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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

The Inaugural Executive Director of the Knight-Georgetown institute, Dr. Alissa Cooper, started on Feb. 5, leading the Institute in its exploration of the intersection of technology and policy.

Knight-Georgetown Institute Announces Inaugural Executive Director

By Madison Fox-Moore February 9, 2024

The inaugural executive director of the Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) officially started her position Feb. 5, aiming to spearhead the young institute in its efforts to cultivate tech policy for the...

Charlie Wang (SFS 24), technology policy researcher and 2024 Rhodes Scholar

Georgetown Alumnus, GU-Q Student Win Rhodes Scholarships

By Kate Hwang December 1, 2023

In a record-breaking year for Georgetown University, the Rhodes Scholarship Committee named two more Hoyas as Rhodes Scholars, awardees of an extremely competitive international scholarship program. Zhicheng...

Crystal City and Long Island Win Bids for Amazon HQ2

By Josh Metzger November 16, 2018

E-commerce company Amazon announced Tuesday that it will split its second corporate headquarters between Crystal City, Va., and Long Island City, N.Y., ending the monthslong proposal process and bidding...

SUMMER READING: ‘The Circle’

By Alexandra Brunjes August 13, 2017

A dystopian novel about a future that seems frighteningly within reach, Dave Eggers’s “The Circle” focuses on the pervasiveness of modern technology and its potential to overtake the fundamental...

TAIT RYSSDAL/THE HOYA
Co-inventor of the internet, Vinton Cerf talked about the importance of always being curious and maintaining a motivation to constantly innovate as of the main driver’s behind his current life’s work.

Internet Co-Inventor Discusses Life and Career

By Tait Ryssdal April 6, 2017

The National Science and Technology Medals Foundation hosted co-inventor of the internet Vinton Cerf for a discussion on his career, inspirations and the creation of the internet in the Bioethics Research...

COURTESY CHAMBER OF DIGITAL COMMERCE
Co-founder and president of Unocoin, Sunny Ray said blockchain technologies such as the cryptocurrency bitcoin have the potential to revolutionize how business transactions are conducted.

Business Leaders Encourage Use Of Blockchain

By Emma Kotfica March 23, 2017

Business leaders promoted the potential of  blockchain technology and its ability to revolutionize the world at the second annual Blockchain Summit, hosted by the Chamber of Digital Commerce and the...

COURTESY JUDD NICHOLSON
Chief Information Officer Judd Nicholson previously worked for the U.S. Marshals Service as deputy CIO before coming to work at Georgetown.

Q&A: Judd Nicholson Promotes Technology’s Role on Campus

By William Zhu February 24, 2017

Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at Georgetown Judd Nicholson talked with The Hoya about his background, current University Information Services projects and...

Hacking a Liberal Arts Education

Hacking a Liberal Arts Education

By Taylor Wan February 5, 2016

“And that’s what this last chapter is all about. It could be interesting to dive deeper, but because we are not an engineering school, we can wrap up this class here. Any questions?” Just one....

COURTESY GILLIS BAXTER
Alumni Gillis Baxter and Evan Bloomberg launched their app, Vizo News, this week.

Q&A: Alumni Talk New Startup, Vizo News

By Toby Hung July 24, 2015

Like all other student entrepreneurs at Georgetown, Gillis Baxter and Evan Bloomberg (COL ’13) have high hopes for their startup, Vizo News. A news aggregator app that delivers three brief headlines...

Women in STEM

By Jasmine White February 13, 2015

STEM is a commonly used abbreviation referring to science, technology, engineering and math, and traditionally, the descriptor of a male-dominated industry. However, there is a group of women here...

Socializing Key for Student App

By Caroline Welch March 25, 2014

Daanish Jamal (MSB ’16) took a leave of absence from Georgetown this semester to found his company and smartphone app, NextSpot, aimed at those who find Facebook events too formal for planning group...

Rising Spam Hits University Accounts

By Emily McGinnis March 18, 2008

The storage space of the university's e-mail system has been a long-standing complaint of students and faculty alike. But while many dream of larger inboxes, they've recently received a stream of spam...

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