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Senior Inioluwa Jobi at The Textile Museum

Writing Beyond Bars: Student Storytellers Free Incarcerated Voices

In her digital storytelling class, English’s Emma Wu connects GW students and D.C. inmates through a pen pal project for reclaiming memory and humanity.

Neuroscience Professor John Philbeck, pictured outside D.C. Fire Department Engine Company 23 in Foggy Bottom

Into the Fire: Researcher, Firefighters Team Up on Life-Saving Searches

Psychology’s John Philbeck is taking his spatial cognition research out of the lab and into action to aid search and rescue squads.

LayerPure Technologies

What’s the Big Idea? LayerPure Reimagines Water Filtration Membrane Market

A GW-founded startup is aiming to transform how clean water gets made.

Dusty Rogers, a senior double-majoring in data science and Japanese

Senior Wins Gold in Japanese Speech Contest

Senior Dusty Rogers came to GW not knowing a word of Japanese. Now she’s a Gold Award winner at the J.LIVE Talk competition, a national Japanese speech contest.

Trail of Tears painting

A Legacy Reconsidered: Native Voices Rewrite America’s Racial Story

In his new book, History Professor David Silverman reframes U.S. racial struggles to spotlight Indigenous identities.

"The Same Moon Shines On All"

GW Professor Co-Authored Book on Japanese Poetry and History

The volume brings the lives and work of two influential 19th-century poets to a global audience.

Kavita Daiya

GW Professor Contributes to Encyclopedia on Refugee Studies

Kavita Daiya’s contribution examines migration, displacement and the global forces shaping refugee experiences.

David Boord, a student at GW Law.

GW Law Student Selected for Prestigious Skadden Fellowship

Through the fellowship, David Boord will work to advance housing rights in rural Alaska.

Aerial view of high voltage power lines.

Elliott School Student Recognized in National Security Writing Contest

Juliana Fleming stood out for her innovative policy analysis on U.S. grid resilience.

The Artisans Gallery at the GW Museum and The Textile Museum has a curated selection of handmade and ethically sourced gifts from around the world.

GW Today’s 2025 Last-Minute Gift Guide

From GW holiday ornaments to handmade luxury textiles, we offer a few last-minute shopping options in Foggy Bottom and its environs.