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School of Nursing & Health Studies Commencement Speaker Calls for Witness and Presence
Sister Norma Pimentel, MJ, is the featured speaker at the School of Nursing & Health Studies’ 2022 commencement ceremony on May.…
May 18, 2022
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Undergraduates Shed Light on the Effects of COVID-19 in North Korea
NHS students Abigail Corrao (NHS’23) and Matthew Carvalho (NHS’23) researched COVID-19’s effects on North Korea and recently presented their findings at the inaugural…
May 13, 2022
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Deep-Seated Values at Core for Inaugural School of Health Dean, Christopher King, PhD, MHSc, FACHE
(May 12, 2022) — On the road to being named the inaugural dean of Georgetown’s soon-to-be-launched School of Health, Christopher J. King, PhD, MHSc, FACHE, has worn…
May 12, 2022
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In Values Based Lecture, Griffith Discusses Ways to Achieve Health Equity
Derek Griffith, PhD, professor of health systems administration at the School of Nursing & Health Studies and founding co-director of Georgetown’s Racial Justice Institute,…
April 30, 2022
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Annual Undergraduate Research Conference Showcases the Diversity of the Scientific Community at Georgetown
The Undergraduate Research Conference, an annual event that showcases the variety of undergraduate research conducted at Georgetown, returned to an in-person format April 21 at…
April 29, 2022
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Higher COVID-19 Death Rates in the Southern U.S. Due to Behavior Differences
WASHINGTON (April 28, 2022) — During the pre-Omicron phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, regions of the U.S. had markedly different mortality rates, primarily due to…
April 28, 2022
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Hoyas Show Support for Ukraine
Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Hoyas from the medical center have provided support by training civilians to treat those wounded in the…
April 14, 2022
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NHS Sophomore Named 2022 Goldwater Scholar
(March 28, 2022) — Nadia Sadanandan (NHS’24), a sophomore in the School of Nursing & Health Studies majoring in human science, has been named a 2022 Goldwater…
March 28, 2022
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NHS Students Volunteer at Community-Based Organization on Day of Service
On the School of Nursing & Health Studies Day of Service, 16 students volunteered in shifts to pack meals and groceries for Food & Friends clients at their headquarters in…
March 25, 2022
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To Close Racial Health Inequity Chasm, a Comprehensive Audit of Historical Policies, Events and Practices is Needed
Writing in the February 2022 “Racism & Health” issue of Health Affairs, Christopher J. King, PhD, MHSc, FACHE, chair of the Department of Health Systems Administration at, …
February 7, 2022