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Georgetown University professor emeritus Michael Stoto discussed his recent work regarding measuring and assessing public health emergency preparedness on Nov. 27, as part of the Global Health Security Seminars series.

Professor Michael Stoto Presents Findings on Public Health Emergency Preparedness

By Caleigh Keating December 1, 2023

Georgetown University department of health management and policy professor Michael Stoto discussed his recent work regarding measuring and assessing public health emergency preparedness at an on-campus...

SPOTLIGHT: National Preparedness Month

SPOTLIGHT: National Preparedness Month

By Sahana Arumani September 8, 2023

In light of September being National Preparedness Month, the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is hosting multiple events to educate the Georgetown community about emergency preparedness for the third...

ELIZA LAFFERTY AND PATRICK WALSH Georgetown University Student Association senate elected Eliza Lafferty (COL ’21) and Patrick Walsh (SFS ’21) as speaker and vice speaker.

GUSA Senate Elects Speaker, Vice Speaker

By Emily Leng October 12, 2018

Eliza Lafferty (COL ’21) and Patrick Walsh (SFS ’21) were elected speaker and vice speaker of the Georgetown University Student Association senate in an emergency senate meeting Oct. 2. Lafferty,...

PIXABAY Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) proposed emergency legislation to prohibit chemical compounds found in synthetic drugs after a recent upsurge in overdoses of K2, a strain of synthetic marijuana, in Washington, D.C.

Spike in Synthetic Marijuana Overdoses Prompts Emergency Legislation

By Elizabeth Douglas October 2, 2018

Following a dramatic uptick in reported overdoses of K2, a strain of synthetic marijuana, since mid-July, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) introduced emergency legislation to widen the scope of what constitutes...

Urgent Need for Urgent Care

By The Editorial Board September 30, 2014

For students, shrugging off sickness is a time-honored tradition, however foolish. Be it busy schedules, confidence in our immune systems or just downright laziness, many of us have not sought medical...

Campus Gun Violence Debate Stuck on Safety

By Jade Walsh September 5, 2014

Entering my first class of the school year, I claimed the desk closest to the door in anticipation of my mad dash to the next class. Notebook out, polite conversation conducted, my eyes wandered to the...

Emergency Preparation Questioned by Admins

By Katherine Richardson April 15, 2014

In the wake of recent tragedies such as the Navy Yard and Fort Hood shootings, some administrators and students working in public on-campus offices are worried for their safety in case of a similar emergency...

Emergency Management Department Receives FEMA Award

By Eitan Sayag October 19, 2012

Georgetown’s Department of Emergency Management and Operational Continuity was awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2012 FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Awards for its “Outstanding Community...

HOYAlert Keeps GU Informed

By Photo Editor October 14, 2011

From alerting residents about flying debris during Hurricane Irene to relaying the threat of an armed gunman at the Law Center's campus, the HOYAlert system has become a staple of university communication...

HOYAlert Keeps GU Informed

By Carolyn Clendenin October 14, 2011

From alerting residents about flying debris during Hurricane Irene to relaying the threat of an armed gunman at the Law Center's campus, the HOYAlert system has become a staple of university communication...

University Response Put to Test

By Eamon O'Connor October 29, 2010

As most of campus lay dormant early Saturday morning, a test of the university's crisis management protocol was just beginning.   Once authorities had discovered an alleged drug lab in a ninth-floor...

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