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Four Georgetown Students Competitively Selected to Participate in Leaders of Tomorrow Summit on March 31, 2015

The “Leaders of Tomorrow Summit” is the Mid-Atlantic region's first student-led, cross-functional and inter-generational leadership Summit featuring students, young…

March 17, 2015

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Alzheimer's Risk Genes Linked to Changes in Young, Healthy Brains

Conventional wisdom might indicate that bigger brains and enhanced memory performance in youth should help protect against the cognitive declines seen decades later in Alzheimer&…

March 13, 2015

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BGE Comes Together To Celebrate The New Lunar New Year (Year of the Sheep)

Xin nian kuai le. A room full of students and faculty learned that it meant “happy new year,” and said it together again in unison. The BGE Chinese New Year Party…

March 2, 2015

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SciPhD Workshop Teaches Students that There is More to Industry Jobs than Science Skills

“What can I do to start my professional career in industry” was the question on everyone’s mind. Master’s program students, PhD candidates, and Post…

February 4, 2015

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Nobel Prize Announcement

Students at Georgetown University Medical Center react to the large number of Nobel prize recipients from the US this year 2013, as reported on SVT by Stefan…

July 8, 2014

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Georgetown Alumnus Honored for Work with Disadvantaged Students

Georgetown alumnus Adeeb Barqawi has been named Teacher of the Year by the Texas Alternative Certification Association, one of three teachers selected for the 2012-2013 school…

July 7, 2014

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Georgetown Receives Amgen Foundation Grant to Take Lab Experience to the Classroom

The Amgen foundation is partnering with Georgetown to provide a real-world biotech lab experience to middle and high school.…

July 7, 2014

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Georgetown Student to Attend Annual Meeting of Nobel Laureates

Valerie Darcey, a doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience (IPN) at Georgetown, is one of 19 student researchers from the U.S. chosen to attend the 64th…

June 19, 2014

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Grad Student Who Battled Cancer to Lead National Advisory Board

Georgetown graduate student Daniel Bral, who battled Non-Hodgkin lymphoma as a child, is named chair of Teen Cancer America’s Young People’s Advisory.…

February 18, 2014

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Crowdsourcing competition allows Georgetown scientists to raise funds

Call it a wonky version of “American Idol” — or, perhaps more aptly, “Research for a Cause.” Four Georgetown University Medical Center scientists recently delivered 15…

February 11, 2014