Study: Mammograms Every Two Years vs. Annually Nov 17, 2009
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. WASHINGTON, DC --- A year-long study byindependent leading cancer researchers have led to a conclusion thatwomenwith"average risk"for breast cancer may receive mammograms every other year instead of the annual exam. (W-USA News, DC)
FCC Mulls Broadband Network for Public Safety Nov 14, 2009
The Federal Communications Commission, which is developing a national broadband plan to present to Congress in February, today convened federal officials, doctors, police officers and first responders from around the country at Georgetown University to consider that issue ... "Broadband connectivity ads tremendous potential for expanding reach," said Howard Federoff, executive vice president of Georgetown University Medical Center. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Up close and personal with Jack Leslie Nov 14, 2009
In fact, upon his graduation in the late 1970s from the Georgetown University in Washington, the United States, he landed the job in the office of the late Senator Edward Kennedy. Political involvement. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
WilmerHale partner named Intel general counsel Nov 14, 2009
Melamed has also been an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. Most Read Stories. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
NCAA MID-ATLANTIC REGIONALS SET FOR SATURDAY AT UMES Nov 14, 2009
The Georgetown University men's team won last year's Mid-Atlantic Regional, while the host Princeton University won on the women's side. The event is free and open to the public, but there is a parking fee. (Umeshawks.com)
Gene Cohen, 65, psychiatrist who broke ground in geriatrics Nov 13, 2009
He graduated from Harvard College in 1966 and Georgetown University s School of Medicine in 1970. He received a doctorate in gerontology at the Union Institute and University in 1981. (Boston Globe)
Students to Rally for DPS Nov 13, 2009
Various campus groups, including GU Pride, the Georgetown University College Democrats, The Corp, Georgetowns chapter of the NAACP, United Feminists, Georgetown University Legislative Advocates and Nomadic Theatre are supporting the petition. This [rally] will show that there is broad-based support on this issue on campus. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
2010-2020 Campus Plan Drafted Nov 13, 2009
According to Olson, this will include transitioning Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle buses to biodiesel fuel and replacing the power plant chimney with a more efficient and environmentally-friendly one. There will also be new and improved GUTS bus routes, which will include improvements to the Canal Road entrance and a circular bus route through campus. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Usoc Turns To Tagliabue For Help In Board Matters Nov 13, 2009
"I believe that Paul is the ideal person to lead this committee, and the board is confident that the independent review panel will conduct a comprehensive and discerning analysis, taking into account the unique composition and needs of all members of the U.S. Olympic family. We look forward to hearing their findings and recommendations." The 68-year-old Tagliabue was commissioner of the NFL from 1989-2006 and currently serves as the chairman of the board of Georgetown University. "It is a... (ABC 7 News, DC)
GU Marks Fall of Wall Nov 13, 2009
Leo ODonovan, S.J., former president of Georgetown University; and Peter Schneider, a leading German novelist, essayist and professor in the German department. Georgetown was one of about 30 universities nationwide that planned events to commemorate the 20th anniversary, according to a press release by the German Embassy. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
In Egypt, Debate Grows Over a Successor to Mubarak Nov 13, 2009
"Since 2004, Egypt has witnessed more political and economic protests in any period since the 1919 revolution," says Georgetown University political scientist Samer Shehata. "That potentially poses a big problem for the regime. Those are things that could get out of control.". (Time.com)
Dan Pfeiffer: The Next White House Communications Boss Nov 13, 2009
Graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University in 1998. Credits his courses and classmates for fueling his interest in government. (Time.com)
Barton - Bertschmann Nov 13, 2009
Mr. Bertschmann graduated from The Oratory School, Reading, England, and received his bachelor s degree in international affairs from Georgetown University. He has worked for the federal government and the banking industry. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Businessman gives $5M to GMU Nov 12, 2009
Nguyen is the CEO of McLean-based Pragmatics, which he founded in 1985 after teaching at Georgetown University. The demand for IT professionals, computer scientists and engineers continues to grow, particularly in our area. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Fort Hood Highlights a Threat of Homegrown Jihad Nov 12, 2009
"I used to argue it was only terrorism if it were part of some identifiable, organized conspiracy," says Bruce Hoffman, a terrorism expert at Georgetown University and previously at the Rand Corp. and CIA. But he changed his definition in the latest version of his book Inside Terrorism because "this new strategy of al-Qaeda is to empower and motivate individuals to commit acts of violence completely outside any terrorist chain of command." Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut has dubbed Fort... (Time.com)
