Archive: Fall 2020
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Dr. Christopher King Was the Keynote Speaker at the DC Hospital Association’s 2020 Patient Safety & Quality Summit
Dr. Christopher King was the keynote speaker at the DC Hospital Association’s 2020 Virtual Patient Safety & Quality Summit that took place between October 19 and 23, 2020. His keynote lecture was titled Racial Equity: A Prerequisite for Advancing Quality and Population Health.
Category: Past events
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“Such a Time As This”: Racial Justice and the University Series: Racial Justice, Science, and Health
This series of conversations explored how Georgetown faculty’s research advances racial justice. The sessions considered how racial justice produces certain responsibilities for researchers. They also examined how the pursuit of justice informs the impact of the speakers’ work. Beyond focusing on individual work, they also explored how the mission of Georgetown University informs and supports this work.
Category: Past events
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Readings and Talks featuring Valeria Luiselli
Evening with award-winning novelist and essayist, Valeria Luiselli. This event was moderated by Lannan Center Director and author Aminatta Forna and was cosponsored by the Georgetown Medical Humanities Initiative.
Categories: Media, Past events
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Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan Featured in the Shakti: Powerful Feminine: A Navarātri 2020 Speaker Series
In October 2020, Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan was featured in the Shakti: Powerful Feminine: A Navarātri 2020 Speaker Series. The event centered on impactful South Asian women coming from different realms but united by their energy and boldness. It was co-sponsored by Georgetown Hindu Student Association, Georgetown University’s Women’s Center, Georgetown University’s Dharmic Life, Yale University Chaplain’s Office, and Princeton University Hindu Life Program.
Category: Past events
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Making Communities: Public Science in the Time of COVID-19. A Conversation featuring Margaret Talbot (New Yorker) and Don Undeen (Georgetown’s Maker Hub)
What happens when supply line production of essential goods and equipment is disrupted? Can public science offer solutions? Citizen scientists and community labs are developing everything from affordable insulin to low-cost, open-source medical supplies. During the COVID-19 pandemic, maker communities such as Georgetown’s Maker Hub began producing personal protective equipment (PPE) for local healthcare facilities.
Category: Past events
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Dr. Christopher King Featured in the “Promoting Health Equity and Food Security through Medically Tailored Meals” Panel
Dr. Christopher King participated in the Promoting Health Equity and Food Security through Medically Tailored Meals the discussion, which explored the ways in which medically tailored meals help disrupt the connection between inadequate nutrition and poor health.
Category: Past events
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Georgetown Now: A Conversation with Georgetown President John J. DeGioia featuring John McNeill
Conversation between Georgetown President John J. DeGioia and John McNeill.
Category: Past events
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The Coronavirus Pandemic in Historical Perspective, with Professor Timothy Newfield
In this event, hosted by Georgetown University Press, Georgetown College, and Georgetown University Library as part of the Books for a Better World series, Timothy Newfield talks about the history of infectious disease in the ancient world.
Category: Past events
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Climate History Podcast, Episode 16: “Pandemics and Climate Change: What History Tells Us About Today’s Greatest Challenges” with Timothy Newfield
Timothy Newfield talks with co-hosts Dagomar Degroot and Emma Moesswilde about what led him to the History and Biology departments at Georgetown University, and about his work in the thriving field of historical epidemiology.
Categories: Media, Past events
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Estudos Medievais Podcast, Mundus Series Episode 1: “Plague and Climate Change” with Timothy Newfield
Timothy Newfield talks with Isabela Alves Silva about the Justinianic Plague and climate change in the beginning of the Middle Ages.
Categories: Media, Past events