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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

GUMC Debuts $10M Classroom Renovation

GUMC Debuts $10M Classroom Renovation

By Marina Pitofsky November 3, 2015

The new W. Proctor Harvey Clinical Teaching Amphitheater at the Georgetown University Medical Center, a space that will host courses with more hands-on, clinical curricula, officially opened Oct. 23. The...

GUMC Appoints Dean of Diversity, Inclusion

By Lucy Pash October 2, 2015

The Georgetown University Medical Center named Susan Cheng the first senior associate dean of diversity and inclusion in August. She is heading a new office focusing on fostering diversity across the institution. Formerly...

Researchers Advocate Better Awareness for Asian Patients

By Emily Tu March 20, 2015

Improving communication between physicians and patients with a focus on cultural awareness is crucial to facilitate more effective medical care for people of Asian descent, according to researchers from...

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Georgetown University Medical Center students performed a die-in outside of the hospital today.

GU Medical Students Participate in White Coat Die-In Day

By Jess Kelham-Hohler December 11, 2014

Around 40 medical students from Georgetown University School of Medicine participated in a protest outside the hospital today as part of a nationwide medical student movement called White Coat Die-In...

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GUMC professor Elissa Newport

GUMC Professor Wins Award

By Giovanna Azevedo November 11, 2014

Elissa Newport, professor of neurology and Director of the Georgetown University/MedStar National Rehabilitation Network Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery, has been announced as one of the winners...

Lombardi Supports Breast Cancer Group

By Simon Rhee November 4, 2014

Sharsheret, a national nonprofit organization supporting young women of Jewish backgrounds fighting breast cancer, has partnered with the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center to evaluate and...

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Juan Luis Tirado (COL ’16) smokes an e-cigarette. In their report, Cobb and Abrams called for FDA approval of e-cigarettes.

Reports Calls for FDA Regulation of E-Cigarettes

By Deirdre Collins October 31, 2014

Researchers at the Georgetown University Medical Center published a brief perspective urging the Food and Drug Administration to accelerate regulations that would decrease safety concerns of e-cigarettes...

With Med Alums, Blue Angels Again Able to Soar

By Allison Cannella March 25, 2014

After forced spending cuts put the U.S. Navy’s flight demonstration squadron,“The Blue Angels,” on the ground for a year, the Angels have gone airborne once again, with Lieutenant Commander Mark...

NIH Budget Cuts Threaten GU Medical Center Research

By Griffin Cohen December 6, 2013

Federal budget cuts to the National Institute of Health have already started to take their toll on researchers at the Georgetown University Medical Center. With a fiscal year 2013 budget of $32 billion,...

GUMC Admins Hold Town Hall

By Andrew Wilson October 18, 2013

Georgetown University Medical Center administrators presented updates to faculty members about progress at the medical school and the effects of the government shutdown as well as the 2010 Campus Plan...

Numbers Overlook GUMC’s Value

By Howard Federoff March 1, 2012

To the Editor: The article "Med Center Deficit Over $22 Million" (The Hoya, A1, Feb. 23, 2012) focused on Georgetown University Medical Center's debt, but it failed to articulate any of the Medical...

GUMC Targeted in Burglaries, Thefts

By Sarah Kaplan February 6, 2012

The Department of Public Safety is investigating a string of five thefts and burglaries of items totaling nearly $1,500 from buildings at the Georgetown University Medical Center. The incidents occurred...

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