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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital officially unveiled the brand new Verstandig Pavilion with a November 30 ribbon cutting ceremony, celebrating the opening of the hospital’s 477,000 square foot addition which is set to become the D.C. region’s most advanced health care facility.
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The Office of Jewish Life invites all members of the Georgetown community to come together in the Copley Formal Lounge on December 7, the first night of Hanukkah, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. for the University Hanukkah Celebration, which will include messages of light and hope for the world from across our community’s many spiritual traditions. Wishing light and peace to all celebrating this holiday season. | |
Celebrating the Life of Arthur Hoyte, Founder of the GEMS Program | |
Arthur Hamilton Hoyte, MD, founder of the Georgetown Experimental Medical Studies (GEMS) program, died October 26 after a brief illness. In 1976, Hoyte founded GEMS, a post-baccalaureate experience for students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have experienced and/or overcome significant challenges. Hoyte’s educational legacy looms large; GEMS has prepared over 900 graduates, including over 564 physicians and 252 other health care professionals. To learn more about Hoyte’s life, please visit his full obituary.
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Remembering Worta McCaskill-Stevens, Georgetown Honorary Degree Recipient and School of Medicine Alumna | |
Medical oncologist Worta McCaskill-Stevens (M'85) is remembered as a tireless champion for her work addressing cancer disparities. The founding director of the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP), and a Georgetown alumna and honorary degree recipient, died peacefully on November 15. In her 2017 School of Medicine commencement address, McCaskill-Stevens told the graduating class, "Recognize the light within you. See yourself with your own eyes and love yourself with your own heart ... Please know that you have everything you need inside you." Read a tribute to McCaskill-Stevens written by her friends, Georgetown's Lucile Adams-Campbell, PhD, and John Hopkins' Otis Brawley, MD, in The Cancer Letter.
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Deadline Monday: Submit Nominations by December 4 for the President’s Awards for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers | |
All members of the Georgetown community are invited to nominate exceptional full-time faculty members for the President’s Awards for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers. Learn more about the President’s Awards for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers.
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The last day for COVID-19 PCR testing via the Shield T3 vending machines on campus will be December 15.
Students can access PCR testing via the MedStar Georgetown University Student Health Center. Students, faculty and staff can also access PCR testing via One Medical. The Student Health Center and One Medical will bill your health insurance providers first for services provided, and you or your family are responsible for any charges not covered by insurance.
If you receive a positive test result from an antigen or PCR test, please report your result through the COVID-19 Test Result Submission form.
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Supporting Our Community in Diversity | |
Georgetown is deeply committed to fostering a safe, welcoming and inclusive community that respects the inherent dignity and shared humanity of each and every Hoya. In an effort to support our community and provide resources and support, especially during this difficult time, the university has launched a “Resources to Support Our Community in Diversity” webpage.
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New Office of Technology Commercialization Website Launches | |
Georgetown University’s Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) is driven by a passionate commitment to transforming innovations into impactful solutions. Visit their newly updated website to learn more about OTC’s work.
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In the new year, there will be a new Hoya on campus. Georgetown announced that a four-month-old puppy, Jack the Bulldog, will be the next official university mascot. He will arrive on the Hilltop early in 2024.
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Opportunities for Holiday Giving | |
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The Angel Book Drive is an opportunity for members of the Georgetown community to bring the gift of reading to children and young adults in the Washington, D.C. area who have limited access to reading materials. Please join us this year by donating a copy of your favorite new or gently used children’s book, or select a book from the Angel Book Drive wish list. Books may be dropped off at collection sites in the Building D lobby, the Pre-Clinical Science Building in front of Dahlgren Memorial Library or the front lobby of St. Mary’s Hall.
To donate to the Angel Book Drive online, visit the Angel Book Drive wish list, select the books you would like to donate, and mail donations to:
Attn: Angel Book Drive, 3700 O Street NW, Healy Hall 204, Washington, DC 20057.
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This holiday season, medical students are raising funds to purchase gifts and host a holiday party for children living at The Triumph, a temporary housing facility in southeast Washington, DC operated by Community of Hope. Donate to support the HOYA Clinic Holiday Toy Drive. | |
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In partnership with the School of Nursing Committee on Mission and Values, the Mary’s Center Holiday Toy Drive provides gifts for more than 1,000 children during the holiday season. Donations may be made through the Mary’s Center Holiday Toy Drive Amazon Wish List.
