We celebrate the many contributions of our women students, faculty and staff to our university community and society at large, and recognize the broad range of teaching, scholarship and advocacy at Georgetown that advance women’s history and equality. Learn about upcoming events to celebrate Women’s History Month at Georgetown.
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Georgetown has created a new Center for Health Equity, led by Michelle Roett, MD, to prepare graduate and undergraduate students for careers that will prioritize community health and reduce health disparities. |
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Black people living in rural areas of North Carolina were found to have better mental health than white people despite their exposure to various forms of racism and discrimination. This paradoxical finding, one of the first to explore this relationship and has implications for other areas of the country, was reported by researchers at Georgetown University and their colleagues online in the journal Social Science & Medicine: Mental Health. The research was led by Caroline Efird, PhD, a Racial Justice Institute Fellow.
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Results from a pair of clinical trials published in recent months have changed the treatment landscape for people with advanced melanoma, offering a clearer path for improved survival. The studies, conducted at Georgetown Lombardi and other cancer centers around the country, explored the best treatment options and timing for people with advanced melanoma. |
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The GUMC cluster hire search committee invites you to Job and Chalk Talks with the following cluster hire candidates. RSVP here. Visit this calendar to stay up to date on future talks. Email ofaa@georgetown.edu with questions.
Job Talk: “Inhibitory Circuits and Mechanisms in the Hippocampus”
Monday, March 6, 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Medical-Dental Building, Room SW107 and via Zoom
Chalk Talk: Tuesday, March 7, 1:30 - 2:45 p.m., Warwick Evans Conference Room, Building D and via Zoom
Job Talk: “The Role of Metabolite Homeostasis in Protein Misfolding and Disease”
Monday, March 6, 2:30 - 3:45 p.m., Medical-Dental Building, Room SW107 and via Zoom
Chalk Talk: Tuesday, March 7, 10:15 - 11:30 a.m., Warwick Evans Conference Room, Building D and via Zoom
Job Talk: “The Cognitive Neuroscience of Spatial Navigation and Aging: From the Laboratory to the Real World”
Monday, March 13, 2:30 - 3:45 p.m., Medical-Dental Building, SW107 and via Zoom
Chalk Talk: Tuesday, March 14, 12:45 - 2:00 p.m., Warwick Evans Conference Room, Building D and via Zoom
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On March 6, DUO two-factor authentication will have a new look. Instead of seeing the traditional DUO screen when you log into a Georgetown system, you will now see a screen on your computer asking you to “Check for a DUO push” and “verify it’s you by approving the notification.” You should click on DUO on your cell phone to log in as usual. Contact help@georgetown.edu with questions.
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The Second Annual Georgetown Center for Healthy Aging Symposium, “Advancing Knowledge About Aging to Improve Health and Health Care,” will take place July 12. The symposium will include posters, oral presentations and panel discussions on special topics such as new research collaborations, career development, community outreach and grant proposal development. Learn more and submit your abstract here. Contact Bill Rebeck, PhD, or Pamela Saunders, PhD, with questions. |
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The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) Translational Biomedical Science TL1 (TBS/TL1) Program is offering five Responsible Conduct of Research sessions via Zoom. The series will provide face-to-face training for predoctoral students, postdoctoral fellows and early career investigators in the responsible conduct of research to promote ethical, rigorous and reproducible science. |
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The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science is pleased to announce the launch of their 2023-2024 GHUCCTS Pilot Awards application cycle. Applications are due March 20. |
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The 2023-2024 NIH TL1 Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) Training Program, funded by the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is accepting applications. Applicants must be predoctoral students who have completed their qualifying exams in PhD programs at Georgetown or Howard, or postdoctoral fellows with primary appointments at Georgetown, Howard, a MedStar institution or the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Apply by May 1. |
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Submit Your Poetry for the Eighth Annual Virtual Poetry Cafe |
Original poems on the themes of “Vibrant Words: Giving Voice to Community” are being accepted for the Eighth Annual Virtual Poetry Cafe, sponsored by the Georgetown Lombardi Arts & Humanities Program and the Department of Mission & Pastoral Care . Contributors will be invited to read at the April 20 event and their work will be featured in the 2024 issue of “Lombardi Voices.” Send poems to Abigail Perelman by March 17.
