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Science Publisher Speaks at Conference
Scientists must be vigilant about protecting the integrity of their work, the executive publisher of the journal Science told students and faculty yesterday at the School of Nursing & Health Studies’
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Rebuilding Rwanda’s Nursing Workforce
Motivated to impact global health care, Georgetown student Nancy Reynolds (G’12) plans to use her degree to help rebuild the nursing workforce in Rwanda. With a more than 20-year nursing and literacy-
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The Health Care Sector & Climate Change
The health care sector can play an important role in lessening, reversing and adapting to the effects of global climate change, according to an environmental health scholar at Georgetown University.
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Cancer Researcher Wins Scholarship
A Georgetown undergraduate who already has completed three years of biomedical research that includes one year on cancer, has been awarded the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Frederick Gha
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Health Disparities Initiative Launched
The university today launched the Georgetown Initiative to Reduce Health Disparities designed to identify, reduce and ultimately eliminate health and health care disparities by conducting interdi
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The Perfect Storm of Allergies
An expectant mother does everything she can to ensure the health of her unborn baby. She will eat a healthy balanced diet, exercise, and stops using medications that could harm the baby. Later, she br
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A Backyard of Resources Without a Fence
Students gather and a hum of excitement builds over rustling notes and handouts. Eagerly, men and women settle in their favorite unassigned seats, flip-up the writing desks and get down to work. It’s
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Alumna Keynotes NHS Values Lecture
Providing education, health care, and social services is essential in eliminating health disparities, said Maria Gomez (NHS’77), MPH, RN, president and CEO of Mary’s Center. “One relates to the other,
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Focused on the Future While Looking Back
David Solomon’s eight years of training at Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) has prepared him to practice at the ideal nexus between clinical medicine and biomedical research. Solomon,
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Going Native – In Language Learning
How does a person learn to speak French like a Frenchman or Spanish like a Spaniard? Most people think the best way would be just to live in those countries, immersed in the native tongue. But studies
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