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Fifty-year Campaign Extended Lives for 8 Million Americans
Advanced statistical modeling — numbers, really — can paint a picture, but human experience tells the story. So says Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC)…
February 18, 2014
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Annual Symposium Fosters Love of Science in Youth
Georgetown hosted more than 130 area high school students recently for two packed days fueled by a shared love of the sciences, friendly competition and academic camaraderie. For…
February 18, 2014
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Mindfulness Course to Offer Stress Reduction Techniques
Two faculty members from the department of psychiatry are launching a series of classes geared to provide participants with tools to reduce physical and emotional stress and…
February 18, 2014
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Eleni Tousimis to Lead Ourisman Breast Health Center
A renowned breast surgical oncologist with expertise in minimally invasive breast cancer surgery has been named the new director of the Betty Lou Ourisman Breast Health Center at…
February 18, 2014
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Cancer Researcher Gains Regulatory Science Experience Through FDA Fellowship
FEBRUARY 16, 2014 – Through a prestigious fellowship with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a Georgetown University Medical Center researcher who…
February 18, 2014
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New Collaboration Seeks to Bridge East-West Medicine Divide
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is seeking to promote the integration of traditional Eastern approaches to medicine with evidence-based medicine through a new…
February 18, 2014
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Remembering John C. Rose 1924-2013
John C. Rose, MD (M’50, H’73), considered by many as the “architect” of the modern School of Medicine at Georgetown University, died November 11 at the age of 88. Rose…
February 14, 2014
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Students’ Award-winning Proposal Takes Aim at Hate Crimes
Demonstrating the value of cross-campus collaboration, an interdisciplinary team of Georgetown students has won first place in a regional public health competition –…
February 14, 2014
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GUMC Convocation Heralds ‘New Wave’ of Health Education
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) celebrated the accomplishments of faculty and students at its annual fall Convocation Nov. 12. This year’s theme,…
February 14, 2014
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Nobel Laureate Watson Reflects on Seminal Discovery
Renowned scientist James Watson, PhD , who won the 1962 Nobel Prize for having co-discovered the structure of DNA along with Francis Crick, PhD, visited Georgetown this week to…
February 14, 2014