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Experts Discuss the Zika Virus

By C. J. Trent-Gurbuz

Gary Simon invoked the words of Donald Rumsfeld in describing the Zika virus at a town hall held Feb. 12 for GW students, faculty and staff.

“The problem is we...

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What Hope Is There for Cybersecurity if the Government Can't Protect its Own Secrets?

The US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper warns that the US has fallen to third in global cyber capabilities, behind Russia and China.

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Interim Provost: Getting SEH Back Online ‘Our Top Priority’

Interim Provost Forrest Maltzman addressed the mid-week closing of Science and Engineering Hall at Friday’s Faculty Senate meeting, calling the sprinkler line break that released thousands of...

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Finding Common Ground: Climate Change

By James Irwin

In order to find common ground regarding climate change and clean energy, U.S. leaders may need to shift the conversation away from...

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For 2016 Candidates, Participating in a Senate Vote Is a Calculated Risk

In an election year, when a candidate’s voting record can be beneficial or politically damaging, some have been making calculated appearances in the Senate.

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This Could Be the Biggest US Supreme Court Case Affected By Justice Scalia's Sudden Death

Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, raised the question of whether public-sector workers should be forced to pay "agency fees" to the unions that negotiate their employment contracts....

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Alumna’s Book Charts Path to ‘Mr. President’

By James Irwin

When she enrolled at the George Washington University as a doctoral student, Kathleen (Kata) Bartoloni-Tuazon thought she would write...

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GW Celebrates Homecoming

By James Irwin

A pair of basketball games and the induction of eight former student-athletes and one national championship-winning team into the GW...

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Five Women Making the World a Healthier Place

By Ruth Steinhardt

When Sri Fatmawati was a child in Indonesia, her mother made her drink a traditional herbal medicine called...

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How Antonin Scalia Changed America

Nineteen top legal thinkers on the justice’s legacy for the court, the law and the public.