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Student-Run Food Pantry to Open at GW

By Ruth Steinhardt

College students make choices all the time: which classes to take, which majors to choose, whether to make an early-morning lecture or snatch an extra hour of sleep.

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GW Ballet Dancers Recreate 1961 Photo on National Mall

By Kristen Mitchell

Dressed in white tutus and pointe shoes, George Washington University dancers displayed their timeless ballet skills as tourists snapped photos of the scene while...

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New Affordable Housing Option Coming to Foggy Bottom

The George Washington University is nearing completion on the construction of seven new units of affordable housing in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood.

Created as a key public benefit, or “...

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University Sells W Street House, Proceeds to Fund Financial Aid

The university has completed the sale of its residential property on W Street near its Mount Vernon Campus.

A private party purchased the property for $1.725 million, and the proceeds will...

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A Look into GW’s Art Collection: Benjamin Franklin Bust

Made up of 49 wooden cars filled with gifts, the historic 1949 Merci Train was France’s way of thanking the United States for its aid during World War II. The tokens of appreciation aboard...

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University Community Provides Feedback in Presidential Search Town Halls

Hundreds of GW community members brought their wish lists for the next university president to 11 town halls this week...

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GW Researcher Identifies Oldest Textile Dyed Indigo

If it weren’t for textile dyeing advancements made 6,200 years ago, people today might not be wearing blue jeans as a wardrobe staple.

A George Washington University researcher has...

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Potentially Harmful Chemicals Common in Household Dust

A study led by researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health found that...

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SMPA Panel Examines Role of the Media in 2016 Election

By Kristen Mitchell

Less than 60 days before the 2016 presidential election, media experts and pollsters gathered in Jack Morton Auditorium to debate...

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USDA Secretary Touts Bio-Based Goods, Conservation

By Brenda Wilson

“The federal government buys a lot of stuff,” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told a capacity crowd last Thursday, as the keynote speaker at George Washington...