Changes in Human Diet Shed Light on Human Evolution
By Kristen Mitchell
A shift in diet has long been seen as one of the critical adaptations that distinguishes our own genus Homo from earlier human ancestors. The timing and context of this...
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Apollo 11 Astronauts: A Global Approach Should Drive Future Space Exploration
By Kristen Mitchell
When Michael Collins and his fellow Apollo 11 astronauts toured the world after landing on the...
Making and Keeping GW Information Accessible
In an effort to continue to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment for all, the George Washington University has updated its policies addressing web and digital content and disability...
Knight Foundation Investment to Fund Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics
A new research institute at the George Washington University will fight the rise of distorted and misleading information online, working to educate national policymakers and journalists on...
First GenderPro Cohort Begins Summit
By B.L. Wilson
As the George Washington University Global Women’s Institute (GWI) launched on Monday its inaugural GenderPro...
SEAS Student Researches How Friction Can Prevent Earthquake Damage
By Kristen Mitchell
Myrto Kampouris, a junior majoring in civil engineering at the George Washington University, has been spending her summer learning more about how buildings and other...
By Tatyana Hopkins
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) defended his proposed “Medicare for All” plan Wednesday amid recent attacks on the proposal from his opponents for the 2020 Democratic...
What You Think Is What You See
By Ruth Steinhardt
Many people have an intuitive, though incorrect, understanding of how the brain works: Our senses perceive objectively factual data, and our higher-level thought...
LGBT Health Forum Discusses Stonewall Riots
By B.L. Wilson
This year is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City when gay people and police clashed outside a bar in what is viewed as a historic moment...
$10 Million in Campus Improvements Coming This Summer
The George Washington University will direct $10 million toward dozens of projects this summer to address issues in residential, academic and administrative spaces, improving the university...