 Georgetown Alumni Serving in the 116th Congress

Georgetown strengthens engagement with Asian countries during fourth annual tour

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (MPP’94) Elected to Lead House Democratic Caucus

Alumna-Founded Mary’s Center Celebrates 30 Years of Prenatal Care for D.C.’s Immigrant Community

Six McCourters Selected for Prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship

Renowned Nurse Leaders to Serve as Visiting Distinguished Professors

Four Georgetown Alumni Win Election to Congress in Midterm Elections

Grad Student First Author on Study That Could Help Design Cancer, Disease Treatments

Four Graduates Win Prestigious Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships

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