Pushing the Frontiers of Solar Energy
By Jamie L. Freedman
The GW Solar Institute made substantial strides during its inaugural year—solidly positioning itself as a global leader in the fast-growing solar energy field. On the...
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson: This compulsively readable work of nonfiction begins with the murder of Abraham...
The Promise of Islamic Banking and Finance
By Menachem Wecker
The Middle East’s increasingly prominent role in the world of international finance has prompted questions about whether banking practices followed by both...
GW Athletic Hall of Fame Inducts Five New Members
By David Lubeski
Membership in the George Washington University Athletic Hall of Fame expanded to 136 on Jan. 23, when five newly elected members were inducted in ceremonies on campus.
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Haiti Update from President Knapp
To the George Washington Community:
I write to thank you for all the ways in which you have responded to the disaster in Haiti. Time and again, when our community sees a need, we heed the...
Swipe Your GWorld for Haiti, Jan. 22
On Jan. 22, GW community members can make donations toward Haiti’s relief effort with their GWorld cards at five locations on the University's campuses.
Donations will be split evenly...
GW Alumni with Haiti Ties Share Their Stories
Ashley Chandler, M.A. ’06, wrote her thesis on Haitian immigration to the United States during the Cold War. After graduating from GW,...
GW Honors the Legacy of Martin Luther King
More than 550 members of the GW community teamed up to improve the Theodore Roosevelt High School in Northwest D.C. — and logged approximately 1,500 service hours — in honor of the national Martin...
A former Peace Corps volunteer in Haiti, GW medical student Haylene Sandler says the reports she is receiving from Haitian friends in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake are “dire.” “We...
By Menachem Wecker
When committee members met to decide which nominees deserved the University’s 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Award, they considered three major criteria: service, leadership...