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Receiving the David F. Andretta Summer Research Fellowship gave Iman Ibrahim (H’24), a global health major with a minor in Arabic, the opportunity to spend five weeks in Turkey working on a project titled “Medicine and Migration: Understanding Operational and Social Challenges to Service Delivery and Healthcare Decision-Making for Syrian Migrants in Turkey.”
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Dozens of Georgetown students rolled up their sleeves during the lunch hour recently to receive their annual flu vaccine shot from their classmates at the School of Nursing, building a sense of community across campus by demonstrating how Hoyas take care of each other.
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Heritage Months at Georgetown | |
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Georgetown celebrates Disability Cultural Month each October alongside the federally-recognized National Disability Employment Awareness Month, highlighting the many and varied contributions of people with disabilities to our university community and to society at large. We invite you to explore our Celebrating Disability Pride, Communities and Culture at Georgetown landing page to learn more about the academic programs, scholarship, faculty, students, staff, and alumni committed to celebrating and advocating for individuals with disabilities.
We also invite you to join us for the range of events planned for Disability Cultural Month, including opportunities hosted by the recently launched Disability Cultural Center.
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Center for Health Equity Hosts Open House October 12 | The Center for Health Equity will host an open house on Thursday, October 12 at 11:00 a.m. in the Warwick Evans Conference Room, Building D. Attendees will learn more about the Center for Health Equity Advisory Committee and subcommittees in community engagement, research, mentorship, education, training and faculty development. If you can't participate in the open house in person, email the Center for a Zoom link. Apply here to join the Center for Health Equity Advisory Committee here. | |
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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's “Pavilion Progress” newsletter features new images of the Verstandig Pavilion in preparation for its opening. The activation of the pavilion begins Dec.10 when patients will start being seen in the new emergency department. Beginning on Dec. 11, all surgeries will be performed in the new state-of-the-art operating rooms in the pavilion and inpatient units will begin being relocated to the pavilion. All inpatient unit moves expected to be complete by Dec. 12.
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Nominations for the GUMC Staff Community Award Due by November 17 | |
The GUMC Staff Community Award honors colleagues who show positivity, perseverance and resilience in their work and go above and beyond on behalf of our community. Awardees will be nominated by students, staff, administrators or faculty members, and chosen by the GUMC Staff/AAP Caucus committee and select others. Up to two awardees will be selected each quarter to receive a $1,250 cash award and recognition celebration with GUMC leadership. Learn more about the award and submit nominations here.
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Current sophomores and juniors who are planning research-focused careers in engineering, mathematics and the natural sciences are invited to learn more about the Goldwater Scholarship. Georgetown’s deadline to apply for institutional nomination is November 15 at 12:00 p.m. ET. Visit crf.georgetown.edu/goldwater for more information.
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US Department of Education “Graduate Education of Related Service Providers at Georgetown University in Early Intervention: A Washington Area Consortium” Toby Long (H325R230053) |
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Wednesday, October 11
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Via Zoom
Featuring Kelly Clark, MD, founder and president of Addiction Crisis Solutions. Part of the Health and the Public Interest (HAPI) MS program seminar series.
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Wednesday, October 11
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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Wednesday, October 11
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Med-Dent SW107 (oral presentations), Harvey Amphitheater South (keynote) and Pre-Clinical Science Building, Hallway C (poster presentations and reception)
Doctoral students share their dissertation research with colleagues from other disciplines. Avindra Nath, MD, clinical director of National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will give a keynote presentation at 1:00 p.m. titled “The Longevity of COVID, Why It Occurs and What Can We Do About It.”
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Thursday, October 12
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
University employed faculty are invited to this virtual orientation and refresher session on the resources available for faculty development. Hosted by the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs.
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Thursday, October 12
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Presented by Florian Wruck, PhD, senior application scientist R&D with LUMICKS, a life science tools company. Part of the Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series.
