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ESIA Dean Is Developing a Curriculum for Tomorrow’s Global Affairs Leaders
By B. L. Wilson
In nearly every part of the world, wherever you look, Dean Reuben Brigety II of the Elliott School of International Affairs sees a challenge requiring strong leadership,...
Second annual event was part of a global hackathon aimed at solving problems in cities.
Student and Faculty Documentary Focuses on Minority Voices Ahead of Election
Foreign Law Increasingly Factors in the Work of Supreme Court
By Ruth Steinhardt
The U.S. Supreme Court must increasingly engage with foreign law and consider international relations in order for its judgments to be correct and meaningful, Justice...
Muhammad Yunus Awarded George Washington University President’s Medal
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh who created a model for combating poverty through microlending, Wednesday was awarded the George Washington...
What the Six Recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award Have to Say about Their Time at GW
The university honored the accomplishments of six of its alumni at the 80th annual Alumni Achievement Awards on Thursday,...
Kevin Pelphrey Installed as Carbonell Family Professor in Autism
By Kurtis Hiatt
As a budding neuroscientist, Kevin Pelphrey intended to study how the human brain understands other humans—knowledge for knowledge’s sake, as he described it. And it was...
Mel Chin Believes Art Should Be Empathetic
By Menachem Wecker
It’s impossible to listen to artist Mel Chin for an extended period without noticing his unlikely blend of traits. He is funny, and...
Nobel Prize Winner Talks Advanced Telescope, Future of Space Exploration
By Kristen Mitchell
Astrophysicist John C. Mather said a new NASA telescope being built will be so powerful it could detect a bumble bee hovering in space at the distance of the moon.
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Conservative Commentator Talks ‘Rollercoaster Election,’ Covering Trump
By Kristen Mitchell
It’s hard to believe there was a time when conservative columnist and frequent CNN commentator S.E. Cupp and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump were on friendly...
