By Emily Dabre, Graduate Desk Editor
• September 12, 2025
A United Nations (UN) human rights expert urged students to defend health care rights against threats from global governments and courts in a Sept. 8 lecture at Georgetown University.
Dr. Tlaleng...
By Annika McCanne, Special to The Hoya
• February 28, 2025
A medical professor advocated for community-based solutions and policies to address gun violence as a public health crisis during a virtual lecture Feb. 26.
Cassandra Crifasi, an associate professor...
At the Super Bowl LIX halftime show Feb. 9, Kendrick Lamar delivered an electrifying performance studded with political messaging. From Uncle Sam to a split American flag, Lamar — as a Pulitzer Prize-winning...
By Adrian Evers, Science Writer
• February 1, 2025
Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face his confirmation hearing before the United States Senate on Jan. 29 to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) following his...
By Erin Saunders, Deputy Features Editor
• April 12, 2024
The Georgetown University Student Health and Public Health teams informed the university community of a norovirus outbreak on campus in an April 4 email.
The email stated that, as of March...
A distinguished professor of the practice and senior advisor for global health at the Georgetown University School of Health discussed strategies to rebuild trust in public health at a Jan. 25 seminar...
The American Red Cross, headquartered in Washington, D.C., declared a nationwide emergency blood shortage on Jan. 7, urging all eligible people to donate.
In the D.C. area, the nationwide shortage...
Georgetown University department of health management and policy professor Michael Stoto discussed his recent work regarding measuring and assessing public health emergency preparedness at an on-campus...
The Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security, the Global Health Institute and the School of Health’s department of health management and policy hosted a Nov. 20 seminar about...
Gun violence has become a fixture of American life. In 2023, as of Feb. 20, there have already been more than 80 mass shootings, including those at Monterey Park, Calif., and Half Moon Bay, Calif., and...
Georgetown University is updating its public health guidelines for the Spring 2023 semester after a significant rise in respiratory infections around the country, including COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial...
Georgetown University students competed at the 2022 D.C. Public Health Case Challenge, an annual competition where teams from universities in the Washington, D.C. area create and present policy proposals...
