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State Department Grant Funds Bioethics Program Development

A professor at the School of Nursing & Health Studies has received a federal grant to develop bioethics certificate programs in Tunisia and Yemen. Irene Jillson, PhD,…

February 19, 2014

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Partners in Research Program Announces Newest Grantees

Partners in Research, a group of community members who are passionate about advancing biomedical research at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), has announced the…

February 19, 2014

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Georgetown Bids Final Farewell to Pellegrino, Teacher and Legend

The longtime professor and professor emeritus described as an icon of clinical bioethics – and who set the standard for all those he encountered – was remembered by…

February 19, 2014

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Jesuit Alumnus Leads Biomedical Center in Rwanda

OCTOBER 29, 2013–Nearly 20 years after the brutal genocide that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in Rwanda, Rev. Jean-Baptiste Mazarati, SJ, PhD (G’12)…

February 19, 2014

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International Health Students Conducting Community-Based Global Research

Nineteen School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS) undergraduates are conducting research this semester in seven countries as part of the Georgetown Department of…

February 19, 2014

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Sixth Annual Convocation to Spotlight Interprofessional Health Education

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will present its highest honor, the 2013 Cura Personalis Award, to Ronald M. Harden, OBE, MD, FRCP, FRCS, FRCPC, a global leader in…

February 19, 2014

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Nursing Department Programs Earn 10-Year CCNE Reaccreditation

The Department of Nursing at the School of Nursing & Health Studies has received a 10-year reaccreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), which…

February 19, 2014

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New Amgen Foundation Grant Connects Georgetown Labs to Area Classrooms

In an effort to expose more Washington-area high school students to real-world laboratory experiences, the Amgen Foundation is expanding its Amgen Biotech Experience in…

February 19, 2014

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Study is First to Explain Type of Antimalarial Drug Resistance

A Georgetown professor has published in the online journal PLOS ONE the first study explaining why drugs designed to fight off malaria stop working in some people with the.…

February 19, 2014

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Inaugural Bergeron Lecturer Illuminates Research on Stroke Recovery

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) faculty and students, researchers from MedStar National Rehabilitation Network (MedStar NRH) and interested community members heard…

February 19, 2014