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With $25M Gift, Georgetown Will Rename School of Nursing, Expand Educational Opportunities
Georgetown University’s School of Nursing has received a $25 million gift from the Berkley Family Foundation — and with it, a new name. The school will be renamed the Berkley School of Nursing during the 2025 fall semester, marking a significant milestone in the university’s 122 years of educating nurses.
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This Type of Music Can Increase Your Concentration and Productivity
A new study published in the journal PLOS One found that a certain type of instrumental music can boost both listeners’ mood and productivity. After 10 minutes of listening, it also can help decrease anxiety, said Joan Orpella, a Georgetown assistant professor of neuroscience who led the study while in a previous role at New York University.
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New Event Showcases Research, Innovation, and Tech Entrepreneurship at Georgetown
More than 300 faculty, entrepreneurs, investors, industry executives, and contributors to Georgetown University’s innovation ecosystem gathered this month for the inaugural Research and Innovation Showcase, a celebration that will become a regular feature in years to come as momentum builds around research translation, commercialization, and venture creation in the region.
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Beauchamp Speaks with Medical Students About Growing After ‘Falling Short’
Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., MD, MHS, executive vice president for health sciences and executive dean of the School of Medicine, shared mistakes made and lessons learned throughout his career as part of the “We Messed Up” Initiative, a student group that hosts speakers to share stories about overcoming professional and personal setbacks.
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Rise in Claim Denial Rates for Cancer-Related Advanced Genetic Testing
A newly published analysis by Georgetown Lombardi member So-Yeon Kang, PhD, MBA, and colleagues has found that both the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing for cancer and the rate of claim denials for such testing increased between 2016 and 2021, despite implementation of a recent Medicare national coverage determination that established coverage standards for NGS testing. Read more about this research.
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First Georgetown Nursing Fulbright Recipient To Build an Archive of Indigenous Birthing Practices
As the first Fulbright scholar from the School of Nursing, Lexie Meger (N’24) is building an archive of Brazilian Amazonian birthing practices. She plans to capture how indigenous communities near Manaus use herbal remedies, local foods and communal ceremonies during the phases of pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
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Should You Take Antibiotics for a Sinus Infection? Students Are Working To Find Out
In the largest-of-its-kind study, Dan Merenstein, MD, professor in the School of Medicine and School of Health, and co-investigator Nawar Shara of MedStar Health, are collaborating with investigators from six universities across the U.S. to determine the most effective treatment options for sinus infections. And they’re inviting Georgetown students to help them.
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NIH Funding Advances Health Sciences and Trains Biomedical Leaders at Georgetown University Medical Center
As an R1 research institution, Georgetown University is dedicated to fostering discoveries and scientific advancements while training the next generation of researchers. Nearly $3.8 million in government funding comes through training grants, which give students and postdoctoral fellows the opportunity to learn from leaders in biomedicine while contributing to cutting-edge, impact-focused projects. Four current NIH grant-supported PhD students share their research and how their studies and programs are helping them reach their career goals.
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More People Now Die at Home After Stroke Than in Medical Facilities
A new analysis finds a significant uptick in the number of people dying at home due to ischemic stroke compared to inpatient medical facilities, and when not at home, individuals in rural communities and Black Americans were more likely to die in less-specialized care environments.
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Toulmin-Supported Research Wins First Place at Scientific Conference
Yousef Aljohani, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Ken Kellar, PhD, took first place for the postdoc poster presentation at the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics annual meeting in early April in Portland, Oregon.
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