News Archive

Staff Treated to Breakfast, Speeches on Administration Professionals Day
May 8, 2012
Nearly 150 of the university's administrative professionals participated in a breakfast in their honor on April 25, Administrative Professionals Day.
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Several Events Planned for National Bike Month in May
May 8, 2012
Georgetown celebrates National Bike Month with information and discussion sessions scheduled throughout May.
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Georgetown Gets Grant of $500,000 for Breast Care Center
May 7, 2012
Georgetown's Capital Breast Care Center, which helps underserved women in the D.C. area, receives a grant from the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
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Student Honored in Health Policy Essay Contest
May 7, 2012
The first prize in KaiserEDU.org's national essay contest goes to Colleen Tapen (NHS'13), for her essay on a provision in the Affordable Care Act.
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Commencement 2012 to Feature Wide Range of Speakers
May 4, 2012
The CEO and co-founder of LivingSocial and the creator of "The Wire" are among those scheduled to speak during the university’s 2012 Commencement ceremonies May 17-20.
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Students Build on Science, Policy Class to Address Calcutta Problem
May 3, 2012
Three Georgetown students' coursework leads them to go to India on their own to research views on the often deadly problem of diarrheal disease in children.
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Senior Will Share Love of Science Through Teach for America
May 3, 2012
Von'Travis Dejanaro Crawford (NHS’12) recently earned the 2012 Leadership Award for his work with the Minority Health Initiative Group (MHIG) and Georgetown's After School Kids Program.
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Georgetown Tutors Local High School Students at White House
May 3, 2012
Members of Georgetown's English department and a few undergraduates have spent three Sundays this spring mentoring local high school students at The White House. The last Sunday will be May 6.
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Alumnus Plans to Use Fellowship to Promote Human Rights
May 2, 2012
Garvey Pierre (C’09) won a fellowship from the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program and plans to get a master’s degree in international education development from Columbia University.
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Mammogram Benefits Women 40-49 at Risk for Breast Cancer
May 1, 2012
A study by Georgetown and other researchers indicates that the benefits of mammography screening every other year for women aged 40-49 who are at risk for breast cancer outweigh the harms.
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