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News in Brief

GW Professor Named Co-Editor-in-Chief of a New Journal Focused on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Larry Medsker, director of the Data Science Program, will co-lead the journal, AI and Ethics. One faculty member and two students were named to the editorial board.

Alison S. Brooks, a paleoanthropologist and Paleolithic archaeologist, was recognized for her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

The Elliott School’s Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies ranked as the 5th best university-affiliated regional studies center in the world and first in the United States.

Elliott School Vice Dean Edward Gnehm Remembers George H. W. Bush

Larry Medsker, director of the Data Science Program, will co-lead the journal, AI and Ethics. One faculty member and two students were named to the editorial board.

Alison S. Brooks, a paleoanthropologist and Paleolithic archaeologist, was recognized for her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

The Elliott School’s Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies ranked as the 5th best university-affiliated regional studies center in the world and first in the United States.

GW leadership announces all undergraduate and most graduate classes to be online in fall semester.

FLEX Camps, offered by GW Libraries and Academic Innovation, offers faculty guidance on adapting existing courses no matter what teaching looks like in the fall.

Dr. Wahlbeck has been interim dean of GW’s largest school since 2018.

At GW LAI’s first FLEX Camp session, faculty members worked through the basics of adapting their teaching to a hybrid in-person and distance educational format.

GW Career Services offers advice for navigating the evolving job market.

Corcoran student Eric Lee is chronicling the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality.