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In her third column of of the semester, Keerthana Ramanathan (SOH 26), gives us insight into the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy through the lens of rising measles cases. What drives it and how can we address it?

THE INTERSECTION | Measles: A Lesson for Vaccine Hesitancy

By Keerthana Ramanathan, Science Columnist April 25, 2024

In the United States, measles cases have increased  17-fold in the first quarter of 2024 alone, and epidemiologists are seeing similar patterns all over the world. Parts of England are experiencing their...

Wikimedia Commons | Four reproductive health and justice experts highlighted the importance of global human rights guidelines on planning US abortion policy at an event hosted by the Georgetown University Global Health Institute Apr. 18.

Medical, Legal Experts Consider Human Rights Implications of Murky Medical Exceptions to Abortion Bans at Online Talk

By Audrey Twyford, Staff Science Writer April 24, 2024

The Georgetown University Global Health Institute invited four reproductive health and justice experts to weigh in on the human rights impacts of abortion bans in the United States at an April 18 online...

ILLUSTRATION BY: ROHINI KUDVA/The Hoya | The GU Medical Center Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series hosted Raj Chari, who illuminated the various use cases of gene editing to advance cancer research, on April 18.

GU Medical Center Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series Illuminates Uses of Gene Editing in Cancer Research

By Joseph Zuccarello, Science Writer April 24, 2024

A researcher highlighted gene editing and its therapeutic applications in a talk April 18. Raj Chari, director of the Genome Modification Core Laboratory at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer...

Camille Vandeveer/The Hoya | Composer Felipe Pérez Santiago and cellist Cristina Aristas performance at the Earth at the Crossroads 2.0 conference merged art and science, while inviting reflection on the urgent call to address the climate crisis.

Georgetown Conference Explores the Intersection of Space Exploration, Climate Change

By Camille Vandeveer, Senior Science Editor April 24, 2024

Composer Felipe Pérez Santiago and cellist Cristina Arista took audience members on a journey through the cosmos, inviting them to consider humanity’s place in the universe and take responsibility for...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | On April 16, President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) announced that Dr. Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., a renowned clinician and educator, will serve as the new executive vice president of health sciences at the GUMC.

Dr. Norman J. Beauchamp Jr. Appointed New Executive Vice President for Health Sciences at GUMC

By Sahana Arumani, Senior Science Editor April 24, 2024

Dr. Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., a nationally renowned neurointerventional radiologist and clinical educator, will join Georgetown University July 1 to serve as the new executive vice president for health...

PALLAVI BOMMAREDDY/THE HOYA | The 21st annual Georgetown University Undergraduate Research Conference featured posters and oral presentations from 94 GU student researchers, with poster topics ranging from tumor biology to the social determinants of health.

Georgetown Undergraduates Push Frontiers of Knowledge at Annual Research Conference

By Audrey Twyford, Senior Science Editor April 17, 2024

The Georgetown University Undergraduate Research Conference showcased student research in science and health-related fields April 17, offering participants the chance to talk about their work with peers...

@THEEARTHCOMMONS/INSTAGRAM | Its time to get outside! Georgetown students participating in Earth Commonss Get Outside Challenge are completing nature-based challenges tailored to their interests and benefiting from the mental and physical health boosts of time spent outdoors.

SPOTLIGHT: GU Students ‘Get Outside’ in Earth Commons Challenge

By Sydney Hudson, Special to The Hoya April 17, 2024

The Earth Commons, Georgetown University’s hub for environmental sustainability, launched a month-long Get Outside Challenge encouraging students to spend more time outdoors in celebration of Earth Month. The...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | Two GUMC physicians highlighted the intersection between Catholic social thought and healthcare, particularly the role of values such as “cura personalis” in patient care, at an event hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life.

GUMC Doctors Unite Catholic Social Thought and Medicine at Campus Talk

By Beatrice Wilson, Science Writer April 17, 2024

Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, an effort to promote civil and substantive dialogue on Catholic social teachings, invited community members to learn about...

@GUMS4PALESTINE/INSTAGRAM | Healthcare workers are facing dire shortages in key medical resources in Gaza, worsening the humanitarian crisis, according to an April 5th panel organized by the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS), the School of Foreign Service (SFS) and the School of Medicine (SOM).

“Voices from Palestine” Event Sheds Light on Ongoing Health Care Challenges in Gaza

By Caroline Blakeman, Science Writer April 12, 2024

Academic organizations at Georgetown University brought together an April 5 panel of medical professionals and humanitarian volunteers with firsthand experience in Gaza. Hosted by the Center for Contemporary...

HAAN JUN LEE/THE HOYA | The Georgetown community united to watch the April 8 eclipse as it passed over the District, donning solar viewing glasses and peering through the Astronomical Societys solar telescope to get a peek as the rare astronomical event.

Solar Eclipse Sparks Excitement at Georgetown

By Ruth Noll and Catherine Hart April 12, 2024

Georgetown University students and community members gathered with blankets, friends and solar viewing glasses on Healy and Copley Lawns to observe a partial solar eclipse as it passed over Washington,...

Naya Karam (SOH 26) returns with another column in her Eco-Health and Equity series, in which she spotlights the urgent issue of lead contamination in D.C., and offers ways to increase awareness about the severe health risks that this poses.

ECO-HEALTH AND EQUITY | How Lead Poisoning in DC Affects the District’s Vulnerable Populations

By Naya Karam, Science Columnist April 11, 2024

Less than 50 years ago, lead was ubiquitous in the United States. Lead paint coated the walls of around 24% of homes, while lead pipes distributed water throughout the country. Though the federal government...

In Shivali Voras (SFS 26) second column of her From Field to Future series, she argues for the utilization of natural carbon capture and storage techniques in combatting the global warming crisis.

FROM FIELD TO FUTURE | Nature’s Antipyretic: Carbon Capture

By Shivali Vora, Science Columnist April 6, 2024

For the first time on record, global warming has surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius in one year, pushing Earth’s life to its adaptive limits. From raging wildfires to rising seas, what was once on the distant...

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