The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) named assistant professor Joan Burggraf Riley (NHS’76, G’97) as the 2009 District of Columbia Professor of the Year.
Research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine says mammograms every other year at age 50 are more beneficial and cause less harm than annual screenings.
Newsmakers highlights the innovative research, published materials and accolades of faculty and staff at Georgetown University. Catch a glimpse of who's listed this week.
The Georgetown University women's basketball team will open the 2009-10 season Saturday afternoon against the Missouri State Lady Bears. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. ET at the JQH Arena in Springfield, Mo. This game marks the first meeting between the two squads and Georgetown's first time against the Missouri Valley Conference. Last year, the BIG EAST was 5-1 against MVC opponents.
The Georgetown University volleyball team (13-16, 3-10 BIG EAST) could not hold off No. 24 Notre Dame (19-4, 13-0 BIG EAST), as the Hoyas fell to the Fighting Irish, 3-0 (22-25,20-25,19-25) on Friday night at the Joyce Center. Kortney Robinson (Pleasant Grove, Utah/Pleasant Grove) had a double double, leading the Hoyas with 12 kills and 10 digs.
Growing up in WWII Palestine: The Diary of Sami Amr
Dr. Kimberly Katz of Towson University interpreted the diary of a young Palestinian man during World War II, as expressed through the writings of Sami Amr. She recently completed a book exploring the diary in depth.
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