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Marcia McNutt, editor-in-chief of Science, joined a group of scientists to talk to Biomedical Graduate Education and main campus students about leveraging their science backgrounds into careers across industries.
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Sixty-eight SOM students volunteered during the second annual GUSOM Day of Service, working alongside their classmates in their respective learning societies as they served at a food bank, a therapeutic horseback riding program and a local park.
Click here to see a picture from the NHS Day of Service at Mary's Center!
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Students taking the "Health Promotion and Disease Prevention" course at NHS started a project that will allow Georgetown students to purchase bike helmets for $5 at the Georgetown University Police Department office.Read More >
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SOM students broke the Georgetown fundraising record, raising more than $40,000 for childhood cancer research.Read More >
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SOM students and faculty members were honored at the 38th Annual Golden Apple Awards.Read More >
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Safe levels of electrical stimulation can enhance your capacity to think more creatively, according to a new study by Georgetown researchers.Read More >
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Sandra Swain, MD, has been appointed as the Associate Dean for Research and several GUMC community members were recognized with
Gold Vicennial Medals.
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Georgetown University researchers are reporting the first case of Alzheimer's disease diagnosed in an HIV-positive individual.
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Electrical Brain Stimulation Enhances Creativity, Researchers Say
Safe levels of electrical stimulation can enhance your capacity to think more creatively, according to a new study by Georgetown researchers.
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"SNIFF," a Nasal Insulin Study for Alzheimer's, Now Underway at Georgetown
Georgetown University's Memory Disorders Program is looking for volunteers to participate in a study to see if insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes, can improve cognition, memory and daily function in people with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer's disease.
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Georgetown, Children's National Researchers To Evaluate Sesame Workshop's Autism Initiative
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, has selected GUMC and Children's National Health System researchers to lead an evaluation of "Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children," an initiative developed to reduce stigma and build understanding about autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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| AROUND CAMPUS
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Daniela Fernandez's (C'16) leadership of a major movement for sustainable oceans has landed her among Glamour's top 10 College Women of the Year and led to her receipt of this year's Christopher Benchley Youth Award.
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A big congratulations to the December 2015 cohort of BSN graduates who achieved a 100 percent first-time pass rate on the NCLEX-RN! Hoya Saxa!
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Greetings from Rome! We're gearing up for #JCWRome in the beautiful Westin Excelsior, Georgetown's home for the week. Benvenuto, Hoyas!
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| UPCOMING GUMC EVENTS
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Monday, April 18
12:00 p.m.
"Conceptual Frameworks to Guide Research and Development in Medical Education"
Wednesday, April 20
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Healy Hall, Bioethics Research Library (Room 102)
Saturday, April 23
Med-Dent
9:00 a.m.
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