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The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) named assistant professor Joan Burggraf Riley (NHS’76, G’97) as the 2009 District of Columbia Professor of the Year. (Nov. 19, 2009)
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How do soldiers learn to kill -- and cope with taking a life? University professor Nancy Sherman's new book delves into the hearts and minds of America's soldiers, who talk about the mental toll of war. (Nov. 03, 2009)
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Dubbed the 'father of tamoxifen,' V. Craig Jordan takes another look at how high doses of estrogen may fight breast cancer. (Oct. 20, 2009)
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John Esposito, a renowned scholar of religion, delves into the commonalities and differences between Christianity and Islam. (Oct. 06, 2009)
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Fourth-year slotback Robert Lane (MSB'10) wears jersey in memory and in the spirit of Joe Eacobacci (MSB'96) (Sep. 25, 2009)
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As the economy settles down, finance professor Rohan Williamson continues his research of derivatives, corporate governance and executive compensation. (Sep. 10, 2009)
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Professor Joseph McCartin connects research with the labor force to highlight income disparity and worker dignity. (Sep. 02, 2009)
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When Miranda Rose Hall (C’11) stands before Georgetown’s Class of 2013 during New Student Convocation, the McTighe Prize winner plans to encourage students to discover all there is on the Hilltop. (Aug. 21, 2009)
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More than 100 high school and middle school students from Northeast D.C. spend their summer at Georgetown for intensive academic enrichment through the Meyers Institute for College Preparation's Summer Institute. (Jul. 28, 2009)
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Security studies professor Bruce Hoffman makes the transition and strategies of terrorism and insurgency a focus in his research and the classroom. (Jun. 08, 2009)
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Edward Van Keuren beams in on cancer detection and solar energy with his research using optical physics. (May. 26, 2009)
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When Roland Dimaya steps across the stage on May 16 to receive his diploma, the School of Nursing and Health Studies student will get one step closer to his career goal.
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Biology professor Edd Barrows sees biodiversity as everything around us that is related to life, and he wants to make sure those resources stay out of harm's way. (Apr. 22, 2009)
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Paul Roepe takes an interdisciplinary approach to his own malarial drug-resistance work and tries to instill that same approach in his students. (Apr. 06, 2009)
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Susan Martin vividly remembers her first visit to a Thai refugee camp filled with victims of war and repression. Now, her life's work focuses on the plight of refugees around the world. (Mar. 23, 2009)
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The group of 23 Georgetown students travel to Valdosta, Ga., to participate in the Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge in an effort to bring the joy of homeownership to a deserving family. (Mar. 18, 2009)
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In search of his calling, a Jesuit finds a home at Georgetown to study interreligious dialogue and Muslim-Christian relations. (Feb. 23, 2009)
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Dr. Mark Smith, department chair in emergency medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center melds his more than 30 years of experience as a physician with his ability to design systems for keeping accurate patient medical records. (Feb. 10, 2009)
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Richard America, professor of practice in the McDonough School of Business, uses his business acumen to help develop business schools and practices in African communities. (Jan. 26, 2009)
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GPPI professor Harry Holzer researches ways to help the low-wage labor market and the disadvantaged. (Jan. 12, 2009)
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Meaghan Morris (C’09) spends semesters abroad for an experience that is rewarding academically and personally.
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Madison Powers blends, politics, law and morality for a philosophical look at policy. (Dec. 16, 2008)
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Through his own special brand of teaching, School of Foreign Service professor Anthony Arend gives his students a world to think about. (Dec. 02, 2008)
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Examining the ebb and flow of the Dow is part of international finance expert Reena Aggarwal's daily routine, but the current economic crisis is keeping her busier than usual. (Nov. 18, 2008)
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One of the first scholars to recognize the power of the Christian Right in the United States, Clyde Wilcox encourages his students to take a broad view of politics. (Oct. 29, 2008)
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Robert Friedland, associate professor in the School of Nursing and Health Studies, has spent more than 25 years studying economic complexities within the U.S. health-care system with a focus on long-term care and retirement planning. (Oct. 14, 2008)
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After 40 years on the Hilltop, Georgetown's head rabbi helps Jews, Christians and Muslims see the harmony in different religious traditions. (Sep. 29, 2008)
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With his research, William Gormley is answering important questions about the benefits of universal pre-K programs in the United States. (Sep. 19, 2008)
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A new class and new book allow law professor Sheryll Cashin to share her experience of growing up as an 'agitator's' daughter. (Sep. 02, 2008)
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He's been called a hero, a motivator and a beacon of inspiration. Now, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Greg Gadson (G'10) can add one more word to the list -- Hoya. (Aug. 26, 2008)
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Victor Cha melds two worlds of politics and sports together to research the impact that athletics and the Olympic Games have in relation to Asia. (Aug. 04, 2008)
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Anne Rosenwald, assistant professor of biology, says scientific research often yields clues for solving part of the puzzle, but it can take some time to piece it all together. (Jul. 10, 2008)
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Kevin Mallinson, an assistant professor at the School of Nursing and Health Studies, has spent the last 25 years of his life watching the effects of HIV/AIDS. Through teaching in the classroom and abroad, he's found a way to battle the epidemic. (Jun. 30, 2008)