Chamber's Donohue Keeps Cash Coming After PG&E, Apple Defect, Obama Scolds Nov 12, 2009
He was the same as he is now, said , who went to work at the Chamber in the late 1970s while a student at Georgetown University. He was intense, a workaholic. (Bloomberg)
Radiation Therapy Technique Successfully Treats Pain In Patients With Advanced Cancer Nov 12, 2009
The study reviewed the outcomes of 228 patients treated with SRS at UPCI and Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC). Patients at UPCI received a single treatment of SRS while patients at GUMC generally received three treatment sessions. (Science Daily)
GUSA Creates Fund for Student Clubs Nov 11, 2009
The Georgetown University Student Association Senate passed an act on Sunday to establish the GUSA Fund, a supplementary source of funding for student clubs. The newly created fund fulfills. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Sinus Rinses May Do More Harm Than Good Nov 11, 2009
"They dropped to three per year." Nsouli is a clinical professor of pediatrics and allergy/immunology at Georgetown University School of Medicine and director of Watergate Allergy a Centers, in Washington D.C. ... SOURCES: Talal Nsouli, M.D., clinical professor, pediatrics and allergy, immunology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, and director, Watergate Allergy a Centers, Washington D.C.; Jordan S. Josephson, sinus specialist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; Michael J. Bergstein,... (MEDLINEplus)
Student Reports Verbal Bias Incident at 37th and Prospect Nov 10, 2009
On Nov. 1, a student was sent to Georgetown University Hospital after being. The next day, LGBTQ Resource Center Director Shiva Subbaraman found a note, which said Homo go home to India, on the door of the centers Leavey Center office. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Meet the man who changed Glenn Beck's life Nov 10, 2009
The book, written by a Georgetown University historian named Carroll Quigley, was called "Tragedy and Hope." Inside each copy, Skousen inserted handwritten notes urging his colleagues to read the book and embrace its truth. "Tragedy and Hope," Skousen believed, exposed the details of what would come to be known as the New World Order (NWO). (Salon)
Tech firms invent shortage panic Nov 10, 2009
Investigators B. Lindsay Lowell of Georgetown University and Harold Salzman of Rutgers University found that the flow of math and science students is strong except among high achievers, who are defecting to other majors and fields. In 2007, the same researchers reported in Into the Eye of the Storm that about three STEM graduates exist for every new STEM position, not counting openings caused by retirements. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Terror training camps smaller, harder to target Nov 10, 2009
"All you need is a shack or a house to learn how to fabricate explosives using homemade or commercially available ingredients," said Bruce Hoffman, a counterterrorism expert at Georgetown University and a longtime government adviser. Hoffman adds that in these harder-to-find camps, "they're not training insurgents, they're training terrorists for deployment to the west ... Some of them may be deployed in the insurgency, but I think its obvious that their value to these groups is not fighting on... (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
The rusting and fall of the Iron Curtain Nov 9, 2009
I was an ROTC-obsessed student at Georgetown University. Dad was a general on the Air Staff at the Pentagon, where he had worked late. (Boston Globe)
Fears Over Backlash Against Muslims in Military Nov 8, 2009
The armed services have a clear, well-known policy against discrimination, said Imam Yahya Hendi, a Georgetown University chaplain who has worked for more than a decade with U.S. military personnel. The military requires servicemembers to respect others' beliefs, and he has found officers take complaints of prejudice very seriously. (Time.com)
Stresses at Fort Hood Were Likely Intense for Hasan Nov 7, 2009
"If the leadership says another country is a threat, then the Muslim has the obligation to defend his country," says John Voll, an Islamic historian at Georgetown University, "... even if the other country is Islamic." But concerned over "the hatred that could come out," Representative Chet Edwards, a Texas Democrat whose district is near Fort Hood, told TIME he and Representative Keith Ellison, a Democrat from Minnesota and the lone Muslim in Congress, are seeking data on how many Muslims are... (Time.com)
Heres the point: Pandemic panic? Nov 7, 2009
Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., for example, reportedly had 250 cases of H1N1. Not so. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Forums Reflect on Bias Attacks, Student Safety Nov 7, 2009
Representatives of the Division of Student Affairs, the Georgetown University Student Association, the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Affirmative Action, the Student Safety Advisory Board and DPS attended the meeting. On Wednesday, over 40 students and members of GU Pride, the Graduate Studies Committee, the Asian American Student Association, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztln de Georgetown, the Jewish Student Association, Georgetowns chapter of the NAACP and other... (The Hoya, Washington DC)
The man who sold the war Nov 7, 2009
