How to Cope in the Time of COVID-19: Psychologists Provide Crucial Tips
March 18th, 2020
Georgetown psychologists Abigail Marsh and Andrea Bonior have conducted research on the stress and anxiety that sudden changes can have on individuals and broader communities. They offer some tips for coping with uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
History and Science: Georgetown Professor Shows Why Collaboration Across Disciplines Important
March 16th, 2020
Professor Kathryn de Luna is one of four faculty members in the Department of History to participate in the new HyperHistory Hub as part of the Georgetown Humanities Initiative. This related pair of courses are the first of their kind to incorporate the same hard sciences into their curriculum that de Luna has included in her humanities-focused research.
Georgetown Alumna, Google Social Advocate Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship
March 10th, 2020
Anita Williams (C’17), who now works for Google, will use her recently awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a degree at the University of Cambridge that will help her continue advocating for increased and diverse safeguards in technology to help protect vulnerable communities online.
Noted Filmmaker Ken Burns Talks to Undergraduates About Storytelling
March 2nd, 2020
Austin Riddick (C’20), who is working on a documentary to help garner support for a person he believes is wrongly convicted, got the chance to ask questions about storytelling to renowned filmmaker Ken Burns.
James Baldwin Play Marks New Trend in Classical Theater, Panelists Say
February 27th, 2020
“It’s a huge-scale drama that requires a lot of economic resources,” said panelist Soyica Colbert, Idol Family Professor and professor of African American studies and performing arts at Georgetown College. “The play itself is really anticipating a moment like this where there are theaters that have the resources and the vision to produce it.”
