I am so tired.
I’m stressed out, so I’m not sleeping well. I have the usual workload, plus the extra load from the snow. I am worried about hearing back from graduate school, how I’ll perform...
Bright-eyed, budding young scientists and researchers got the rare opportunity to present amateur scientific research to a professional audience when Georgetown played host to the Junior Science and Humanities...
Not long ago, outside of a Capitol building not so far, far away, a group of Star Wars fans invaded our city.
This week, accompanied by Death Star personnel, TIE fighter pilots, squads of Stormtroopers,...
I was extremely pleased to see The Hoya’s editorial (“Uniting Research Resources,” A2, Sept. 17, 2013) because it demonstrates the intellectual vitality and motivation in our undergraduates. As...
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...
One month after opening a larger downtown space, the School of Continuing Studies announced a new master’s program in systems engineering management — its first course of study in a “STEM” discipline.
The...
Ever wonder where the items you enjoy came from? Not just where they were manufactured, but how they originated?
The answer comes from the heavens. Regardless of what you believe about the Big Man,...
Throughout my time at Georgetown, I’ve spent countless hours in the research lab, developing as a student and as a scientist. While I will remember these lessons after graduation, I would not remember...
Looking to close the gap between the hard sciences and the humanities, Maggie Axelrod (COL ’15) and Viggy Parr (COL ’15) founded Futures in Science and Humanities in December to explore the interdisciplinary...
Ah, Pluto. It brings back memories of my favorite middle school planetary acronym, “My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.” In 2003, though, something about Pluto’s size and location...
Sometimes I wonder why I didn’t become a professional athlete, but then I remember how much I enjoy melted cheese and ice cream. (Not at the same time … well … maybe). When I realized the professional-athlete...
What is the role of conscience in medicine? Following the public debate last year over mandating insurance providers to cover contraception, some have argued that it is time to expunge the category of...
