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Georgetown Special Master’s Program Marks Over 50 Years of Transformative Pre-Medical Education and Community

As the Physios of the SMP’s 51st graduating class finish their final exams and dance the night away at their end-of-year “prom,” current students and some of the program’s nearly 6,000 alumni made time to speak about how their SMP experience has shaped their skills and self-confidence, their careers, and their impact in medicine.

June 9, 2026

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Georgetown Researchers Show How Brain Rewires Itself To Enable True Multitasking

New research by Georgetown scientists shows how the brain rewires itself to automate learned tasks. The findings challenge a long-held understanding of how humans master complex skills, suggesting that true multitasking is really possible. Beyond offering encouragement to busy people that they really can do two things at once, the study also has important implications for the development of artificial intelligence capable of building on prior learning as the brain does.

June 4, 2026

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A University Education Offers More Than a Degree, Commencement Speaker Dame Mary Beard Tells BGE Master’s Graduates in Class of 2026

The classicist spoke at Graduate Commencement as BGE’s newest M.S. graduates celebrated alongside peers from across the university. She offered the graduates new perspectives on the value of their university education and encouraged them to advocate for institutions of higher education.

May 19, 2026