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Taking a Broad Look at Aging

With collaboration from teaching faculty across the campus, Georgetown University will launch the new master’s in aging & health program in this fall. The new program…

January 31, 2018

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Creating Space for Self-Expression at “What Makes You?”

For the second year in a row, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion partnered with Georgetown Arts and Medicine to host “What Makes You?”, a celebration of the…

January 21, 2018

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Fitness Instructor and Former Felon Shares His Story With Medical Students

At a lunchtime talk hosted by the Inmate Wellness Interest Group (IWIG) on January 17, Dontrell “Trell” Britton spoke about his journey from prison to a career as a…

January 21, 2018

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Documenting Human Rights Abuses Against Rohingya Refugees

Ranit Mishori, MD, MHS, FAAFP, professor of family medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, spoke to students on January 11 about her journey on behalf of Physicians…

January 19, 2018

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Georgetown Researchers Weigh Lessons from Ebola Response in Guinea

Georgetown researchers awarded a cooperative agreement for post-Ebola outbreak recovery and rebuilding efforts in the West African nation of Guinea assess their successes and…

January 4, 2018

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GWIM Celebrates Achievements of Female Faculty Members

Achievements of female faculty members were recognized December 7 at the Georgetown Women in Medicine Annual Awards Ceremony and.…

December 10, 2017

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ICBI Symposium Convenes Experts to Spark Collaborations and Address Challenges

More than 300 registrants from academia, government and industry attended the 6th Annual Big Data in Biomedicine Symposium, which was hosted by the Innovation Center for…

December 10, 2017

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Sharing Innovation and Motivation at the Ruesch Center Symposium

Nearly 300 medical professionals, patients, caregivers and advocates attended the 8th Annual Ruesch Center Symposium on December 1, listening to lectures on topics including…

December 10, 2017

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Systems Medicine Scholarship Honors the Late Robert Ledley

On December 6, family members and former colleagues of the late Robert S. Ledley, DDS, a pioneer of medical informatics, gathered to celebrate a contribution made in his honor…

December 8, 2017

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Addressing an “Aching Need to do Something” About Pancreatic Cancer

Jeanne Ruesch received the Margaret L. Hodges Leadership Award at the 31st annual Lombardi Gala for her advocacy on behalf of research into pancreatic cancer and other cancers of…

December 8, 2017