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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

Georgetown Magazine

Dec 2019

A Whole-Institution Approach

Committed to a whole-institution approach, Adanna J. Johnson leads the news Office of Student Equity and Inclusion

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Meghan Twohey at Sixth and I Synagogue in Washington DC

Oct 2019

Alumna Megan Twohey Broke the Harvey Weinstein Story That Helped Spark a Movement

Twohey and co-author Jodi Kantor exposed decades of alleged sexual harassment, abuse, and cover up by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Medical Spotlight

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Sep 2019

Shining a Light on Drug Industry Influence

With the impact of the opioid crisis continuing to unfold, Georgetown convened health professionals in June for a hard look at what is happening now and what can we do better going forward, as a...

Georgetown Magazine

May 2019

Olympian Crosses Borders in Life and Sports

Rookie bobsledder Chris Kinney (C’11) was at the starting line for his first Olympic run at last year’s Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Korea, when a chant of “Hoya Saxa!” pierced the air.

Georgetown Magazine

May 2019

Endogenous Protein May be Used to Reverse Metabolic Disorders

A study of obese mice by a Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center research team has found a natural protein to be a powerful regulator in metabolism.

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May 2019

Lives Well Lived

Lives Well Lived honors a few alumni who have recently passed away with short obituaries. We share with you these portraits of alumni beyond the headlines who have made an indelible impact living day...

Georgetown Magazine

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Lucile Adams-Campbell

May 2019

Washingtonian Magazine Honors Epidemiologist for Alleviating Health Disparities in D.C.

Washingtonian magazine named Lucile Adams-Campbell a Washingtonian of the Year. She's a national leader in minority health and health disparities research.

Georgetown Magazine

May 2019

Alumni Bring D.C.’s Unique Jazz History Center Stage

With the recently released book DC Jazz: Stories of Jazz Music in Washington, DC, Georgetown alumni and faculty are shining a spotlight on the city’s important role in the genre’s development.

Georgetown Magazine

May 2019

Georgetown Researcher Partners With NASA to Detect Alien Life

If life exists on other planets, would an Earth-bound scientist even be able to detect it? Georgetown Assistant Professor of Biology Sarah Stewart Johnson is throwing out all assumptions and building...

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Shavini Fernando (G’18) wears a first-level prototype of OxiWear, her invention to alert users with pulmonary hypertension when their oxygen levels drop critically low. Fernando has the condition herself.

May 2019

A Life-Saving Device That Could Save the Inventor

In fall 2018, Shavini Fernando (G’18) swept two Georgetown entrepreneurship pitch competitions, won four awards, and earned a total of $40,500 for her invention of OxiWear, a wearable tech device...

Georgetown Magazine

May 2019

‘Generation I’ Fosters Whole Selves and Vulnerabilities

For the growing number of Georgetown School of Medicine students who are the first in their families to pursue medicine, navigating the path into and through medical school can be especially...

Georgetown Magazine

May 2019

‘If Not Me, Then Who?’

When Dr. Ayaz Virji (C’96, M’00) and his family moved to rural Minnesota, they were the only Muslims in their community. Things went well until the election of Donald Trump. Somewhat reluctantly,...

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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A Whole-Institution Approach

Alumna Megan Twohey Broke the Harvey Weinstein Story That Helped Spark a Movement

Shining a Light on Drug Industry Influence

Olympian Crosses Borders in Life and Sports

Endogenous Protein May be Used to Reverse Metabolic Disorders

Lives Well Lived

Washingtonian Magazine Honors Epidemiologist for Alleviating Health Disparities in D.C.

Alumni Bring D.C.’s Unique Jazz History Center Stage

Georgetown Researcher Partners With NASA to Detect Alien Life

A Life-Saving Device That Could Save the Inventor

‘Generation I’ Fosters Whole Selves and Vulnerabilities

‘If Not Me, Then Who?’

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

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