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Legal scholar Robin West says literature and humanities are important in legal studies because one ought to understand law in the culture that creates it. (Jun. 16, 2008)
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Lately for Dr. Zofia Zukowska and her team of researchers, there is much to smile about, due in great part to a recent award from the National Institutes of Health for her research on the sympathetic nervous system, which includes the effects of chronic stress on neuropeptide Y (NPY). (May. 30, 2008)
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Graduating senior Perla Silva thinks about how her Georgetown education has prepared her for life outside of the Hilltop. (May. 14, 2008)
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Scholar Shemenko 'Amy' Hang (C'09) tells how financial assistance helped her pursue her educational goals at Georgetown. (May. 06, 2008)
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Debora Thompson, assistant professor in the McDonough School of Business, researches how to help companies and consumers navigate through the ever-expanding array of buttons, bells and whistles featured on electronic devices. (Apr. 29, 2008)
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Rufus Jones, assistant professor of music and director of Georgetown University Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, shares the passion joy he receives from teaching and the study of music. (Apr. 14, 2008)
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Six juniors in this semester's Causes of War class on Main Campus travel to the School of Foreign Service's Doha, Qatar campus to have class with the six other students taking part in their global classroom experience. (Apr. 01, 2008)
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School of Nursing and Health Studies professor encourages his students to look outside their specialties -- and their country -- to better answer scientific questions. (Feb. 26, 2008)
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Chandra Manning uses the civil war and baseball to shine a light on impact of 19th-century history. (Feb. 11, 2008)
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With a bit of humor to show and a great deal of expertise on the American presidency, there's no wonder Stephen Wayne remains just as busy outside of class as he does inside -- especially during the 2008 presidential campaign. (Jan. 14, 2008)
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Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service students Hammad Hammad and Rod Solaimani have managed to forge a bond of understanding through their cultural differences. (Jan. 04, 2008)
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Back from a two year stint with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, associate professor Nada Eissa is sharing her passion for public policy and economics research at Georgetown's Public Policy Institute. (Dec. 10, 2007)
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No-nonsense approach makes McDonough School of Business professor a go-to consulting expert. (Nov. 05, 2007)
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The Rev. John Langan, S.J., has made a lifelong pursuit of studying 'just' wars and ethics. (Oct. 22, 2007)
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Biology professor Heidi Elmendorf has built a career around studying parasites and infectious diseases such as malaria. But her recent research has shifted concentration onto a more pleasant focus -- her own students. (Sep. 28, 2007)
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The new Rafik B. Hariri Building is open for business. (Sep. 15, 2007)
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Georgetown University leaders and faculty members welcomed a new undergraduate class of 1,580. The incoming undergraduate class of 2011 hail from 49 of the 50 United States, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, as well as, 43 countries from around the globe. (Aug. 27, 2007)
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Barbara Feinman Todd is lending her writing expertise to a new journalism degree offered in the School of Continuing Studies. (Aug. 20, 2007)
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As a professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, Michael Stoto is an epidemiologist who draws on his aptitude for statistics and data analysis as a means of solving big-picture challenges related to public health. (Jun. 19, 2007)
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Graduating seniors David Fajgenbaum, Zoe Marks, Jonathan McLaughlin and Rebecca Miller are all going to Oxford in the fall, joining a long line of accomplished Georgetown alumni who have pursued graduate studies at the British university. (May. 16, 2007)
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Diana Owen has spent 20 years studying how media affects politics. Now she's turning her attention to youth voters and how new media is changing how they engage in politics. (May. 07, 2007)
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Timothy Beach gives foreign service students the dirt on environmental science. (Apr. 30, 2007)
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Georgetown professor Charles King uses technology to teach a comparative government class to students in Washington, D.C. and Doha, Qatar. (Apr. 04, 2007)
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Celebrate the team's successful season and its return to the NCAA Men's basketball Final Four for the first time in 25 years. (Mar. 28, 2007)
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Through unconventional courses on urban anthropology, Anthropologist Melissa Fisher pushes her students to explore the complex cultures and social networks they encounter in everyday interactions. (Feb. 20, 2007)
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Georgetown senior Arthur Chan (SFS'07) works to share the stories and struggles of immigrants with a larger audience. (Jan. 09, 2007)
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English professor Gay Gibson Cima uses performance to engage her students in a dialogue about human rights. (Dec. 08, 2006)
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Program Director and Visting Professor Jacques Berlinerblau helps students explore multiple dimensions of Jewish civilization. (Oct. 02, 2006)
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This August more than 1,800 new Hoyas will arrive on Georgetown University's Main Campus. Welcoming them to the Hilltop and helping their transition will be a team of resident assistants, including Fitzgerard ('Fitz') Restituyo (SFS'07). (Aug. 25, 2006)
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Clay Shields, an associate professor of computer science, believes that to effectively understand the field of network security, his students need to recognize what it takes to breach the system. (Jun. 05, 2006)
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Standing on Georgetown's historic Gaston Hall stage, graduating senior Sarika Agrawal (MSB'06) reflects on the life-lessons she learned during the past four years on the Hilltop. (May. 15, 2006)
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Environmental historian John McNeill approaches subjects from both narrow and broad perspectives to better understand the relationship between people and nature. (May. 15, 2006)
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