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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

Georgetown Magazine

Dec 2019

A Whole-Institution Approach

Committed to a whole-institution approach, Adanna J. Johnson leads the news Office of Student Equity and Inclusion

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Meghan Twohey at Sixth and I Synagogue in Washington DC

Oct 2019

Alumna Megan Twohey Broke the Harvey Weinstein Story That Helped Spark a Movement

Twohey and co-author Jodi Kantor exposed decades of alleged sexual harassment, abuse, and cover up by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Georgetown Magazine

May 2019

You Don’t Need an Engineering Degree to Be a Hoya Tech Success

Here’s a piece of advice from the Forbes magazine Coaches Council, published last summer: Recruit for “learnability,” wrote one expert coach. “With changes in organizational structures that require...

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May 2019

Professor and Former Student Develop ‘23andMe’ for Mosquitoes

Georgetown biology professor Peter Armbruster and a former student, Jacob Crawford (C’03), reunited through a $2-million NIH research grant to control disease-carrying mosquitoes.

Georgetown Magazine

May 2019

Q&A with Melissa Tidwell (C’99), VP and General Counsel at Reddit

There is no one journey to end up in tech. After an American Studies degree from Georgetown and a law degree from NYU, Tidwell decided she wanted to work in tech. Now she has Google and Reddit on her...

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May 2019

School of Foreign Service Marks 100 Years of Global Service

In the aftermath of World War I, the United States emerged as both a military and economic power. “This critical moment in world history inspired the creation of the first U.S. school of...

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Christian Verghese (C'15) and Kieran Halloran (F'14)

May 2019

A Deeper Calling: Four Georgetown Alumni Reflect on Their Spiritual Journeys After Becoming Jesuits

The journey to Jesuit priesthood—called formation—is not for the faint of heart. From the first days of the novitiate to final vows, the process requires years of arduous academic study, ministry to...

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EAG members have continued to apply lessons from the adaptation-planning process to workforce development and community education.

May 2019

Law Center Partners with Ward 7 to Build Climate Resilience

Georgetown Law’s Climate Center works to help state and local governments prepare for the impacts of climate disruption. Now the center’s Adaptation Program has been recognized for its innovative...

Georgetown Magazine

May 2019

Moving Forward and Pushing Boundaries

Every three months, Dr. Christina Hanna (F’08, M’14) packs her bags and travels from Philadelphia to Butaro, Rwanda, where she treats young cancer patients.

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Georgetown alumni comedians Jim Gaffigan, John Mulaney, and Mike Birbiglia on stage in the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Howard Gilman Opera House

May 2019

A Good Laugh

Three noted alumni comedians—Mike Birbiglia (C'00), John Mulaney (C'04), and Jim Gaffifan (B'88)—raised more than $1 million to support first-generation Hoyas at a sold-out New York City show.

Georgetown Magazine

May 2019

Olympian Crosses Borders in Life and Sports

Rookie bobsledder Chris Kinney (C’11) was at the starting line for his first Olympic run at last year’s Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Korea, when a chant of “Hoya Saxa!” pierced the air.

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May 2019

Endogenous Protein May be Used to Reverse Metabolic Disorders

A study of obese mice by a Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center research team has found a natural protein to be a powerful regulator in metabolism.

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A Whole-Institution Approach

Alumna Megan Twohey Broke the Harvey Weinstein Story That Helped Spark a Movement

You Don’t Need an Engineering Degree to Be a Hoya Tech Success

Professor and Former Student Develop ‘23andMe’ for Mosquitoes

Q&A with Melissa Tidwell (C’99), VP and General Counsel at Reddit

School of Foreign Service Marks 100 Years of Global Service

A Deeper Calling: Four Georgetown Alumni Reflect on Their Spiritual Journeys After Becoming Jesuits

Law Center Partners with Ward 7 to Build Climate Resilience

Moving Forward and Pushing Boundaries

A Good Laugh

Olympian Crosses Borders in Life and Sports

Endogenous Protein May be Used to Reverse Metabolic Disorders

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

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