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Professor Honored for Contributions to Scleroderma Research, Education
A Georgetown University Medical Center professor recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Scleroderma Foundation during its National Patient Education Conference…
August 25, 2014
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As Neuroscience Applications Expand, Neuroethics Keeps Pace
Neuroscience, neurolaw, neuromarketing, neuroweapons. What do all these terms have in?…
August 15, 2014
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Academia Partners with Community Organizations to Improve Public Health
Too often, academic researchers and community-based organizations might be puzzling over the same problem, but through such different lenses that there is an enormous.…
August 15, 2014
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Service Day Connects New Medical to Students to Community
Every fall, incoming Georgetown University medical students have the chance to give back to the community before classes even begin. This year, 85 students volunteered for the…
August 14, 2014
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For New Students, White Coat Ceremony Marks Portal to Medical Profession
The White Coat Ceremony is an annual tradition that marks the official start of a medical student’s career. This year, 196 students hailing from 30 states, the District of…
August 11, 2014
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Med Students Connect with DC Homeless Youth Through Sports Camp
Demonstrating that community outreach and service to others can be fun as well as fulfilling, 20 first- and second-year Georgetown medical students hosted a weeklong camp July 28…
August 1, 2014
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Georgetown Minority Health Leader Named to National Cancer Policy Forum
Lucile Adams-Campbell, PhD, a leader in minority health and health disparities research and associate dean for community health and outreach at Georgetown University Medical…
August 1, 2014
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Cancer Researcher Goes in New Direction with St. Baldrick’s Support
A Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer investigator is able to branch off into a new research direction thanks to a recent influx of support from the St. Baldrick’s…
August 1, 2014
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The Downside of Mindfulness: Implicit Learning May be Impaired
Mindfulness - being aware and “in the moment” – has many positive effects but may impair implicit learning, according to a study by Georgetown researchers…
July 31, 2014
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Student Mentored in Georgetown Lombardi Lab Wins Goldwater Scholarship
A Georgetown undergraduate who has been researching one of the most common and devastating pediatric brain tumors at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has been…
July 31, 2014