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Incoming School of Nursing Dean Receives Excellence in Governance Award

Incoming School of Nursing Dean Receives Excellence in Governance Award

By Annie Kane April 28, 2022

Roberta Waite, the incoming dean at Georgetown University’s newly established School of Nursing, received Modern Healthcare magazine’s Excellence in Governance Award. The award, presented by the...

NHS Partners with DC Organization To Host Annual Day of Service

NHS Partners with DC Organization To Host Annual Day of Service

By Akashdiya Chakraborty March 31, 2022

Georgetown University’s School of Nursing and Health Studies (NHS) organized its first Day of Service since the start of the pandemic, with 16 students from various majors across the school volunteering...

NHS Welcomes Its First Visiting Jesuit Chair

NHS Welcomes Its First Visiting Jesuit Chair

By Ethan Johanson January 20, 2022

Rev. Michael Rozier, S.J., assistant professor of health management and policy at Saint Louis University, will serve as a visiting Jesuit chair this semester in the department of health systems administration...

Medical and Nursing Students Volunteer in Vaccination Distribution

Medical and Nursing Students Volunteer in Vaccination Distribution

By Heather Doherty March 17, 2021

When Dr. Carole Roan Gresenz, interim dean of the School of Nursing and Health Studies, had the idea to recruit Georgetown University students for COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts, a group of her...

Student Interest in Public Health Minor Surges Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Student Interest in Public Health Minor Surges Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

By Campus News Editor February 25, 2021

The number of students enrolled as public health minors in the Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies has increased significantly over the course of the last year in conjunction with...

NHS Will Split Into Two Separate Schools of Nursing, Health

NHS Will Split Into Two Separate Schools of Nursing, Health

By Hansen Lian December 8, 2020

Two new undergraduate schools, the Georgetown School of Nursing and the Georgetown School of Health, will replace the existing Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies. Under the...

KEENAN SAMWAY/THE HOYA The Youth Vote Amendment Act of 2018, which was proposed by D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) in April and would allow 16-and 17-year-olds to vote, has been indefinitely delayed.

Georgetown Report Highlights Racial Disparities in Health in DC

By Hansen Lian June 9, 2020

A report published by the Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies found that Black residents in Washington, D.C., on average live considerably shorter, less healthy lives than white...

To the Misunderstood Majors

To the Misunderstood Majors

By Jessica Alexander and Jessica Alexander March 16, 2020

It’s that time of year again, when a whole new cohort of sophomores sets out to choose which major they want to cry over for two more years. Each department picks out its best outfit and lines, naive...

Early Alzheimer’s Can Lead To Overspending, Study Shows

Early Alzheimer’s Can Lead To Overspending, Study Shows

By Elizabeth Brenneman November 1, 2019

Early stages of Alzheimer’s disease weaken cognitive abilities to make responsible financial decisions before diagnosis, according to a new study released by the Georgetown University Medical Center...

NHS Professors Receive Awards, Fellowships

NHS Professors Receive Awards, Fellowships

By Luke DiMartino October 4, 2019

Professors Mary Wakefield and Carol Taylor (GRD ’97) from the School of Nursing and Health Studies will be honored by the American Academy of Nursing this month for their accomplishments and contributions...

@DFAJGENBAUM/INSTAGRAM | David Fajgenbaum (NHS 07) was diagnosed with Castleman disease, a rare disorder in which the body’s lymph nodes overproduce cells, causing excessive inflammation which can lead to problems like organ failure and internal bleeding.

Former Football Quarterback Releases Book on Quest for Cure

By Rachel Friedman September 20, 2019

Former Georgetown University football quarterback Dr. David Fajgenbaum (NHS ’07) published a memoir Sept. 10 that follows his struggle with Castleman disease and his efforts to pioneer a cure. In...

GEORGETOWN COLLEGE | Commencement speakers like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie impart graduates with wisdom that embodies the values they learned at Georgetown.

Carefully Selected, Grad Speakers Reflect Georgetown Values

By Grey Rosenzweig May 15, 2019

Each year, the schools of Georgetown University set out to select individuals who embody the values of the institution to deliver the commencement addresses to the graduating class. Though they conclude...

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