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When students returned to Georgetown this fall, many stepped into new spaces and new buildings across campuses. The university opened residences for junior and seniors on the Hilltop Campus and a sprawling headquarters for the School of Continuing Studies, Earth Commons Institute, Capitol Applied Learning Labs (CALL) and other academic programs on the Capitol Campus. Some familiar spaces were also updated: the ground floor of Healy Hall was transformed into a bright, welcoming home for the Georgetown Scholars Program and Catholic ministry; and a central study spot in Lauinger Library received sweeping views of the Potomac as part of an…

On any clear Tuesday night on a hilltop that overlooks the Hilltop, you may notice students gathered outside the Heyden Observatory with telescopes pointed to the heavens.

Sarah Jiang (C’21) says she’s thrilled that the National Science Foundation chose to name a telescope designed to conduct “a vast astronomical survey” after Vera Rubin (G’54), the renowned Georgetown alumna and physicist.