[…]Respiratory Department of the “Henry Dynant Hospital” (2003 –2007) and the “Athens Medical Center” (2007 –2015). Since 2011, she holds the position of Scientific Director at the “George D. Behrakis RESEARCH LAB” (LAB) of the Hellenic Cancer Society, in addition to the position of Associate Director at the “Institute of Public Health”- The American College of Greece since 2015. Dr. Tzortzi is an experienced Respiratory Physician, Clinician, Lung Function Testing Specialist and Researcher with special interest in Respiratory Physiology and on the impact of active and passive smoking on Lung Function. She has translated and edited books on Respiratory Physiology […]
[…]Professor, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator, Chair of Academic Advisory Board of Center of Excellence in Sustainability, The American College of Greece, moderated the discussion. Parallel to the discussion, two booths were placed outside the Deree Student Lounge with informative material and videos created by the ACG Sustainability Leaders, the ES Society and ACG SDG Student Hub. Click here to watch the recording of the […]
[…]and portraits of both participants and lecturers. The Summer School on CSR was organized by the Center of Excellence for Sustainability and the Office of Public Affairs. Photo […]
[…]in collaboration with the ACG Institute for Hellenic Culture and the Liberal Arts (IHCLA), the ACG Center of Excellence in Food, Tourism, and Leisure (CoEFTL) and generously funded by Research England. The bootcamp addressed the definitional dilemma of the term ‘digital humanities’, with speakers discouraging any sense of uniformity and admitting that the term means ‘many things to many people.’ For Dr. MacCarron, the big question is how humanities scholars can bring the human in the digital. Large-scale quantitative analysis and distant reading are important in parsing the data, democratizing the process of research but computers cannot read the material, […]
[…]by: ActiveMedia Group, Deree Sports Management Program and Sports Management Society, Center of Excellence in Food, Tourism & Leisure, The American College of Greece About the event The biggest sports management conference and one of the biggest in Europe, Front Runners in Sports Management 5.0 is a free-to-attend conference organized by the experienced team of ActiveMedia Group, the multi-awarded sports marketing agency in Greece, and the Deree Sports Management Program and Sports Management Student Society. It takes place on Thursday, December 7, Friday, December 8 and Saturday, April December 9, 2023. This year, the conference will be delivered in a […]
[…]Investigator and the Scientific Supervisor of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center for Clinical, Experimental Surgery and Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece. She has 397 publications (131 articles in SCI journals, 10 in non-SCI journal, 1 book, 58 chapters in books, 144 in international conference proceedings, and 53 in national conference proceedings), which have a total impact factor of 800 and received 8330 citations (h-index=44, i10-index: 83). She was awarded the ‘Henning Andersen Prize’ of the European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology (basic research), as well as several prizes of the Hellenic Endocrine […]
[…]Role of Sports and Culture in Promoting Social Interaction in Greek–Turkish Relations,” took center stage at the Acropolis Museum in Athens on December 2, 2024. Organized by the Institute of Global Affairs (IGA) at The American College of Greece in collaboration with the Türkiye Research Foundation (TAV), the event reaffirmed the potential of cultural and sports diplomacy in fostering mutual understanding and cooperation between the two neighboring nations. Building on the success of previous forums held in Istanbul and Athens, the 2024 edition explored how sports and culture can serve as bridges, fostering dialogue and collaboration. The event brought together […]
[…]and a creative platform nurturing innovation and the exchange of ideas. This year’s talks centered on the theme “Re-imagine Greece” featuring 18 distinguished speakers, among whom was Dr. David G. Horner, President of The American College of Greece. Dr. Horner spoke to an audience of over 1,400 people in the second session of the day, titled “A Letter from the Future: Greece in 2030” sending an optimistic – yet achievable – message from our future reality. After a brief and witty look into his family past, Dr. Horner unfolded his vision for the future through an inspiring, hopeful, and optimistic […]
[…]Ecology and Biodiversity Management from the University of Athens. Her present research interests center around Mediterranean ecosystems and biodiversity, forest fires and ecosystem services, education for the environment and sustainability, environmental health, and active and experiential learning in STEM disciplines. In the early years of her career, she conducted research on protein-DNA interactions and hormone-regulated, tissue-specific gene expression. She has developed and taught many undergraduate courses in the fields of chemistry, biological chemistry, environmental science and ecology and has contributed to the development of the Deree-ACG Environmental Studies and Biomedical Sciences BSc programs. She has served as program coordinator for […]
[…]can be given 4 weeks following the 1st dose References: World Health Organization, KEELPNO, US Center for Disease Control and Prevention For further information, please visit: The KEELPNO website at http://www.keelpno.gr The US CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/ The WHO website at http://www.who.int/en/ You can also read the article in Greek […]
