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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Kate Hwang/The Hoya | Five teams of graduate students presented pitches to address policy issues in the Washington, D.C. area at the McCourt School’s Public Policy Challenge, an annual graduate policy innovation competition, April 5.

McCourt School Public Policy Challenge Finalists Pitch Innovative Ideas To Solve DC Policy Issues

By Kate Hwang, Graduate Desk Editor April 16, 2024

Five teams of graduate students presented pitches to address policy issues in the Washington, D.C. area at the McCourt School’s Public Policy Challenge, an annual graduate policy innovation competition,...

GERMS Welcomes New Members, Equipment for 2023 - 2024 Year

GERMS Welcomes New Members, Equipment for 2023 – 2024 Year

By Ranee Brady September 7, 2023

The Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service (GERMS), an entirely student-run, volunteer emergency ambulance service, welcomed 12 new members and a new supervisory vehicle to begin the academic year. The...

Mind the STEM Gap | Inequities in Science Research Endanger Women’s Lives

Mind the STEM Gap | Inequities in Science Research Endanger Women’s Lives

By Maria Posada March 15, 2023

Research based on the body of an ‘average man’ for the standard of science is endangering the lives of women every day. Treating women like they are men between the ages of 25 and 30 weighing 75 kilograms...

MANENS | The NFL Must Prioritize Safety Over Profit

MANENS | The NFL Must Prioritize Safety Over Profit

By Benjamin Manens January 19, 2023

When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed because of cardiac arrest after a tackle midway through the team’s Jan. 2 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 17 of the NFL season, league...

KANG: Reexamine the Value of Clinical Empathy

By Esther Kang January 23, 2020

Normally, we’d like to think of empathy as an unquestionably good quality. Understanding the why and how of another person’s emotional experience resolves conflict, supposedly moves us away from tribalistic...

Cohen Talks Organ Econ.

By Upasana Kaku October 19, 2010

Lloyd Cohen is not afraid of controversy. So when he drew supply and demand curves for human body parts on a whiteboard to illustrate the benefits of a market for organs, he did so with the confidence...

D.C. May Legalize Medical Marijuana

By Laura Engshuber January 26, 2010

The D.C. Council is preparing to introduce a resolution that aims to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes in the District. The bill would require a written approval from a primary physician and would...

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