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Showcasing the Breadth of Georgetown University’s Work in HIV
This World AIDS Day, Georgetown University highlights its efforts to expand access to treatment, advance prevention strategies, and shape policies in the global fight against HIV.
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Honoring the Gifts Shared by Anatomical Donors
Students from Georgetown’s Berkley School of Nursing Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice program and the School of Medicine’s MD program honored the profound gifts they received from their anatomical donors during a special Mass in Dahlgren Chapel on November 7.
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School of Health Student Presents Foundational Cancer Research at International Conference
School of Health student Keerthana Ramanathan (H’26) presented her team’s foundational cancer research at the 37th International Papillomavirus Conference (IPVS) in Bangkok, Thailand, in October. The IPVS is the primary international research conference for human papillomavirus (HPV).
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Murray Named Oppenheim Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics
A celebration during Georgetown’s medical and dental alumni weekend marked the investiture of Ryan Murray, MD (G’10, M’14) as the William and Patricia Oppenheim Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics, the first chair at the School of Medicine to be fully funded by an alum, William Oppenheim, MD (M’70).
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Expanding Opportunity for Future Physicians Through the Mitchell Scholars Fund
For aspiring physicians, the financial cost of medical education can be a significant hurdle. At Georgetown’s School of Medicine, the Mitchell Scholars Endowed Fund helps to lower that barrier, ensuring that a select group of students with demonstrated financial need and a deep commitment to serving communities in need can focus on their training.
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School of Health Dean Christopher King Receives the 2025 Vincent C. Gray Health Equity Award
The District of Columbia Hospital Association (DCHA) has selected Christopher J. King, PhD, MHSc, FACHE, dean of Georgetown’s School of Health, as a recipient of the 2025 Vincent C. Gray Health Equity Award.
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Fauci Reflects on Cura Personalis in Patient Care and Public Service at Kovach Lecture
This year’s Edward M. Kovach Cura Personalis Endowed Lecture featured Anthony Fauci, MD (HON’90) in conversation with CBS News senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell (C’95, SCS’03, HON’24).
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School of Medicine Class of 2028 Presents Summer Research
On October 29, students in the School of Medicine’s Class of 2028 presented their research projects at the 2025 Summer Research Scholars Capstone celebration.
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At New Awards Ceremony, IPN Students Celebrate Contributions to Community and Education
Doctoral students in the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience (IPN) spend years together in classes, lab rotations and thesis research. This year, student leaders came up with a new way to celebrate their academic community, introducing an annual awards program to recognize “peers and faculty who embody the values of the IPN, Georgetown, and the Jesuit tradition.”
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Lombardi Women Celebrate Advances in the Fight Against Breast Cancer
At the 19th annual Lombardi Women event, more than 460 attendees gathered to celebrate the doctors, nurses, researchers, patients, survivors and supporters engaged in the fight against breast cancer and show their support for Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, the only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in Washington, D.C.
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