All Posts: Convocation 2018

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GUMC Stories

Experts Explore Causes and Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic

(November 20, 2018) — Recognizing that addiction is a complex problem requiring a comprehensive, multi-pronged solution, experts from the fields of medicine, ethics and…

November 20, 2018

GUMC Stories

Nora Volkow: A Deep Commitment to Helping Others Borne From Tragic Family History

(November 19, 2018) — When asked what led a Mexican-born woman to pursue the study of addiction in the United States, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse …

November 19, 2018

GUMC Stories

Five Decades Focused on Giving a ‘Voice’ to Children — Locally to Globally

November 17, 2018 — In recognition of her dedication to women and children locally and globally throughout her career, Phyllis R. Magrab, PhD, endowed professor of…

November 17, 2018

News Release

Georgetown University Medical Center Selects Nora Volkow for Highest Honor

MEDIA CONTACTKaren Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (November 12, 2018) — Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will present Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National…

November 12, 2018

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Bayer Extols the Virtues of “Showing Up and Doing Your Job”

Barbara M. Bayer, PhD, delivered the “Life of Learning” address at the 2018 Spring Faculty Convocation, where she spoke about how showing up and doing her job…

April 12, 2018