So, when George Tenet gave a speech at Georgetown University in February of 2004, exactly one year after Powell's speech, he made a reference at that time that said we're still trying to get access to the chief source on the mobile and biological weapons units. And when that happened it was like a red flag, it was like, What do you mean you're still trying to get access. (Salon)
Passing the buck on North Korea Nov 7, 2009
Victor Cha, a former White House Asia specialist and now a professor at Georgetown University, has a convoluted explanation that may actually make sense. "The argument for why it would be worthwhile to send Bosworth is to try to move the Chinese," he remarked on a visit here. (Asia Times Online)
New Treatment Option Emerging For Some With Early Stage Lung Cancer Nov 7, 2009
"Our goal has been to find a reasonable option for patients who don't want or can't tolerate surgery," says the study's lead author, Brian T. Collins, MD, a radiation oncologist with the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital ... "We use the FEV1 to grade the severity of a patient's COPD," says Eric D. Anderson, MD, a pulmonologist at Georgetown University Hospital and presenting author of the abstract. (Science Daily)
University researchers to study video games' affect on health Nov 6, 2009
Georgetown University which will also assign obese and overweight urban high school students to play the Wii Active competitively after school with the goal of lowering their body mass index (BMI); play the Wii Active cooperatively in a team after school with the goal of helping each other reduce their BMI, or play with no access to Wii Active after school. Long Island University, in Brooklyn, N.Y., which will compare the use of a commercially available dance pad video game, Dance Dance... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Two assaulted at Georgetown Nov 6, 2009
The recent alleged anti-gay assaults of two Georgetown University students has stirred both the Georgetown and GW LGBTQ communities and raised questions over whether gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and transgender students are safe ... Allied in Pride will consult Georgetown University and the Metropolitan Police Department's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit before taking action, Komo said ... Patrols by the GLLU and Second District officers will be increased in the area of Georgetown University as well. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Ailing uninsurables may face long wait for care Nov 6, 2009
"If you are somebody with cancer or a heart condition who needs immediate coverage and immediate treatment, that's not very helpful," said Karen Pollitz, a Georgetown University health policy professor. Senate Finance staffers say the restriction is meant to prevent people switching from more expensive coverage to take advantage of government assistance. (MSNBC -- Politics)
$800,000 In Club Funds Unspent Nov 6, 2009
The Georgetown University College Democrats usually gets the funding it needs, according to its president, Adam Feiler (SFS 09). Feiler added, though, that he does not believe that SAC needs such a large balance in the reserve account. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
One Year After Jena, Still Work to Be Done Nov 5, 2009
Last year saw strides made on addressing the concerns of the LGBTQ community, and the controversy caused by Georgetown University Grilling Society T-shirts that were viewed by some as degrading to women brought gender issues to the forefront of the community conscience last spring. I think last year was a banner year for people putting energy into those issues, Olson said. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Social Injustice Nov 5, 2009
Like other top-flight institutions of higher education, Georgetown University constantly affirms its dedication to advancing "social justice." Patrick Deneen takes on this claim of benevolence, accusing the school (and similar meritocratic elites throughout the country) of actually contributing to profound social inequalities. Social Injustice. (The American Conservative)
News in Brief Nov 5, 2009
Georgetown University Medical Centers Institute for Reproductive Health has received a three-year award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs to further the institutes groundbreaking research on natural family planning. The $600,000 award will enable researchers not only to make natural family planning methods accessible for Title X clients, but also to test strategies to overcome barriers that limit the availability and use of natural... (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Celebrating the memoir fiction's day is done? Nov 5, 2009
"Maureen Corrigan, who teaches autobiography at Georgetown University and reviews books on National Public Radio, says post-modern fiction with unreliable narrators or aspects of mystical realism is less approachable."Memoirs are easier for book groups to discuss," Corrigan says. "In general, people don't know how to talk about novels. With a memoir, they can talk about what they related to in the story. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Newton People Nov 4, 2009
Gourinovitch enrolled at Georgetown University in the fall. John L. Matthews, son of Tracy Matthews of Newton and John Matthews of Boston, was a member of the Rivers Big Band, which won a gold medal at the regional and state finals last year and was one of five groups in the country to qualify for the Mingus Competition in New York. (Newton Tab, MA)
