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WIKIMEDIA COMMONS | Science and policy experts tackled H5 influenza preparedness and response in a panel hosted by Georgetown's Global Health Institute and O'Neill Institute Nov. 15.

Influenza Vaccine Panels Integrate Multiple Approaches to Pandemic Preparedness

By Shivali Vora, Deputy Science Editor November 22, 2024

Science and policy experts from institutions across the United States came together to discuss the H5N1 influenza virus strain, also known as bird flu, in a webinar titled “Pandemic Influenza Vaccines:...

COURTESY DAISY FYNEWEVER | The Hoya Harvest Festival, organized by the Earth Commons, celebrated the Hoya Harvest Garden and sustainability at Georgetown on Oct. 18.

Hoya Harvest Festival Celebrates Sustainable Food Production on Campus

By Shivali Vora, Deputy Science Editor October 25, 2024

The Hoya Harvest Festival, an annual event organized by the Earth Commons to celebrate environmental and sustainability initiatives at Georgetown, brought community members together at the Regents Hall...

WIKIMEDIA COMMONS | The biology department invited Tovi Lehmann, a facility head at the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to speak about mosquito survival at high altitudes on Sept. 19 as part of their seminar series.

Biology Seminar Tracks Mosquitoes and Pathogens on the Move

By Shivali Vora, Deputy Science Editor September 27, 2024

Tovi Lehmann, facility head at the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke to students and faculty Sept. 19 about new findings regarding...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | Christina Marea, an associate professor in Georgetown University's School of Nursing, unveiled the role that structural racism has on reproductive justice and perinatal health outcomes in a seminar hosted by the Health and Public Interest master's program on Sept. 18.

Health and Public Interest Seminar Highlights Structural Racism in Reproductive Health

By Shivali Vora, Deputy Science Editor September 20, 2024

Christina Marea, an assistant professor in the School of Nursing and a faculty fellow at the Center for Social Justice, advocated for reproductive equity and safe child-rearing environments in a seminar...

WIKIMEDIA COMMONS | Shivali Vora (SFS '26) delves into the link between climate change and the recent rise of mosquito-borne diseases, specifically West Nile Virus.

West Nile Virus Makes News, But Not a Major Threat to Public Health on Campus, Faculty Say

By Shivali Vora, Deputy Science Editor September 13, 2024

While mosquito bites typically don’t cause more damage than an itchy welt, the West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, recently made news after Dr. Anthony Fauci contracted it in mid-August. The...

FROM FIELD TO FUTURE | Wastewater Treatment and the Path to Water Security

FROM FIELD TO FUTURE | Wastewater Treatment and the Path to Water Security

By Shivali Vora February 16, 2024

It is an unfortunate reality that the nations contributing the most to climate change are not the nations feeling its effects most intensely. The unprecedented population growth of the Anthropocene, the...

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