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Bringing Together Medical and Law Students to Help Disadvantaged Residents in DC
Despite their best efforts, Georgetown physicians and students are frequently frustrated when their patients face legal hurdles that interfere with their health and well-being. To help overcome such obstacles, faculty from the Georgetown University Medical Center, including the School of Medicine, and Georgetown University Law Center signed a formal agreement November 8 to form the Georgetown University Health Justice Alliance.
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Yellow Blanket Campaign Brings Warmth and Comfort to Lombardi Patients
Lauren, 11, and Claire, 9, lost their mom, Laura Scott to cancer on March 3, 2015. To honor Laura, her daughters delivered the blankets to patients at the infusion center, where she was treated.
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Ninth Annual GUMC Convocation Celebrates Faculty, Students and a Global Health Expert
Faculty members, students and staff gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the Georgetown University Medical Center community at the Ninth Annual GUMC Convocation.
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Colloquium Explores Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Global Health
The global health theme of this year’s Ninth Annual Georgetown University Medical Center Convocation presented a valuable opportunity to bring together faculty from around Georgetown University to examine how the university can make an impact on health at a global scale and to ask what our responsibilities and priorities should be.
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Michael J. Fox Foundation Honors Ira Shoulson with Top Honors
Recognizing “exceptional contributions” to Parkinson’s disease research, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has conferred the 2016 Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research to Georgetown’s Ira Shoulson, MD.
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Serving Those Who Serve Their Country
Geoffrey Ling, MD, PhD, retired U.S. Army colonel, spoke about his experiences as a military physician during the fourth annual Ruggles Lecture on Military Medicine, part of a celebration of Veterans Wellness Week and the AAMC Joining Forces Initiative.
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Building a Home for Interdisciplinary Gender-Based Research
This fall, a standing-room only colloquium at Georgetown University marked the debut of the Gender Justice Initiative, which is intended to promote interdisciplinary research around gender.
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Team Led by Award-Winning Researcher Finds Pro-Cancer Protein Can Also Be Protective
Inflammation can be both friend and foe when it comes to a certain kind of cancer, according to a team led by an award-winning researcher at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Their findings indicate that over-the-counter antioxidants should be used with a great deal of caution.
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30th Anniversary Lombardi Gala Raises Record-Breaking Funds for Cancer Research
More than 900 attendees raised more than $2.3 million for Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at the 30th Anniversary Lombardi Gala – the most raised at the event to date.
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Wellstein Recognized for Outstanding Research and Excellence in Teaching
Friends, families and colleagues gathered for Georgetown University’s Fall Faculty Convocation in majestic Healy Hall on October 20 to celebrate the promotion of Georgetown professors.
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