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National Eye Institute “Variability of Brain Reorganization in Blindness” - Ella Striem-Amit (R01EY034515)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke “Dissecting functional subgroups and closed-loop circuits between the pedunculopontine nucleus and the basal ganglia” - Michel Fallah (F30NS132399)
National Cancer Institute “Thyroid cancer research” - Alaina L Carr (K99CA277588)
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Every Monday through April 3
12:05 - 12:20 p.m.
In honor of Lent, Sr. Celeste Mokrzycki, SSJ, chaplain for the School of Health and School of Nursing, will lead a weekly virtual communal Ignatian Examen, a prayer exercise rooted in Ignatian spirituality. This contemplative prayer can be used by all faith traditions.
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Wednesday, March 8
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
Join the O’Neill Institute’s Center for Transformational Health Law for the launch of two WHO Policy Briefs on the policy response to alcohol consumption and tobacco use during the COVID-19 pandemic in the South-East Asia and Africa regions.
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Wednesday, March 8
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn the basics of Tableau Desktop and how to use it to create effective data visualizations for research, articles, presentations, posters, and other scholarly works.
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Friday, March 10
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Georgetown University Law Center and via Zoom
Join the O’Neill Institute and the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Legal Preparedness Action Package for an in-person and virtual event exploring the essential role that legal mapping plays in fortifying legal preparedness for public health emergencies.
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Friday, March 10
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Linda Carlson, PhD, Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology, full professor in psychosocial oncology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, director of research and clinical psychologist, Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre. Lecture followed by Meet the Speaker session at 11:00 a.m. Part of the Survivorship Research Initiative Seminar Series.
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Friday, March 10
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn the latest Zoom features that can enhance your teaching experience and improve student engagement in your classes, including enhanced whiteboard and polling options, communicating with breakout rooms, and post-meeting survey and reporting.
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Friday, March 10
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Featuring Alan T. Remaley, MD, PhD, senior investigator and section chief, Lipoprotein Metabolism Laboratory, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Part of the Clinical and Translational Research Grand Rounds. Co-sponsored by GHUCCTS and MedStar Health Research Institute.
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Friday, March 10
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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Monday, March 13
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Craig Wheelock, PhD, associate professor, Unit of Integrative Metabolomics, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Part of the Center for Metabolomic Studies Seminar Series.
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Wednesday, March 15
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Maguire Hall 304 Conference Room and via Zoom
Presented by Abbey Woolverton, PhD candidate in Georgetown’s Global Infectious Disease Program and former data science and visualization STAR fellow in the USAID Bureau for Global Health. Part of the Global Health Security Seminar Series. RSVP requested.
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Wednesday, March 15
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to upload your CV, add your personal website information, upload a syllabus, publications and more.
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Thursday, March 16
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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Thursday, March 16
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Presented by Jennifer Pluznick, PhD, associate professor of physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Part of the Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series.
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Friday, March 17
Georgetown University Healey Family Student Center and via Facebook
11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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Friday, March 17
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
The sixth of 12 sessions of the CENTILE-sponsored Teaching Certificate Program is presented by Megha Shah Fitzpatrick, MD, attending and associate professor, pediatric critical care medicine, vice chair of pediatrics, education, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, pediatric clerkship director, School of Medicine, and Yianna Vovides, PhD, director, learning design and research, professor of the practice, CNDLS.
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Friday, March 17
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Carlos Mendes De Leon, PhD, professor of oncology, member, Georgetown Lombardi. Part of the Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series.
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Friday, March 17
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Paul Kolm, PhD, associate director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute, as part of the MHRI-GHUCCTS Monthly Statistical Seminar Series.
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Friday, March 17
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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