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Actor Alan Alda Discusses the Art of Communicating Science Effectively
By B.L. Wilson
Alan Alda, actor, and now author and raconteur, stepped onto the stage of George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium Thursday night to thunderous applause, whistles...
GW Researchers to Test Efficacy of Hookworm Vaccine
By Kristen Mitchell
George Washington University researchers received $3 million from the National Institutes of Health to test the efficacy of a hookworm vaccine candidate developed and...
GW Students to Examine Virginia Opioid Crisis
By Kristen Mitchell
A team of George Washington University students is working to combat the opioid crisis in Virginia by analyzing data related to the issue in order to identify patterns...
Researcher Studies Protein Variants in Prostate Cancer
By Kristen Mitchell
A George Washington University researcher was awarded a $1.8 million grant to study genetic factors that make prostate cancer nearly three times more deadly in African...
George Washington Joins U.S. Effort to Support the 2015 Paris Agreement
George Washington President Steven Knapp has joined with hundreds of higher education presidents, governors, mayors, businesses and investors in signing a letter saying that they intend to support...
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus D. Jeffrey Lenn
D. Jeffrey Lenn, an expert in business ethics and professor emeritus of strategic management and public policy at the George Washington University, passed away in Alexandria, Va., on May 4. He was...
SMPA Professor Named Educator of the Year by Journalists Group
Cheryl W. Thompson, an associate professor of media and public affairs at the George Washington University, has been named the 2017 Educator of the Year by the National Association of Black...
GW Researcher Aims for Better Anal Cancer Testing
By Kristen Mitchell
A George Washington University researcher was awarded more than $1.81 million...
Visit Day Offers Prospective Transfer Students a Look at GW
By Ruth Steinhardt
The George Washington University held its first transfer visit day, hosting dozens of students who have confirmed or are considering transferring to GW. Prospective...
GW Reaches out to D.C.’s Best Students
By B.L. Wilson
High school students have a general idea of what it takes to get into a good college or university—good grades, commitment to an extracurricular activity or two and...