Police Investigate Hate Crimes At Georgetown University Nov 4, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- Students at Georgetown University are outraged ove 00003249 r three alleged hate crimes aimed at gay and lesbian students ... Police say the suspect is a white male, 6'2" tall, and wore red and white face paint and a black leather jacket. Georgetown University officials e-mailed students about the incidents and about another that happened Monday. According to the e-mail, a written slur was posted to the door of the LGBTQ Resource Center. The District's Gay and Lesbian... (W-USA News, DC)
GUSA Fills Four Seats in Senate, Condemns Alleged Tuesday Assault Nov 3, 2009
In a meeting on Sunday, the Georgetown University Student Association Senate confirmed the results of special elections held to fill vacant senate seats. Shaalin Parekh (MSB 12) won the Copley Hall seat, Nolan Johnson (COL 11) won the seat for Village A sections E to H, Matthew Ginsberg (COL 11) won the townhouses seat and Clara Gustafson (SFS 13) won the seat for Harbin Hall floors six to nine. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Robert Rines, 87; noted scientist, lawyer, and musician who searched for ‘Nessie’ Nov 3, 2009
After the war, he worked in the federal patent office while getting a law degree at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. In 1972, he completed a doctorate in microwave technology at Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. Dr. Rines initially worked with the Boston law practice run by his father, also a patent attorney. (Boston Globe)
2nd Circuit Denies Torture Victim's Claim Over Rendition Nov 3, 2009
In a statement Monday, David Cole, the Georgetown University Law Center professor who argued Arar's appeal in cooperation with the Center for Constitutional Rights, said the ruling "effectively places executive officials above the law.". "This decision says that U.S. officials can intentionally send a man to be tortured abroad, bar him from any access to the courts while doing so, and then avoid any legal accountability thereafter," he said. (Law.com)
Iran nuclear program: Clock is ticking as uranium collects Nov 3, 2009
Iran's enrichment program "is the pacing element in determining when [Iran] would be capable of making a nuclear weapon," said Paul Pillar, a former US intelligence officer who is now a professor of security studies at Georgetown University, at a recent Arms Control Association seminar on the Iranian nuclear challenge. Right now it is far from a sure thing that Iran will agree to the US-backed proposal that it send most of its LEU to Russia for processing. (Christian Science Monitor)
Obamamania Cools to Luke Warm Nov 3, 2009
Whatever people think back home, Barack Obama's popularity abroad is irrefutable, argues Professor Clyde Wilcox of Georgetown University in Washington. He is "the first African-American president, a young man who has won many honors and done great things. He is a cultural phenomenon in the US and around the world," Wilcox said. (Newsmax)
Living and Learning: Inside Magis Row Nov 3, 2009
The Women and Spirituality house, founded by the Georgetown University Sisters for Christ, has a similar spiritual core. The Women and Spirituality house hopes to foster more conversations between women of different faith traditions, resident Yassi Tamdji (SFS 10) said. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
EAGLE SCOUT: Clearing a path to Winchesters past Nov 2, 2009
New said he plans on attending college, possibly Georgetown University, next fall, and is leaning toward political science. I ve can t remember a time not having a commitment to scouting, but I didn t always know what that commitment was all about, said New. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Student Assaulted in Second Reported Anti-Gay Incident This Week Nov 2, 2009
The victim was taken to the emergency room of Georgetown University Hospital by GERMS to be treated for injuries sustained in the assault. The PSA e-mailed to campus Sunday afternoon said the incident was reported at about 1:32 a.m. Sunday morning, but did not specify when the incident took place. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies Nov 2, 2009
Georgetown University, which started the nation's first graduate degree program in complementary and alternative medicine, strives for objectivity, said the program's director, Hakima Amri. "We are giving the facts, teaching what we know today. We are not promoting anything," she said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Passages & Obituaries Nov 1, 2009
Georgetown University sophomore Charley Cooper is busy. He has a full load of classes, hours of homework and a parttime job at a financial services company. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Field Hockey Tops Hoyas 5-1 Nov 1, 2009
WASHINGTON DC- - and each scored a pair of goals to help lift the 15th ranked University of Louisville field hockey team to a 5-1 win over Georgetown University Saturday at the William I Jacobs Recreational Complex at American University. The Cardinals (11-7) close BIG EAST Conference play with a 4-2 record, earning the No. 3 seed in the league tournament where they will play Connecticut Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1:30 p.m. at Providence College. (Uoflsports.com)
Wildcats Fall to Georgetown 4-3 in First Round of Match Play Nov 1, 2009
