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News Releases

Does Your Brain Respond to What You Are Doing or How You Do It?

New research from Georgetown University provides insight into how the brain is organized around function versus body part, which has important implications for rehabilitation and a person’s return to function following a brain injury.

August 19, 2025

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News Releases

NIH-Funded Study Leads to New Understanding of How Stroke Impacts Reading

A key discovery about the impact of stroke on a person’s ability to read reveals why a deficit occurs — a finding that presents a possible opportunity for new therapeutic strategies to help people recover one of the most important life skills.

August 13, 2025

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News Stories

Celebrating a Milestone in Cancer Research

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of a paper by now-Georgetown Lombardi member Marc E. Lippman, MD, MACP, FRCP, and his colleague Gail Bolan, MD, that showed for the first time that the hormone estrogen can drive the growth of breast cancer. It was a pivotal moment in cancer research that has led to life-extending and lifesaving treatments for the thousands of people who develop breast cancer each year.

August 8, 2025

Special Events

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Commencement

View dates, times and other important information for the School of Medicine Commencement exercises.

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Medical Education Events

Throughout the academic year, the Medical Education Office of Student Affairs and medical student groups and organizations plan numerous events, including the White Coat Ceremony and Match Day.

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School of Medicine Events

All Upcoming Events

IPN/Neuroscience Seminar – Dr. Abigail MarshAug. 26

  • 12:00 pm
  • Med-Dent Building NE401

Naloxone Training and Distribution with HoyaDOPEAug. 27

  • 10:30 am
  • Georgetown University Law Center • 500 First Street NW Washington, District of Columbia 20001 United States

Advances in Technology and Instrumentation Seminar Series featuring Araceli BiosciencesSep. 10

  • 4:00 pm
  • Hybrid – New Research Building Auditorium & via Zoom