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Georgetown University | The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded $2.3 million to Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy and the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy to a joint research center.

McCourt Receives $2.3 Million Grant for the Better Government Lab

By Pritika Patel, Special to The Hoya November 1, 2024

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — a charity organization focused on global health, education and poverty alleviation — awarded $2.3 million to Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public...

Georgeanne Vartorella is a first-generation college student who attended Georgetown for undergraduate and medical school. Richard Statesir, her husband, is an opthalmologist.

Georgetown Receives Financial Gift to Support Scholarships

By Caroline Rareshide, Contributing Editor August 23, 2024

A Georgetown University graduate and her husband have committed to establishing a scholarship fund and grant program, according to an August 22 email from University Provost and Interim President Robert...

DC Hospital Opens New Biocontainment Unit

DC Hospital Opens New Biocontainment Unit

By Georgia Russello January 26, 2023

The MedStar Washington Hospital Center has opened a new Biocontainment Unit (BCU) designed to prevent highly infectious diseases from spreading.  The unit, which MedStar Health announced Jan....

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)...

GradGov Adds Childcare Grants and Support for Campus Food Pantry to Budget

GradGov Adds Childcare Grants and Support for Campus Food Pantry to Budget

By Abby Tucker March 25, 2022

The Georgetown University Graduate Student Government (GradGov) Senate approved two new areas of their spring semester budget supporting child care grants for the first time and monthly donations to combat...

Georgetown Graduate Students Earn Grants from Cosmos Club Foundation

Georgetown Graduate Students Earn Grants from Cosmos Club Foundation

By Samantha Sinutko February 17, 2022

Georgetown graduate students received 10 of 26 grants awarded to students in the Washington, D.C. region to go toward graduate research projects. The Cosmos Scholars grants are awarded by the Cosmos...

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Interdisciplinary Program To Launch in 2022 for Biomedical Science Graduate Students

By Samantha Sinutko February 3, 2022

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Georgetown University a grant that will launch an interdisciplinary training program for biomedical science graduate students Feb. 1.  The program,...

Georgetown Masters Program Receives $2.6 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Education

Georgetown Masters Program Receives $2.6 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Education

By Annie Kane December 2, 2021

The U.S. Department of Education awarded a $2.6 million five-year National Professional Development (NPD) grant for a proposal aimed at providing increased resources for multilingual education. The...

New Disability Ethics Module Piloted in Bioethics Course

New Disability Ethics Module Piloted in Bioethics Course

By Abby Tucker November 19, 2021

Following a current pilot program, Georgetown University will introduce a three-week disability ethics module into “Intro to Ethics” course syllabi. A three-week disability ethics module is being...

McCourt Professor Awarded Grant to Investigate Healthcare Workers’ Wages

McCourt Professor Awarded Grant to Investigate Healthcare Workers’ Wages

By Jacob Imber October 7, 2021

A Georgetown University professor received a $64,000 grant to complete a study investigating the effects of an increased minimum wage on healthcare workers.  McCourt School of Public Policy professor...

Georgetown Professor Receives Global Health Treaty Grant

Georgetown Professor Receives Global Health Treaty Grant

By Minoli Ediriweera September 24, 2021

A Georgetown University Medical Center professor is planning to develop a global health treaty to combat future pandemics after being awarded an international peace and security research grant.  Alexandra...

CSET Receives $42 Million Grant, Set To Self-Fund Through 2025

CSET Receives $42 Million Grant, Set To Self-Fund Through 2025

By Julia Staley September 8, 2021

A technology security policy think tank at Georgetown University received a $42 million grant, paving the way for the expansion of its operations and increased opportunities for students to conduct policy...

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