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26th Annual Lombardi Gala to Benefit Cancer Research

The 26th Annual Lombardi Gala, a celebration benefiting Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, will take place Saturday, November 3 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the…

December 11, 2013

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Robert Kraft To Receive NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award Nov. 3 in Washington

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the NFL Players Association will present the inaugural NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award to Robert Kraft,…

December 11, 2013

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Robert Kraft Named First Recipient of NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, D.C., and the NFL Players Association have selected Robert Kraft, chairman and CEO of the New England Patriots, as…

December 11, 2013

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Georgetown University and Catholic Health Initiatives Form Affiliation to Support Nursing Leadership, Quality of Care

Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS) and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) – the nation’s second largest Catholic health care system &…

December 11, 2013

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Might Lefties and Righties Benefit Differently from a Power Nap?

People who like to nap say it helps them focus their minds post a little shut eye. Now, a study from Georgetown University Medical Center may have found evidence to support that…

December 11, 2013

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PNAS Study: Language Structure Arises from Balance of Clear and Effective Communication

When learning a new language, we automatically organize words into sentences that will be both clearly understood and efficient (quick) to communicate. That’s the finding…

December 11, 2013

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Do re mi fa… How Do You Know What Comes Next?

How do you remember a song — and why is it that a beginning pianist who forgets the middle of a melody needs to start over again to recall the?…

December 11, 2013

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What You Hear Could Depend on What Your Hands are Doing

New research links motor skills and perception, specifically as it relates to a second finding—a new understanding of what the left and right brain hemispheres “.…

December 11, 2013

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Art Exhibit at Georgetown Features Illustrations of Medicinal, Healing Plants

Peonies, wild ginger and the Madagascar periwinkle -- these and many others plants have played a vital role in the treatment of diseases or in the promotion of.…

December 11, 2013

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Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development Receives $17 Million Grant To Improve Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care

A Georgetown University Medical Center program that works in every state to improve the lives of children coping with mental health challenges has received a $17 million grant…

November 27, 2013