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Brain Aware in the Nation’s Capital
The first annual Georgetown University Free Neuroscience Public Lecture was held March 19 at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) headquarters in Washington, part of national—and international—Brain Awareness Week activities. More than 90 people came out to hear compelling, TED-style talks by three faculty members from Georgetown’s Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience (IPN).
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GUMC’s Magrab Meets With Afghan President to Advocate for Women’s Issues
Phyllis Magrab, PhD, vice chair of the U.S. Afghan Women’s Council (USAWC) based at Georgetown University, represented Georgetown University and USAWC co-chair President John J. DeGioia, PhD, on Capitol Hill, where she attended President Ashraf Ghani’s speech before a joint session of Congress.
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Golden Apple Awards Ceremony Celebrates Students, Faculty
Georgetown University School of Medicine students and faculty members were honored at the 37th Annual Golden Apple Awards. This year’s event took place March 28 at Leavey Conference Center and Hotel at Georgetown.
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GUMC Researchers Receive $9 Million NASA Grant for Space Radiation Research
A team of Georgetown University Medical Center researchers has received a $9 million NASA grant to study the effect of space radiation on the human body and explore potential risks for gastrointestinal cancer in astronauts.
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Two New “Tracks” Highlight Discrete Interests of Medical Students
This coming academic year, two more tracks have been added to the School of Medicine— the Population Health Scholar Track and the Literature and Medicine Track.
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Match Day 2015
The annual event known as Match Day—a pivotal day in the life of graduating medical students —was March 20 this year. At medical schools nationwide, at the same moment, fourth year graduates opened the envelopes that informed them where they will be deployed for their residency programs.
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‘Friends of Colin’ Donates $20,000 Towards Ewing Sarcoma Research at Georgetown Lombardi
People might be surprised to discover that a $20,000 donation to Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is the work of three teenagers.
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GUMC Professor Sits as Judge For National Science Competition
Each year, nearly 2,000 high school students compete in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search (STS) with the hopes of being selected as one of the top 40 competitors. But if you’re out of high school, the next best honor is to be selected as one of 13 judges. This year, one of Georgetown University Medical Center’s very own landed one of the coveted judging spots for the 2015 competition.
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Georgetown Doctors Discuss Approaches to Depression
Although everyone experiences periods of sadness, most people manage to climb out of these states over time. However, as many as one in 10 Americans struggle with major depressive disorder, facing crippling effects that can include not just physically debilitating symptoms but also social and economic repercussions.
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Exposure to Disabilities Enriches Medical Education
For Georgetown family medicine physician Kim Bullock, MD, healing is about more than what takes place during a doctor’s visit.
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