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CBCC Personal Navigation Program Receives Boost from Komen
Imagine if every woman had access to personal, one-on-one help in navigating her way through the health care system. In the world of breast cancer prevention, this would mean…
February 19, 2014
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Vanessa B. Sheppard: Righting a Deadly Imbalance
Vanessa Sheppard, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is a population scientist, a designation that conjures up visions of a life…
February 19, 2014
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This Week Is Security Week at GUMC – Please Join Us
You are invited to join us for GUMC Security Week, Monday, June 18 –- Thursday, June 21 on the Medical Center campus. During Security Week, we will begin to implement new…
February 19, 2014
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Learning to Be a Teacher
As a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience [at Georgetown], I have turned my curiosity about how the brain works into a single-minded pursuit…
February 19, 2014
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Green Initiatives Announced at GUMC Town Hall
Medical waste is a huge problem—four billion pounds a year in U.S. landfills—second only to the food industry. GUMC intends to begin to reduce its share of waste by…
February 19, 2014
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Georgetown Lombardi Breast Cancer Expert to Lead ASCO
Sandra “Sandy” M. Swain, M.D., a member of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and a professor of medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, assumed the…
February 19, 2014
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Men Gather Together to Fight Prostate Cancer
The Men’s Event drew leading business men of Washington, DC, together for an evening of education and awareness-building around prostate cancer research and care. The 13th…
February 19, 2014
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Ex-NFL Player Widowed by Cancer Tours Lombardi
A radiant, smiling picture of former NFL linebacker Chris Draft’s wife Keasha was never far from sight as he toured Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center on June…
February 19, 2014
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Research Day Showcases PhD Students
“Practice talking about your research as much as possible to a wide range of individuals– scientists in and outside of your field as well as non-scientists.”…
February 19, 2014
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Service-Learning: A Course Benefiting Students and Faculty Team Leaders
In 1995, the School of Medicine developed and implemented a program of service-learning to provide medical and nursing students with the knowledge and skills to advance community…
February 19, 2014