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TAYLOR YOUNG/THE HOYA | H*yas for Choice (HFC) and GU Medical Center’s Medical Students for Choice (MSFC) chapter invited obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) Dr. Sara Imershein for a lecture on abortion education.

Lecture Sheds Light on Abortion Topics Missing from GUSOM Curriculum

By Taylor Young, Deputy Science Editor March 12, 2025

Two pro-abortion student organizations hosted a virtual lecture on abortion education March 11.  H*yas for Choice (HFC), a reproductive rights organization at Georgetown University, and the Georgetown...

Courtesy of Georgetown University | A federal appeals court ruled July 1that Badar Khan Suri will remain out of custody as his immigration case proceeds.

GU Receives R1 Classification for Thirtieth Year

By Pritika Patel, Hoya Staff Writer March 1, 2025

Georgetown University secured the highest research classification from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, a framework that classifies research universities, for the 30th consecutive...

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...

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...

GUMC Study Finds New Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer in Mice, Moves to Clinical Trial

GUMC Study Finds New Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer in Mice, Moves to Clinical Trial

By Taylor Young February 15, 2024

Georgetown University researchers have begun a clinical trial for a new pancreatic cancer treatment that they found successful in mice, Georgetown University Medical Center announced Feb. 2. Dr. Louis...

Neuroscience Conference Draws Over 25,000 Attendees to Washington, D.C.

Neuroscience Conference Draws Over 25,000 Attendees to Washington, D.C.

By Pallavi Bommareddy November 15, 2023

Neuroscience 2023, the largest scientific conference in the world, drew over 25,000 attendees from around the world to Washington, D.C. this year from Nov. 11 to Nov. 15. The conference, organized...

GUMC, O’Neill Institute Host Naloxone Training in Honor of International Overdose Awareness Day

GUMC, O’Neill Institute Host Naloxone Training in Honor of International Overdose Awareness Day

By Allie Stevens September 8, 2023

The Addiction and Public Policy Initiative at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and the HoyaDOPE Project at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, a student group dedicated...

Georgetown Graduate Received Citizen Award from Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Georgetown Graduate Received Citizen Award from Congressional Medal of Honor Society

By Priyasha Chakravarti April 22, 2022

A Georgetown University graduate received the 2022 Citizens Honors Award for Service by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society for providing medical relief and training in global conflict zones.  Aaron...

Georgetown Medicine Students Host Melanin in Medicine Event Series

Georgetown Medicine Students Host Melanin in Medicine Event Series

By Annie Kane March 4, 2022

Students from the Georgetown University Medical Center’s (GUMC) chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), a national network of medical students of color, hosted an event series titled...

Georgetown Course Highlights Diverse Perspectives of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Georgetown Course Highlights Diverse Perspectives of the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Minoli Ediriweera February 3, 2022

A course offered in fall 2021, titled “How To End A Pandemic,” highlights the impact individuals from various sectors had on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.    Rebecca Katz,...

Georgetown Professors Publish Report on AI Model Results, Predict Potential Future SARS-related Virus Sources

Georgetown Professors Publish Report on AI Model Results, Predict Potential Future SARS-related Virus Sources

By Akashdiya Chakraborty January 21, 2022

A team of international researchers, including professors from the Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) worked with sources of past zoonotic viruses in order to develop models to predict where...

University Launching New Spring Courses, Developing New Major

University Launching New Spring Courses, Developing New Major

By Ishaan Rai November 8, 2019

Georgetown College is offering new undergraduate course opportunities in American Sign Language and interdisciplinary studies for the Spring 2020 semester as well as developing a new medical humanities...

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