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Evans Encourages Collaboration in Research and Teaching
Rebekah Evans, PhD, assistant professor in neuroscience, researches the neural circuitry involved in the development of Parkinson’s disease while mentoring and training…
February 17, 2026
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What Repetitive Head Impacts Do to the Brain
Concussions and repetitive head impacts are common in sports. Neuroscience professor Mark Burns, PhD, explores what happens in the brain during head impacts and how to possibly…
February 12, 2026
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Innovative Biomedical and Genetics Research Projects Net PhD Students ARCS Scholar Awards
Four doctoral candidates at Georgetown University, including MD/PhD candidate Alexander Lekan (G’26, M’28) in the Tumor Biology Program at the School of Medicine, have been…
February 9, 2026
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‘We’ve Been Blessed’: Transformational Bequest Will Provide Scholarships for STEM Undergraduates, Medical Students
With a transformational bequest, School of Dentistry alumnus Richard Calabrese (D’77) and his wife, Angela, will establish two endowed scholarship funds designed to help…
February 2, 2026
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Inaugural Thomas A. Reynolds III Return to Function Challenge Grant Recipients Selected
Two multidisciplinary teams have been selected as the inaugural recipients of the Thomas A. Reynolds III Return to Function Challenge Grants, which support translational science…
January 14, 2026
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4 Tips To Counter Brain Rot in 2026, According to Medical School Professors
Learn more about what brain rot is and how to combat it without having to commit to a full social media detox with these tips from professors at Georgetown’s School of.…
January 12, 2026
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Clearing the Brain of Aging Cells Could Aid Epilepsy and Reduce Seizures
A new study from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center found that temporal lobe epilepsy can be treated in mice by either genetically or pharmaceutically…
December 22, 2025
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Professor Makes Strides in Pancreatic Cancer Detection and Treatment
Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all cancers. Jill Smith, MD, is working to improve the disease’s grim statistics. Over the past decade, Smith, a…
December 19, 2025
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Former Federal Employees Find Renewed Purpose in Georgetown Graduate Programs
Georgetown’s federal employee tuition scholarship program helps recent federal workers upskill or pivot in their.…
December 19, 2025
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Study Reveals New Ways the Brain Regulates Communication Between Neurons
A new finding from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center shows that the learning process of associating cues with rewards can be altered by increased or decreased…
December 9, 2025