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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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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.

In Memoriam

President John J. DeGioia, Nancy Calcagnini, and Arthur Calcagnini inside the newly dedicated Calcagnini Contemplative Center in October 2013.

Aug 2019

Georgetown Mourns the Passing of an Inspirational Alumni Leader

Arthur Calcagnini, C’54 (1933-2019)

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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.

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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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Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Lucile Adams-Campbell

May 2019

Washingtonian Magazine Honors Epidemiologist for Alleviating Health Disparities in D.C.

Washingtonian magazine named Lucile Adams-Campbell a Washingtonian of the Year. She's a national leader in minority health and health disparities research.

Georgetown Magazine

May 2019

Alumni Bring D.C.’s Unique Jazz History Center Stage

With the recently released book DC Jazz: Stories of Jazz Music in Washington, DC, Georgetown alumni and faculty are shining a spotlight on the city’s important role in the genre’s development.

Georgetown Magazine

May 2019

Georgetown Researcher Partners With NASA to Detect Alien Life

If life exists on other planets, would an Earth-bound scientist even be able to detect it? Georgetown Assistant Professor of Biology Sarah Stewart Johnson is throwing out all assumptions and building...

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Shavini Fernando (G’18) wears a first-level prototype of OxiWear, her invention to alert users with pulmonary hypertension when their oxygen levels drop critically low. Fernando has the condition herself.

May 2019

A Life-Saving Device That Could Save the Inventor

In fall 2018, Shavini Fernando (G’18) swept two Georgetown entrepreneurship pitch competitions, won four awards, and earned a total of $40,500 for her invention of OxiWear, a wearable tech device...

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May 2019

‘Generation I’ Fosters Whole Selves and Vulnerabilities

For the growing number of Georgetown School of Medicine students who are the first in their families to pursue medicine, navigating the path into and through medical school can be especially...

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May 2019

‘If Not Me, Then Who?’

When Dr. Ayaz Virji (C’96, M’00) and his family moved to rural Minnesota, they were the only Muslims in their community. Things went well until the election of Donald Trump. Somewhat reluctantly,...

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May 2019

App Studied at Medical Center Empowers Women’s Fertility Planning

The Institute for Reproductive Health at Georgetown University Medical Center has completed an efficacy study of a new fertility-awareness app called Dot. Developed by Cycle Technologies, Dot uses...

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May 2019

Providing Health Care In A Social Change Model

At age 33, Maria Gomez (N'77) with a group of idealistic friends opened Mary’s Center in a D.C. basement to offer prenatal care for women migrants. Thirty years later, they are serving more than 50,...

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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

Georgetown Mourns the Passing of an Inspirational Alumni Leader

A Good Laugh

Endogenous Protein May be Used to Reverse Metabolic Disorders

Washingtonian Magazine Honors Epidemiologist for Alleviating Health Disparities in D.C.

Alumni Bring D.C.’s Unique Jazz History Center Stage

Georgetown Researcher Partners With NASA to Detect Alien Life

A Life-Saving Device That Could Save the Inventor

‘Generation I’ Fosters Whole Selves and Vulnerabilities

‘If Not Me, Then Who?’

App Studied at Medical Center Empowers Women’s Fertility Planning

Providing Health Care In A Social Change Model

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

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