All Posts: School of Health
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Pre-Orientation Programs Give Hoyas a Taste of Their Futures at Georgetown
Before the start of classes, a small contingent from the class of 2027 spent their first few days on campus immersed in the School of Health’s CURA program, designed for Hoyas…
August 22, 2023
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From Cells to the Clinic: School of Health Undergraduates in Argentina Study Respiratory Diseases
School of Health students immersed themselves in the Argentinian health care system as part of a six-week translational health science internship program to study the clinical…
August 4, 2023
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Drinking Kombucha May Reduce Blood Sugar Levels in People with Type 2 Diabetes
People with Type 2 diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed a similar-tasting…
August 1, 2023
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Celebrating Students’ Achievements and Gifts at the First Annual School of Health Tropaia Ceremony
The day before their commencement ceremony, students graduating with degrees from the School of Health joined faculty members, friends and family members for the Tropaia Ceremony…
May 22, 2023
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Graduates from School of Health Called to Be Social Justice Warriors
“Wow, just wow!” With those three words of joy from School of Health Dean Christopher J. King, PhD, MHSc, FACHE, commencement exercises began for the inaugural class of the…
May 22, 2023
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Graduating School of Health Twins Embraced Community Service and Their Muslim Identity While at Georgetown
Twins Layan Shahrour (H’23) and Nesreen Shahrour (H’23), both human science majors in the School of Health, similarly devoted themselves to the Georgetown community during…
May 22, 2023
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New UNAIDS Collaborating Center at Georgetown Leverages Strengths in HIV/AIDS Law, Policy, and Politics
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today designated the Global Health Policy and Politics Initiative at Georgetown as a United Nations Collaborating Center…
April 12, 2023
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Nursing and Health Students Give a Day of Service at Food & Friends
Volunteers worked in shifts to help pack medically tailored meals for Food & Friends’ clients in the D.C. region living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes and other chronic…
March 31, 2023
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Ministry Leaders Discuss the Importance of Contemplation at Values Based Lecture
(February 10, 2023) — Before coming to Georgetown in August 2022 as chaplain for the School of Health and School of Nursing, Sr. Celeste Mokrzycki served as vocations director…
February 12, 2023
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Study Finds Adverse Impact of Climate on Mental Health in Bangladesh
Extreme heat and humidity and other climate-related events have an alarming impact on mental health outcomes in terms of depression and anxiety in Bangladesh, the world’s…
February 6, 2023