1+ week, 1+ day ago   (569+ words) A Georgetown University student-run initiative is partnering with community leaders in India to promote sustainable solutions to iron deficiency anemia, a severe blood condition. Aashvi Bist (CAS ’27), one of the Georgetown Project RISHI’s co-presidents, said the initiative works toward improving…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (855+ words) The coinsurance rate for Georgetown University’s student health insurance plan will increase for the first time in at least eight years, doubling the share policyholders pay for some in-network coverage. The 2026-27 plan offers a 20% coinsurance rate — the percentage of a…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (337+ words) An interim human resources (HR) administrator was appointed Georgetown University’s vice president and chief human resources officer, the university announced July 9. Becci Menghini, who joined Georgetown as the interim chief human resources officer in December 2025, will oversee the university’s hiring…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago   (470+ words) A medical professor advocated for community-based solutions and policies to address gun violence as a public health crisis during a virtual lecture Feb. 26. Crifasi, the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions (CGVS), which conducts non-partisan research…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (542+ words) Four global health experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, analyzed lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and examined necessary improvements to prepare for future global health crises at a Georgetown University event March 17. Fauci said the quick scientific response to COVID-19 was…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (410+ words) Project Lighthouse, a mental health initiative launched by the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) mental health committee in 2016, announced it will reopen an online peer support service Feb. 3. Hannah Corwin (SOH ’26), president of Project Lighthouse, said the organization’s work is…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (246+ words) College students’ mental health has worsened in recent years, with higher numbers of students reporting symptoms of emotional distress and seeking mental health services. Georgetown University has not escaped these national trends, and faculty are eager to respond. Instead of…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (581+ words) Health officials in Alexandria, Va., created a new education program to prevent tick bites and Lyme disease transmission, the city announced April 16. The initiative, led by the Alexandria Health Department (ADH) and Department of Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Activities (RPCA),…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (567+ words) The drug manufacturing industry in the United States has been subject to intense scrutiny over its role in high drug prices. Prescription costs are deeply impactful on patient survival, with a modest $10 increase in prescription cost being associated with a…...