Samuel Halsey Jr. (SFS ’53), who died last month at the age of 87, left behind three siblings, four children and more than a dozen grandchildren and great-grandchildren. But he also left an enduring...

Former Dean of the McDonough School of Business Ronald Smith died on Saturday in Winchester, Mass. Smith served as dean of the school from 1977 to 1986. Under Smith's leadership, the MSB developed...

Last week at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 15 IndyCar drivers involved in a horrific accident on the 11th lap. 14 survived. Dan Wheldon did not. The video is brutal to watch. Drivers crash into walls,...

While blasting my "Shower Swag" playlist in the bathroom the other morning (sorry, housemates), Amy Winehouse's upbeat version of "Valerie" came up on shuffle. As the sound of running water and the singer's...

How can millions worldwide love one man whom they have never met? On Oct. 5 one of the leading tech titans of the world, Steve Jobs, passed away. The Apple co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer...

Mark Smulson, professor of biochemistry at the Georgetown University School of Medicine died of a blood infection Sept. 4 at Georgetown University Hospital. He was 75 years old. According to the Washington...

Members of the campus community paid their respects in a funeral liturgy June 4 for Fr. Lawrence Madden, S.J., a professor of theology and former pastor of Holy Trinity parish who died May 29. Madden...

When I returned to campus from the wonderful Sweetlife music festival, I was greeted by the chants of my fellow friends who had begun celebrating Osama Bin Laden's death. As a student from Turkey, a country...

The announcement of a doctoral candidate's sudden collapse and death shocked many members of the campus community on Tuesday afternoon, with former students and fellow professors expressing grief and confusion...

A 36-year-old woman died after sustaining traumatic injuries today while working on construction underneath the Leavey Center, according to D.C. Fire spokesman Pete Piringer. The woman had been operating...

F. William McElroy, professor emeritus in the economics department, died Oct. 13 at age 71 following a battle with lung cancer that fatally weakened his immune system. "He was a wonderful man with a...

A longtime faculty member of the French department and the greater Georgetown community, Dorothy Betz passed away on Tuesday morning from a ruptured aorta. According to Andrew Sobanet, chair of the...