Georgetown University School of Health

10/10/2026

10/05/2026

Georgetown celebrates alongside the federally-recognized National Disability Employment Awareness Month, highlighting the multitude of contributions of people with disabilities to our university community and to society at large. https://bit.ly/4zaaJfn

10/01/2026

Georgetown joins the nation in celebrating LGBTQIA+ History Month, honoring the legacies, accomplishments and contributions of our LGBTQIA+ community to Georgetown and the world at large. https://bit.ly/3Vn26zk

09/28/2026

Two School of Health seniors spent the summer in East Africa examining global health and health equity through the eyes of the people there. Jordan Pai (H'27) and Kayla Wontumi (H'27) received the 2025-2026 Maeve Kennedy McKean Global Health Award to conduct faculty-mentored international fieldwork.

In Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, a region world-famous for producing elite marathoners, Pai explored how to get people interested in running. He found that "nobody runs by themselves" and hopes to use his interviews to develop a public health campaign encouraging more people to run.

In Zanzibar, Tanzania, Wontumi studied maternal mental health across six rural clinic sites with WAJAMAMA, a nonprofit founded by nurse-midwife alumna Nafisa Jiddawi (NHS'14). "So often in health studies, provider perspectives are prioritized," she noted, "but we need to listen directly to those receiving care as well."

Read more: https://health.georgetown.edu/news-story/georgetown-student-scholars-map-health-equity-and-community-care-in-east-africa/

School of Health students Jordan Pai (H’27) and Kayla Wontumi (H’27) set off for separate countries in East Africa this summer as recipients of the 2025-2026 Maeve Kennedy McKean Global Health Award.

09/20/2026

We wish all those observing Yom Kippur a blessed one. May you have an easy, meaningful fast.

09/17/2026

The globalization of biopharmaceutical innovation is likely to continue. The central challenge therefore is whether the US can use the heightened competition as a catalyst to strengthen its domestic ecosystem.

09/15/2026

Home Celebrating Latine Culture and Hispanic Heritage at Georgetown Celebrating Latine Culture and Hispanic Heritage at Georgetown Georgetown community members connect with Latine culture and Hispanic heritage through teaching, research and scholarship and by building community around shared identit...

09/11/2026

L'Shanah Tovah! To all observing the Jewish New Year, we wish you and your family a year of joy, blessings, peace, good health and prosperity.