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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

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More Than a Meal

Alumni in the News

Stefano Daniele

Apr 2020

Brain Researcher, Soros Fellow Makes Forbes List, Cites Georgetown Mentors

As one of eight Georgetown alumni named to this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Stefano Daniele (C’12) researches what happens to the brain after cardiac arrest.

Medical Spotlight

Yalda Jabbarpour, as seen on a laptop screen during a telehealth visit

Mar 2020

Telemedicine and COVID-19: Q&A with Dr. Yalda Jabbarpour (M’08)

Dr. Yalda Jabbarpour (M’08) on the impact of COVID-19 on her practice, caring for vulnerable patients, moving quickly to telemedicine, and finding hope in difficult times.

Event

Georgetown University

Mar 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on Alumni Events

Georgetown University is advising that events and gatherings of all sizes be postponed for the foreseeable future.

Kawther Berhanu standing in front of the United States Capitol

Feb 2020

Working Toward Global Peace Goal of Rangel Fellowship Winner

Georgetown alumna Kawther Berhanu (C’19) received the prestigious 2020 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship to pursue a career in the Foreign Service, and work toward global peace.

Vera Rubin seated on a couch next to astronaut John Glenn and others

Jan 2020

Observatory Named for Georgetown Physicist Who Encourages Next Generation of Women in Science

After receiving her Ph.D. from Georgetown in 1954, Rubin subsequently worked at the university as a researcher and professor. She went on to work at the Carnegie Institution, where she discovered the first evidence of dark matter.

Jada Bullen sits on a ledge at Lake Lake Nasser in Egypt.

Jan 2020

Jada Bullen (SFS’17) Wins Rangel Fellowship

After a highly competitive nationwide application process, Jada Bullen (SFS’17) has been named one of thirty 2020 Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellows.

Paul Tagliabue

Jan 2020

Man of the Century: Pro Football Hall of Fame Honors Paul Tagliabue

Paul Tagliabue (C’62), former NFL commissioner and a treasured Georgetown supporter, has been named as one of only 15 players, contributors and coaches nationwide to the Pro Football’s Hall of Fame’s Centennial Class of 2020.