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. - The Villanova Wildcats fell to Georgetown University in the first-round of play at Pine Needles Golf Course on Friday afternoon. The Wildcats lost by a 3-4 margin in open play at the North Carolina venue. (Villanova.com)
GU Hospital Posts Surplus After Earning $643 Million Nov 1, 2009
Georgetown University Hospital had a 12 percent increase in revenue last year, according to MedStar Healths fiscal year 2007 annual report ... Joy Drass, who became president of Georgetown University Hospital in 2002, said that last years budget surplus allowed for critical reinvestment ... As a part of the MedStar Health system, Georgetown University Hospital has increased its admissions, received recognition as a best place to work and was the first hospital in Washington, D.C., to earn... (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Climb Every Continent, Surf Every Ocean Oct 31, 2009
Francis Slakey is a professor of physics at Georgetown University and a lobbyist for the American Physical Society. As part of the 2002 Olympic Games, he carried the Olympic torch from the steps of the U.S. Capitol. (Slate)
Reading student achievers Oct 31, 2009
Taylor currently attends Georgetown University. Thomas Williams and Ashley Stamatis of Reading, also 2009 Austin Prep graduates, qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher. (Reading Advocate, MA)
Congressman Headlines Human Rights Event Oct 31, 2009
The event was co-sponsored by the Lecture Fund, the Program on Justice and Peace, the department of government, Students Helping Honduras, Invisible Children: Schools for Schools, the Center for Social Justice, the Georgetown University College Democrats, Corp Philanthropy, the Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs and the Office of Federal Relations. I was really happy with the way so many campus groups collaborated, and I think that needs to happen more on the Georgetown campus as a... (The Hoya, Washington DC)
* Next 12 months key for US arms sales: analyst Oct 30, 2009
Nancy Tucker, author of a recent history of Taiwan and a history professor at Georgetown University, said the Obama administration was unenthusiastic about selling arms to Taiwan and has not made a single notification to the US Congress of any arms sales to date. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
GW to Host Prospect Camp Nov. 7-8 Oct 30, 2009
Coaches from Georgetown University, University of Maryland, Mount St. Mary's University, George Mason University and the University of Virginia will be in attendance. . (Gwsports.com)
Town Council candidates Q & A Oct 30, 2009
Martin H. Walsh (D) Employer: Glastonbury Board of Education Education (high school and college): Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C.-J.D.; Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT-B.A. ; North Country Union High School, Newport, VT-Diploma Military service: Military Policeman, United States Army 1978-1981 Civic and professional associations: Connecticut Education Association, U.N.I.C.O. (application pending) Political experience: Two Terms on Town Council (2005-2009); Board of... (Wethersfield Post, CT)
Constitutionality of Health Overhaul Questioned Oct 29, 2009
But Randy Barnett, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, asks, "Where in the [Constitution] is the power to mandate that individuals buy health insurance?" His answer: Nowhere. "The business of providing health insurance is now an entirely intrastate activity" beyond the regulatory sway of the federal government, he said. (Newsmax)
Judge-Stalking Trial Delayed After Defendant Checks Herself Into Hospital Oct 29, 2009
Nuevelle failed to show up to what was supposed to be the start of the trial Wednesday morning because she had checked herself into Georgetown University Hospital's emergency room. Nuevelle's lawyer, D.C. solo practitioner A. Kevin Fahey, asked that the trial be delayed until today. (Law.com)
Shunning science for higher-paying careers Oct 29, 2009
"Highly qualified students may be choosing a non-(science, technology, engineering and mathematics) job because it pays better, offers a more stable professional career, and/or perceived as less exposed to competition from low-wage economies," writes Georgetown University demographer Lindsay Lowell and colleagues, in the. "The problem may not be that there are too few (science) qualified college graduates, but rather that (science) firms are unable to attract them.". (USA Today -- Tech)
China hawks target US sign-off shuffle Oct 29, 2009
Burns is a Washington, DC-based attorney at Bryan Cave LLP, an adjunct professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center and editor-in-chief of ExportLawBlog. "Items on the US Munitions List are licensed by DDTC and are subject to the embargo in section 126.1 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations [ITAR], meaning, of course, that none of these items will be approved for export to [China]. Nothing in the bemoaned action by the Obama administration changed any of that or shifted... (Asia Times Online)
GUSA Act Considers Hate Crime Penalties Oct 28, 2009
The Georgetown University Student Association passed a resolution on Sunday that will allow the senate to discuss adding a more serious penalty for hate crimes in the Student Code of Conduct. In the Code of Conduct, bias as a motivation for crime is considered an aggravating parameter but not a separate violation. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
