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Georgetown University is a private research university in Washington, D.C.

Switching from “food security” to “nutrition security”

A highly efficient, durable filter for reusable masks and air cleaners using copper foam

A simple approach to accurately predict disease outbreaks

Time to look much closer at climate engineering disease impacts

Radical solutions to climate change might save lives, but a commentary in the October 2018 issue of the journal Nature Climate Change calls for caution because geoengineering still lacks a “clean bill of health.” With global fossil-fuel emissions reaching an all-time high and the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, climate experts have become increasingly interested

Time to look much closer at climate engineering disease impacts

Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research, Georgetown seeks volunteers

A huge international medical trial could be a gamechanger for millions of people at risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at 60 sites in the United States, Canada and Australia are getting ready to test an antibody that they believe could break-up a dangerous form of plaque that builds in the brain. It is called

Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research, Georgetown seeks volunteers

The Test Could Be the First Step in Developing Treatments to Halt or Slow Alzheimer’s

A blood test has the potential to predict Alzheimer’s disease before patients start showing symptoms In March of this year, a team of Georgetown University scientists published research showing that, for the first time ever, a blood test has the potential to predict Alzheimer’s disease before patients start showing symptoms. AACC is pleased to announce that

The Test Could Be the First Step in Developing Treatments to Halt or Slow Alzheimer’s

Who Says Math Has to Be Boring?

American students are bored by math, science and engineering. They buy smartphones and tablets by the millions but don’t pursue the skills necessary to build them. Engineers and physicists are often portrayed as clueless geeks on television, and despite the high pay and the importance of such jobs to the country’s future, the vast majority

Who Says Math Has to Be Boring?

4.4 million jobs will be created worldwide to support Big Data by 2015

IBM Narrows Big Data Skills Gap, Partnering with More than 1,000 Global Universities IBM announced on August 24, 2013, that it has added nine new academic collaborations to its more than 1,000 partnerships with universities across the globe, focusing on Big Data and analytics — all of which are designed to prepare students for the 4.4 million jobs that will be

4.4 million jobs will be created worldwide to support Big Data by 2015

A Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself

The dun wheat field spreading out at Ravi P. Singh’s feet offered a possible clue to human destiny. Baked by a desert sun and deliberately starved of water, the plants were parched and nearly dead. Dr. Singh, a wheat breeder, grabbed seed heads that should have been plump with the staff of life. His practiced

A Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself

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Replica of famous 16th century ship to be displayed in Georgetown next week
A replica of a 16th-century ship captained by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan will soon set sail for Georgetown.
Mixed-use development in Georgetown to break ground in January
Called Westinghouse Crossing, the 225,000-square-foot project will offer flexible research and development, commercial office, and retail space.
Georgetown University's Berkley Center: Diplomacy, Geopolitics, and Global Orthodox Christianity with Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou
the author of a new policy brief commissioned by the Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion & Diplomacy (TPNRD). Berkley Center Senior Research Fellow and TPNRD Project Director Judd Birdsall will ...
Meet the Georgetown Researcher Who Helped OpenAI Fire Sam Altman
Almost overnight, Helen Toner has become a top villain in Silicon Valley after she used her position on OpenAI’s board to help orchestrate the ousting of CEO Sam Altman. In other corners, the young ...
The Entire OpenAI Explosion Was Ignited By This Research Paper
The paper suggested that OpenAI may have sparked that scenario with the release of ChatGPT in 2022, which helped mainstream AI. And it piled praise on Anthropic, a rival startup founded by former ...

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Summer Discovery Achieves Record-Breaking Milestone Managing 10,000 Residential Life Students on Behalf of Elite University Managed Partners in 2023
With more than four years under his belt at Summer Discovery and an extensive background in higher education, including serving as the Assistant Dean of Summer and Special Programs at Georgetown ...
Insights Into Visual Adaptation: Scientists Identify Brain Region For Face Recognition In The Blind
Scientists at Georgetown University in the United States have identified the specific brain region responsible for facial recognition in blind individuals.
Researchers pinpoint brain area where people who are blind recognize faces identified by sound
Using a specialized device that translates images into sound, Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists and colleagues showed that people who are blind recognized basic faces using the part ...
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Senate Democrats expedite a confirmation hearing for President Obama’s controversial D.C. Circuit nominee, left-wing Georgetown law professor Cornelia Pillard. At the prestigious university ...
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Georgetown University doesn’t require applicants to submit a GRE score to qualify for admission to its master’s degree program in cybersecurity, though two letters of recommendation are required.