All Posts: School of Health
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Georgetown Unveils Interdisciplinary Building in Downtown D.C.; Houses Several GUMC Grad Programs
Georgetown celebrated the opening of its new educational hub at 111 Massachusetts Ave. in downtown Washington, D.C., on the university’s Capitol Campus. The new building is home…
October 22, 2025
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School of Health Associate Professor Awarded Magis Prize for Research on Protein Receptors
Blythe Shepard, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Human Science in the School of Health, received Georgetown University’s Magis Prize for her research on understudied…
October 2, 2025
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New Report from Capital Area Food Bank Identifies Troubling Trends in Food Insecurity
A new report on hunger from the Capital Area Food Bank found that the percentage of people experiencing very low food security in the Washington, D.C., area has increased to 22%,…
October 2, 2025
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Cultivating a ‘Get To’ Mindset, Honoring the Call to Serve
Health care leader, author and philanthropist Quint Studer delivered a lecture on September 4 in Gaston Hall, challenging attendees to cultivate what he described as a “get to”…
October 2, 2025
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School of Health Student Reflects on Her Summer Working With Rohingya Refugees
Less than two weeks after returning from her summer volunteer work with refugees in Bangladesh, Isra Satiar (H’26) drew on her experiences when addressing the 1,600 members of…
August 28, 2025
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School of Health Adds New Graduate Programs; Expands to Capitol Campus
As the School of Health begins its fourth academic year, it does so with new programs, a second campus and aspirations to advance the school’s.…
August 11, 2025
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HIV Has Devastated Her Home. She’s Pursuing a PhD to Channel Aid Where It’s Needed
Martha Cameron (G’25, G’30), from Lusaka, Zambia, has both lived with HIV and built a globe-spanning career in HIV awareness. She has continued her work at Georgetown, first as a…
August 7, 2025
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School of Health Students Embrace Patient Advocacy While Teaching Health Literacy Courses in Alaska
Each summer, School of Health students volunteer to teach health literacy classes to immigrants in Anchorage, Alaska. Through a longstanding collaboration with the Alaska…
August 1, 2025
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Students in Accelerated Master’s Programs Sharpen Career Focus Through Coursework
Georgetown undergraduates majoring in human science now have the opportunity to enroll in graduate-level courses during their senior year through accelerated master’s programs at…
July 11, 2025
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School of Health Student Uncovers the Impact of Ecological Changes on Indigenous Peoples’ Mental Health
Arjun Chhabra (H’25, M’29) explored the connections between the mental health of the Oglala Lakota people on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge reservation and changing environemental…
May 28, 2025