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Monday, December 4
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
A panel of speakers will highlight I-REACH research and resources, including a new remote scholar program designed to support candidates and research that contributes to I-REACH’s mission to promote diversity and inclusion. Please register.
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Monday, December 4
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Maguire Hall 304 Conference Room and via Zoom
Matt Boyce, PhD candidate in Georgetown’s Global Infectious Diseases Program and Wynn Fellow at the Center for Global Health Science and Security, presents the results from a survey focused on what cities were doing to prepare for pandemics prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions implemented in response to that pandemic. Sponsored by the Center for Global Health Science and Security, the School of Health’s Department of Health Management and Policy, and the Global Health Institute. RSVP required.
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Monday, December 4
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by D. Branch Moody, MD, professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, associate physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Part of the Center for Metabolomic Studies Seminar Series.
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Monday, December 4
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Learn about the findings of the Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey (COACHE survey), administered to Georgetown-employed faculty in 2022 by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The town hall will also include comparison data from selected peer institutions.
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Tuesday, December 5
11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to add a quiz to a recording in Panopto, retrieve results, and use a Panopto quiz as a Canvas assignment.
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Tuesday, December 5
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Basic Science Building 341 and via Zoom
Presented by Rahul Saxena, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology. Part of the Bhussry Seminar Series. Sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology.
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Wednesday, December 6
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn about open science and open data, finding datasets from generalized and specialized data repositories, academic repositories, and open access data repositories, as well as issues relating to data reuse, like ethics and data cleaning.
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Wednesday, December 6
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Designed for clinical research professionals and others vested in the care of research participants. The series provides opportunities for professional development as well as updates on GU policies, procedures and operations related to clinical research.
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Thursday, December 7
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to make Zoom Cloud recordings that are automatically copied to Panopto, prevent their unintentional deletion or archiving, and restore recordings from the Panopto archive.
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Thursday, December 7
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Presented by Theo Heller, MD, section chief, Translational Hepatology Section, Liver Diseases Branch, senior investigator, Clinical Research Section, Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH. Part of the Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series.
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Thursday, December 7
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Peggy Slota, DNP, RN, FAAN, professor and director, DNP Graduate Studies, Georgetown University School of Nursing, and Holly Healy, DNP, FNP-C, IBCLC, TCYM-C (GU’22), nurse practitioner, Verve Holistic Health. Part of the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Scholarship Research Seminar Series. Sponsored by the School of Nursing.
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Friday, December 8
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Anita Y. Kinney, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor of biostatistics and epidemiology, and director, Center for Cancer Health Equity, Rutgers University School of Public Health. 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, December 8
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Presented by Vito Rebecca, PhD, assistant professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, joint appointment in oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Part of the Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series.
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Tuesday, December 12
11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
Via Zoom
Learn the process of creating narrated presentation videos using PowerPoint 365 and how to offer a comprehensive learning experience that covers everything from recording to editing and sharing.
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Wednesday, December 13
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Join a conversation on the future of US health care, moderated by Christopher King, PhD, dean of Georgetown’s School of Health, featuring Michael Chappelear (NHS'16), co-founder & COO, Endear Health; Catherine Hayes (NHS’03), president & co-founder, Cardea Health; Ricardo Nuila, MD (C’00), physician, professor of medicine, and author of “The People’s Hospital”; and Ryung Suh (M'98, MPP'98, MBA'03), associate professor, Department of Health Systems Administration. Hosted by the Georgetown University Alumni Association Career & Lifelong Learning, Hoyas in Health and the School of Health.
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Wednesday, December 13
5:15 - 6:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Led by Sneha Daya, MD, associate professor, department of medicine, participants will review the complex power dynamics of the clinical learning environment and practice communication skills to help create connection with learners and foster spaces of belonging. Part of the Equity Forward Faculty Workshops series.
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Thursday, December 14
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Explore ways of creating engaging and interactive teaching and learning content with PowerPoint presentations and external tools: Zoom’s PowerPoint as a Virtual Background, Poll Everywhere/Mentimeter’s PowerPoint add-In, Panopto’s quiz feature, and VoiceThread’s Adding Comments feature.
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Friday, December 15
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Presented by Anil Rustgi, MD, director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Part of the Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series.
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