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Everything 'The Biggest Loser' Taught You About Weight Loss Is Wrong

While dramatic weight loss is great for ratings, it may be a killer for metabolisms.

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DHS Sweetens Cyber Workforce Recruiting with New Bonuses

The Homeland Security Department is about to roll out a new series of incentive payments to lure cyber experts from the private sector and keep them in the civil service.

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How the U. of Maine Attracted More Students From Out of State

Maine is offering a "flagship match" to qualifying students from six states: They can pay the same tuition and fees charged by their in-state flagship.

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What It Means to be First Generation at GW

By Brittney Dunkins

On any given day, George Washington University senior Miguel Mejia runs from classes in Phillips Hall to work at the...

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GW, NCAA Tackle Mental Health Issues

By James Irwin

David Wyrick was on the men’s basketball team at Elon College in 1993. It was a tough season. The team lost its top shooting guard to...

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May 6 at 8 p.m. Make Someone Happy: A 60s Cocktail Party

Lisner Auditorium
730 21st St., NW
Free

Here’s a blast from the past: The American Pops and some beloved Broadway performers will celebrate music of the 1960s. The show will include...

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GW, IFC and the Milken Institute Launch Capital Markets Program

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the Milken Institute and the George Washington University launched Tuesday a first-of-its-kind graduate-level program for capital market practitioners in...

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High School Students Shine at Congressional Art Show

By Tamara Jones

The portrait of the artist as a (shy) young man was so true-to-life that the “best in show” very nearly didn’t show at all Monday night at...

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On a D.C. Rooftop, a Scientist and His Students Look to Solve Bee Mystery

Students at GW are studying beess to see whether neo­nicotinoids (pronounced NEE-o-NIC-o-teen-oyds), a type of chemical used to kill insects, are contributing to colony-collapse disorder.

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The University of Virginia Announces Plan to be Greener

Over the next five years, the university will try to eliminate the use of coal as an energy source, increase the use of renewable energy and install building retrofits that reduce the use of...