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Brains, Booze and Bad Decisions

By Ayan Mandal April 29, 2016

Around this time last year in the spring of 2015, I saw a poster on campus that read “Make Good Decisions.” This poster was obviously in reference to Georgetown Day, the last Friday of classes during...

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Assistant biology professor Leslie Ries’ recent study on the migratory patterns of monarch butterflies in North America disproved popular claims of the species’ possible extinction.

GU Research Study Disproves Monarch Butterfly Extinction

By Patricja Okuniewska November 3, 2015

According to a recent paper from assistant professor of biology Leslie Ries, monarch populations may not be disappearing, countering a long-held assumption in popular culture and the field of entomology. As...

Meet the Professors: Manus Patten

Meet the Professors: Manus Patten

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia January 27, 2015

For the first installment of “Meet the Professors” I got to interview Biology Professor Manus Patten. He currently teaches Foundations of Biology II (Bio 104), but in past semesters he has taught Genetic...

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Biology Professor Janet Mann won the Animal Welfare Institute’s Christine Stevens Wildlife Award.

Professor Wins Wildlife Award

By Emma Rizk October 17, 2014

Biology and psychology professor Janet Mann received the Animal Welfare Institute’s Christine Stevens Wildlife Award, a $10,000 grant that will help fund her research on hormone monitoring in cetaceans,...

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When Pre-Med Gets Personal

By Andrew Meshnick April 10, 2014

The overambitious pre-medical student is a staple on the Georgetown campus. If you are not one yourself, you certainly know one. Pre-meds, as we are affectionately called, spend long nights laboring...

FOLEY: Mosaicism: A Genetic Puzzle

By Katherine Foley September 27, 2013

We may not actually be who we think we are. Or at least, we may be a little more complicated than we give ourselves credit for. That’s what the genetic study of DNA has begun to explore. The study...

FOLEY: Finding Fulfillment in Biology

By Katherine Foley September 13, 2013

Sometimes, Jesuits are even ahead of the scientific community. Two years ago on Sept. 16, Fr. Kevin O’Brien, S.J., wrote a piece for The Hoya called “Using the Three D’s to Guide a Modern Life.”...

Food Studies Cluster Approved

By Emma Hinchliffe November 14, 2011

Georgetown's foodies will no longer have to head off campus to get their culinary fix. The university plans to address students' gastronomic interests through an initiative for a food studies cluster...

Chemo-Brain Study Kicks Off at Georgetown’s Cancer Center

By Anne Skomba February 4, 2011

Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center announced the launch of a study that examines the effect of chemotherapy on the thoughts and memory of patients on Jan. 31. Researchers will interview...

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