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Friday, October 13
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Shelley Fuld Nasso, MPP, chief executive officer, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. Presentation to be followed by a Meet the Speaker Session at 11:00 a.m. Part of the Survivorship Research Initiative Seminar Series.
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Friday, October 13
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Presented by Ben Stanton, PhD, principal investigator, Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Diseases, the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital; assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine; member, Leukemia Research Program, OSUCCC – The James. Part of the Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series.
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Friday, October 13
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Featuring Elissa Newport, PhD, professor of neurology and rehabilitation medicine and director of the Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery. Part of the Clinical and Translational Research Grand Rounds. Co-sponsored by GHUCCTS and MedStar Health Research Institute.
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Friday, October 13
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn two important tools for data analysis in Excel, VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables, which help merge multiple datasets and get quick summary information from large datasets.
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Saturday, October 14
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Leavey Center, Ballroom
Students, staff and faculty can get the annual flu vaccination and the newest formulation of the COVID-19 vaccine (while supplies last) on campus. Learn more about how to schedule your vaccination appointment and upcoming vaccine clinic dates here.
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Monday, October 16
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Michael Snyder, PhD, professor, Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine. Part of the Center for Metabolomic Studies Seminar Series.
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Tuesday, October 17
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Riggs Library, Healy Hall
Have your headshot taken by the university photographer at no cost. First come, first served. Follow these instructions to download your photos, which should be available within a week.
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Tuesday, October 17
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Basic Science Building Room 341 and via Zoom
Presented by Naroa Gimenez-Camino, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Biotechnology Program, Department of Biochemistry, Georgetown. Part of the Bhussry Seminar Series. Sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology.
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Wednesday, October 18
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn to make the most of Excel for cleaning and standardizing your data, including how to remove duplicates and extra spaces, highlight errors and use text to columns to parse data.
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Wednesday, October 18
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Via Zoom
Featuring Ellen Carlin, DVM, assistant research professor at Georgetown’s Center for Global Health Science and Security. Part of the Health and the Public Interest (HAPI) MS Program Seminar Series.
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Wednesday, October 18
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
St. Mary’s Hall, Room 126
This information session for students offers students’ perspectives on how to get involved in research, present it, and participate in the 2024 Undergraduate Research Conference.
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Thursday, October 19
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Leavey Center, Bulldog Alley
Students, staff and faculty can get the annual flu vaccination and the newest formulation of the COVID-19 vaccine (while supplies last) on campus. Learn more about how to schedule your vaccination appointment and upcoming vaccine clinic dates here.
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Thursday, October 19
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn the basics of data visualization in R using ggplot2. R for Total Beginners Workshop or equivalent required.
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Thursday, October 19
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Presented by Kai Liu, PhD, professor, Department of Physics, Georgetown University. Part of the Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series.
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Friday, October 20
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
St. Mary's Hall, Ground Floor
Give the gift of life by donating blood. Sign up for an appointment to donate with Inova Blood Donor Services here.
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Friday, October 20
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Presented by Teresa Zimmers, PhD, professor of cell, developmental and cancer biology, co-leader, Cancer Biology Program, Knight Cancer Institute, co-leader, Patient Resiliency Program, Brenden-Colson Center for Pancreatic Care, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University. Part of the Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series.
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Friday, October 20
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. Part of the MHRI-GHUCCTS Monthly Statistical Seminar Series. Sponsored by GHUCCTS.
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Friday, October 20
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to record macros and edit them using VBA to automate repetitive tasks in Excel. Basic Excel experience required.
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Friday, October 20
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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“Cracking the Code: Navigating the Frontier of Early Cancer Detection” | |
Saturday, October 21
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
LL Bles Building, Radiation Medicine Conference Room and via Teams
Presented by Jerry Jaboin, MD, PhD, MBA, FACRO, professor and chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, The University of Oklahoma. Part of the Department of Radiation Medicine Grand Rounds/Visiting Professor. Co-sponsored by Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities Research. Text 80935 to 202-796-7323 to receive CME credit.
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