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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...

Student Projects Awarded GU Sustainability Grants

By Sana Rahman May 14, 2019

Eleven projects, including at least two Georgetown student-led initiatives, will receive a total of $300,000 in university grants to aid their work addressing local and global sustainability problems for...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | Jason Matheny is the founding director of the Center for Security and Emerging Technologies, which will research technological advances in artificial intelligence.

GU to Establish Largest AI Policy Center in United States

By Anya Howko-Johnson March 15, 2019

The largest U.S. center focused on artificial intelligence technology and policy is set to open on Georgetown University’s campus in fall 2019. The center will be housed in the Walsh School of Foreign...

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