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School of Health Undergraduates Track Disease Outbreaks at Global Health Organizations

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November 4, 2022

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School of Health Undergraduates Conduct Research in Ghana as Part of a Team of Interdisciplinary Scholars

Two School of Health undergraduates embedded with a team of researchers say experiencing public health and cultural humility in real time has taken their global health coursework…

October 28, 2022

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New Study Finds Climate Change Could Spark the Next Pandemic

WASHINGTON (April 28, 2022) — As the Earth’s climate continues to warm, researchers predict wild animals will be forced to relocate their habitats — likely to regions with large…

April 28, 2022

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Geoengineering Could Return Risk of Malaria for One Billion People

WASHINGTON (April 20, 2022) — Geoengineering the climate would have massive repercussions for the health of billions of people at risk of malaria who live in tropical countries,…

April 20, 2022

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How to End a Pandemic? Georgetown Course Encourages Students to See Themselves in the Answer

(January 13, 2022) — When designing her innovative new course, How to End a Pandemic, Rebecca Katz, PhD, MPH, sought to push back against a common misconception regarding…

January 13, 2022

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Understanding What Causes Fever to Reduce the Spread of Dangerous Pathogens

(September 23, 2021) — Fever is one of the most common and recognizable signs of human disease, but remains surprisingly mysterious from an etiological perspective. In some…

September 23, 2021

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Carnegie Corporation Awards Grant to Georgetown Global Health Law Expert to Explore Pandemic Treaty

WASHINGTON (September 15, 2021) — The Carnegie Corporation of New York announced that it has awarded Alexandra L. Phelan, SJD, LLM, LLB, an expert in global health law and a…

September 15, 2021