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Five Mumps Cases Reported on Georgetown Main Campus

By Katrina Schmidt December 1, 2017

Five cases of mumps, a contagious disease preventable by vaccination, have been reported to the Student Health Center this semester. Three of those cases occurred this month, leading Assistant Vice...

PHOTO COURTESY OF OLIVIA WEISE

Entitled “After the Crisis,” photojournalist Sara Mays exhibit features photos from her travels to Sierra Leone and offers an intimate look into everyday life, documenting the struggle of the human subjects as they adapt to life without the loved ones they lost to Ebola.

Photojournalist Examines Post-Ebola Life in Sierra Leone

By Sarah Wright September 18, 2017

Photojournalism has the power to raise awareness for otherwise forgotten stories, according to photojournalist Sara May at an opening of her exhibit detailing the aftermath of the Ebola crisis in Sierra...

MEYERTHOLEN: Scientific Literacy: Left Out Liberal Art

MEYERTHOLEN: Scientific Literacy: Left Out Liberal Art

By Ed Meyertholen November 3, 2015

A few years ago, the Harvard Gazette published an article called “Way to Delay Huntington’s Disease Found.” These words would be music to the ears of families that endure the hardships of Huntington’s...

Vaccines Require Good Science and Human Unity

By Lauren Gros February 26, 2015

When I was a child, I thought vaccines gave me superpowers against disease. At my annual check-ups, my doctor would inject a magical potion, which gave me the ability to fight off any microscopic villains...

The Invisible Disease

By Anderson de Andrade February 11, 2015

According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, one in every 12 adults is affected by alcoholism. Alcoholism is diagnosed by risky drunk behaviors, alcohol dependence and binge drinking...

Club Covers Cost of Cups to Control Contamination

By Ashley Miller January 13, 2015

Cups for Campus, a new program initiated by School of Nursing and Health Studies students, is a program that, if initiated, would provide free cups and health education to students in order to prevent...

Klain Appointed Ebola Czar

By Suzanne Monyak October 21, 2014

President Barack Obama appointed Georgetown University adjunct professor Ron Klain (CAS ’83) to head the United States’ response to the Ebola outbreak Friday, affecting his role on campus this semester. "When...

Too Fit To Quit

Too Fit To Quit

By KP and KP May 29, 2013

Did you work out today? Eat healthy? Drink lots of water? Get proper sleep? Believe it or not, Hoyas, the answer is probably yes. That is, if you're in the D.C.-Metro Area. According to the American...

Student Diagnosed With Mumps

By Penny Hung May 8, 2013

An undergraduate student at Georgetown was recently diagnosed with mumps, Assistant Vice President for Student Health Services James C. Welsh announced to the campus community Tuesday. According to...

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