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Georgetown Professor Featured on Scientific American Podcast

Image: An Isabella tiger moth in its caterpillar stage. Credit: Wirestock/Getty Images Georgetown University Professor Martha Weiss was recently featured on the Scientific…

March 3, 2023

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Georgetown Bio doctoral alumna Dr. Niteace Whittington becomes a health science policy analyst!

Dr. Niteace Whittington, a Georgetown Bio Ph.D. graduate, has now shifted her focus from researching neural development to science policy! After graduating from Temple University…

November 17, 2022

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Isabella Turilli, a researcher in the Bansal Lab, wins the 2023 Rhodes Scholarship!

This week, a member of the GU Biology research community received one of the world’s most prestigious scholarships! Inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic to begin a career in…

November 13, 2022

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Viral Emergence Research Initiative (Verena) receives $12.5 million from the NSF to study viral emergence!

In an era dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the more recent monkeypox epidemic, understanding how, where, and when new viruses emerge is essential to global health and…

September 6, 2022

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Dr. Janet Mann bestowed the rank of University Professor!

The Department would like to extend its profound congratulations to Dr. Janet Mann, one of our incredible professors who was recently given the distinction of University!…

August 29, 2022

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Dr. Gina Wimp becomes a Full Professor!

We are incredibly proud to announce that Dr. Gina Wimp has been promoted to the level of Full Professor! Since joining the department in 2007, Dr. Wimp has supported students…

August 29, 2022

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Jennifer Fox Receives an Award!

Jennifer Fox Received Dean’s Award For Excellence In Teaching “Professor Jennifer Fox specializes in evolutionary history and ecology. She teaches multiple sections of…

July 21, 2022

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Georgetown Biology students present at the 2022 Undergraduate Research Conference!

On Thursday, April 21st, the School of Nursing & Health Studies hosted the 2022 Undergraduate Research Conference (URC), featuring 60 undergraduates in the College and NHS. …

April 25, 2022

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Assistant Research Professor Maryna Baydyuk is working hard to raise support for Ukraine

he recent Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, forcing millions of Ukrainians to leave their country and threatening the safety and…

March 6, 2022

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Biology student Jordan Kramer was featured in the Spirit of Georgetown series! 

This February, Jordan Kramer, a senior in the College studying Biology, was featured in the College’s Spirit of Georgetown series! The series serves as a spotlight for…

February 16, 2022