All Posts: student research

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Two School of Health Graduates Earn Fulbright Awards to Advance Global Health Research

Two School of Health alumni have been awarded prestigious Fulbright grants to pursue research in New Zealand and India that blends rigorous science with community-centered public…

February 6, 2026

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School of Health Student Uncovers Barriers to Sickle Cell Care in Rural Ghana

Tara-Yesomi Wenegieme (G’26), a student in the Master of Science in Global Health program, is completing her 14-week international fieldwork requirement in Dodowa, a rural part…

December 9, 2025

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School of Health Student Presents Foundational Cancer Research at International Conference

School of Health student Keerthana Ramanathan (H’26) presented her team's foundational cancer research at the 37th International Papillomavirus Conference (IPVS) in Bangkok,…

November 21, 2025

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HIV Has Devastated Her Home. She’s Pursuing a PhD to Channel Aid Where It’s Needed

Martha Cameron (G’25, G’30), from Lusaka, Zambia, has both lived with HIV and built a globe-spanning career in HIV awareness. She has continued her work at Georgetown, first…

August 7, 2025

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School of Health Student Uncovers the Impact of Ecological Changes on Indigenous Peoples’ Mental Health

Arjun Chhabra (H’25, M’29) explored the connections between the mental health of the Oglala Lakota people on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge reservation and changing…

May 28, 2025

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Two School of Health Alumni Receive Fulbright Scholarships

Sahana Arumani (H’25) and Shagun Gandhi (H’25) from the School of Health have been selected as Fulbright Scholars for studies in the 2025-2026.…

May 27, 2025

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Students Find a Community of Researchers at Annual Undergraduate Research Conference

A record 109 Georgetown students from majors including biology, nursing, chemistry, psychology and human science presented their work at this year’s Undergraduate Research…

April 25, 2025

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Should You Take Antibiotics for a Sinus Infection? Students Are Working To Find Out

In the largest-of-its-kind study, Dan Merenstein, MD, professor in the School of Medicine and School of Health, and co-investigator Nawar Shara of MedStar Health, are…

April 14, 2025

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Health Student Presents at Global Social Justice Research Symposium

Fathia Fasasi (H’27), a sophomore with plans to major in Health Care Management & Policy, presented her summer research at the Global Social Justice Summer Research Symposium…

October 9, 2024

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School of Health Students Analyze Data for MedStar Health’s Community Health Needs Assessment

School of Health students contributed to the recently released 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment for the MedStar Health hospital.…

July 9, 2024