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Two Georgetown Graduate Students Take Home Awards from National Cancer Biology Meeting
Two Georgetown University Medical Center graduate students won awards at a recent cancer biology meeting, demonstrating that these budding scientists can hold their own on the…
February 19, 2014
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New Master of Science in Global Health Launched
Georgetown will offer a new multidisciplinary Master of Science in Global Health (MSGH) this fall that features a strong focus on applied social sector research in developing…
February 19, 2014
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Ming T. Tan: Designing Fast, Smart, Personalized Clinical Trials
Patients are not seed crops. Still, starting in the 1940s, medical researchers borrowed techniques used in agricultural fields trials to test whether new therapies would work.…
February 19, 2014
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Anderko Tapped for Advisory Committee on Children's Vision
A Georgetown University faculty member has been selected for membership on an advisory committee for the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health. Public…
February 19, 2014
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HCMP Major Serves Community Through GERMS
A senior health care management & policy major at the School of Nursing & Health Studies contributed to the recent presidential inauguration events through her leadership…
February 19, 2014
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Federal Small Business Award Funds Research, Development in Center for Drug Discovery
The Georgetown University Center for Drug Discovery (CDD) and Bethesda Pharmaceuticals in Rockville, Md., have received a small business innovation research program (SBIR) grant…
February 19, 2014
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Darlene Howard: Study of the Aging Brain a Career-Long Fascination
Darlene Howard, PhD, Georgetown University’s Davis Family Distinguished Professor, was in her 20s when she began studying how a normal, healthy mind and brain age. The…
February 19, 2014
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An Impact on Society through Discovery, Disclosure, and Delivery
The road from science to innovation to a business can be long and complex. Jeffrey Toretsky, MD, can attest to that. “Honestly, there are so many things to learn about…
February 19, 2014
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Professor Emerita Shares Nursing Expertise in Uganda
When Judy Baigis, PhD, RN, FAAN, retired from Georgetown’s faculty in 2011, she knew she wanted to pursue international service. Baigis and her husband Robert Wachbroit,…
February 19, 2014
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New Articles Analyze Health Policy Impact Through Simulation
As health policies evolve, a number of forecasting models have been implemented to predict how those changes may affect consumer behavior in the marketplace. However, far…
February 19, 2014