All Posts: STEM

• Georgetown Lombardi Young Scholars Gain Hands-On Science Experience

  A team of eager third graders from Van Ness Elementary in southeast Washington, D.C., recently teamed up with volunteers from Georgetown Lombardi for hands-on experiences with robotics, programming, biology and engineering designed to encourage students to think about careers in science and medicine.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: community outreach, education, STEM

• Zebrafish Research Strengthens Students’ Interest in STEM

  (April 26, 2019) — Participating in high-impact studies, peering into a fluorescence microscope and tracking cancer cells in animal models are all things Eric Glasgow, PhD, never had an opportunity to do when he was in college, much less high school. “Even though I always knew I wanted to be a scientist, I was barely […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: biomedical research, community outreach, education, STEM, zebrafish

• MCGSO Welcomes Hardy Middle School During Brain Awareness Week

  (March 29, 2019) — In an effort to promote brain research and awareness, the Medical Center Graduate Student Organization (MCGSO) hosted more than 100 seventh graders from a local middle school for a full day of creative, interactive brain-related activities and demonstrations. The March 14 visit to Georgetown gave MCGSO members a potent opportunity to […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: brain, community outreach, neuroscience, service to others, STEM