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New ‘Shockwave’ Science Tracks Online Hate Speech

Led by physics professor Neil Johnson, a research team created a formula that demonstrates how, why and when hate speech spreads throughout social media.

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Tech Maturation Awards Bring Potentially Transformative GW Inventions Closer to Market

From a wearable ring that monitors cardiac health to a technology for extracting lithium without destructive mining, GW inventors are leading their fields.

(Left to right) IMPACT Award winners Maranda Ward, Jessica Jackson and Monique Thornton are all health advocates for vulnerable populations. (Abby Greenawalt/GW Today)

Annual GW Black Alumni Reunion Recognizes Outstanding Members

GW Black Alumni presents IMPACT Awards to three alumni for their contributions to GW and their community.

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Cellphone Central: Smithsonian Exhibit Dials into GW Collaboration

With input from GW scholars and students, a new exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History charts how cellphones have changed our lives and our planet.

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GW Business Students Are on the Case (Competitions)

In the past few years, GW has had strong placements in case competitions and has had representation at national competitions.

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GW Graduate Student Is Removing the Lens Cap for LGBTQ Women

Yijia Gu’s venture, YIMU, aims to trigger social change for Chinese and Asian LGBTQ women communities through documentary filmmaking.

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Case on Appeal Could Eliminate 75% of ACA Preventive Benefits for Women, Infants and Children, GW Report Says

The new Milken Institute SPH report analyzed which types of preventive health care are at risk for the most vulnerable population groups.

Dr. Brady in 2007 at the fifth anniversary celebration of the endowment of the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, shown in front of a work by Sam Maitin, one of the artists included in the estate collection.

Luther W. Brady Estate Gifts Significant Collection of Mid-Century Painting and Sculpture by Internationally-Renowned Artists

More than 130 works comprise the multi-million donation and provide hands-on experience for GW students.

X-rays from the initial flash of GRB 221009A could be detected for weeks as dust in the galaxy scattered the light back to observers, resulting in the appearance of a set of expanding rings. Images captured over 12 days by the X-ray Telescope aboard NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory were combined to make this .gif, shown here in arbitrary colors. (NASA/Swift/A. Beardmore, University of Leicester)

What Makes a Gamma-Ray Burst the ‘Brightest of All Time?’

GW doctoral student Brendan O’Connor is the lead author of a new study on the massive cosmic explosion detected last October.

President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, lawmakers and guests, signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act Bill on June 17, 2021. (Carlos Fyfe/White House)

#GWToDo: Juneteenth

Originally commemorating the end of slavery in Texas, the holiday is an opportunity to celebrate Black culture.