“What if I had not taken LSD ever; would I have still invented PCR? I don’t know. I doubt it. I seriously doubt it.”
In 1986, biochemist Kary Mullis invented the polymerase chain reaction, a technique...
The Gelardin New Media Center will open a new space on the first floor of Lauinger Library to foster creativity within the Georgetown community by March 1.
The new area, called a MakerSpace and funded...
"The artificial barrier that has kept the technology industry and the public sector separated on different evolutionary paths is porous right now, and if enough people cross over, it can be destroyed.”...
Photography professor Terri Weifenbach has spent her life taking photographs of nature, blending styles of the past and present. This year, Weifenbach received the Guggenheim Fellowship, a grant awarded...
It’s been almost two months since I’ve washed my hair with actual shampoo. Instead, I’m currently using less harmful alternatives like apple cider vinegar and baking soda to get my hair clean.
As...
Own It Summit Speaker Interviews
Catch The Hoya's exclusive interviews with some of the Own It speakers, including Danielle Brooks and Megan Smith.
Own It Summit: Imagination Interview
Actress in...
The Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation, known as gui2de, will offer a one-credit economics incubator course that will allow students to research and design innovative...
The Georgetown University Energy Prize has selected 53 communities to advance to the quarterfinals of its $5 million, privately funded energy prize, which will award one community for its energy efficiency....
The Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation’s launch Tuesday included speeches and workshops by some of the new center’s key figures, who stressed the center’s global role at the university...
TEDx Georgetown is shifting its focus to the university this semester as it moves from Lohrfink Auditorium to the larger venue of Gaston Hall for its third year.
The conference, which will kick...
To preview the Center for Social Impact and Innovation, which is set to launch in the spring, students and alumni gathered Friday afternoon to stimulate creative problem-solving and generate innovative...
The Millennial Trains Project is taking a new approach to train rides by carrying groups of young entrepreneurs, artists and thinkers across the country as a mobile community to explore innovation and...
