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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…
March 31, 2015
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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…
March 30, 2015
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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…
March 27, 2015
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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.…
March 25, 2015
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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…
March 20, 2015
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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.…
March 20, 2015
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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…
March 19, 2015
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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…
March 17, 2015
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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.…
March 12, 2015
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Obama Salutes Georgetown Leadership on University Charter Anniversary
The President of the United States paid tribute to the university’s 200th anniversary of its charter today with a message lauding the impact Georgetown graduates have made…
March 2, 2015