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Emerging Virus Research Initiative Receives $12.5 Million Grant

Emerging Virus Research Initiative Receives $12.5 Million Grant

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo September 15, 2022

Georgetown University is positioning itself to become a leader in the tracking and prevention of emerging viral diseases after securing a $12.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)...

DC Declares Public Emergency, Establishes New Office of Migrant Services After Receiving Large Influx of Migrants

DC Declares Public Emergency, Establishes New Office of Migrant Services After Receiving Large Influx of Migrants

By Brooke DeLucia September 15, 2022

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) established a new office to help mitigate the large influx of migrants that have been bussed into the District from Republican-controlled border states. On...

Georgetown Students, Professors Revitalize Conservation Center in Kenya

Georgetown Students, Professors Revitalize Conservation Center in Kenya

By Nina Raj September 15, 2022

A group of Georgetown undergraduates and professors helped rebuild an educational visitor center in the Diani Beach region of Kenya this summer. The center was built under the jurisdiction of Colobus...

GU To Renovate Healy Hall Basement, Expand GSP Office Space

GU To Renovate Healy Hall Basement, Expand GSP Office Space

By Ingrid Matteini September 15, 2022

Georgetown University announced plans to renovate the ground floor of Healy Hall, tripling the space dedicated to the Georgetown Scholars Program (GSP). Construction is already underway for GSP, which...

GU Farmers Market, GREEN Collaborate in Composting Initiative

GU Farmers Market, GREEN Collaborate in Composting Initiative

By Paige Kupas September 15, 2022

Amid the vendors selling wood-fired pizzas and flavor-stuffed empanadas at the Georgetown University Farmers Market (GUFM) sits a composting station where students can discard food waste as an effort...

Farmers' Market Returns With New Weekly, Rotating Vendors

Farmers’ Market Returns With New Weekly, Rotating Vendors

By Giulia Testa September 15, 2022

The Georgetown University Farmers’ Market (GUFM) is back with new vendors who are offering fresh produce, acai bowls, Italian sandwiches and more for the Fall 2022 semester. The GUFM is held in Red...

Training Program Teaches Life-Saving Blood Loss Prevention to DCPS Teachers, Students

Training Program Teaches Life-Saving Blood Loss Prevention to DCPS Teachers, Students

By Minoli Ediriweera September 15, 2022

CW: This article references/discusses gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  An emergency blood loss training program is being implemented in Washington,...

GIWPS Welcomes 2 Afghan Women Refugees to Global Health Development Master’s Program

GIWPS Welcomes 2 Afghan Women Refugees to Global Health Development Master’s Program

By Ingrid Matteini September 15, 2022

The Onward for Afghan Women Initiative, which is an initiative of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS), welcomed two Afghan women refugees into Georgetown’s global human development...

Tanzanian Author Discusses Post-Colonial Literature and the Writing Craft

Tanzanian Author Discusses Post-Colonial Literature and the Writing Craft

By Elyza Bruce September 15, 2022

Writing is about finding voice in the nuances of the human experience, Tanzanian author and Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah said at an event Sept. 14.  The event, titled “A Conversation with...

Renowned Jesuit Scholar, Georgetown Professor Fr. John O’Malley Dies at 95

Renowned Jesuit Scholar, Georgetown Professor Fr. John O’Malley Dies at 95

By Eli Kales September 15, 2022

Former Georgetown University professor and Jesuit historian Fr. John O’Malley, S.J, died Sept. 11 at the age of 95. A beloved teacher for 67 years, O’Malley was a leader in the Jesuit community...

GU Politics Fall Fellows Discuss Importance of Cross-Aisle Discourse Amid Rising Polarization

GU Politics Fall Fellows Discuss Importance of Cross-Aisle Discourse Amid Rising Polarization

By Adora Zheng and Eli Kales September 14, 2022

The fall 2022 class of Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) fellows sat down with The Hoya to discuss issues ranging from the upcoming midterm elections to what...

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DeGioia Comments in Support of New Title IX Regulations

By Adora Zheng September 13, 2022

Georgetown University announced its support for new regulations proposed by the Department of Education that would strengthen Title IX protections for students by addressing sexual misconduct guidelines. University...

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