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Student Project Focuses on Improving Nutrition

By Anna Miller

Alex Fortenko, M.P.H. ’11, a first-year medical student in the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, says it’s a minor miracle when he catches...

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The Power of Women

At the fourth annual GW Women and Philanthropy Forum, held Wednesday at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder and CEO Nancy Brinker delivered a keynote...

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GW Hosts Capitol Hill Alumni Reception

When U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad figured out law school wasn’t his calling, George Washington University welcomed him into the Business School in the middle of the year, he said, with “open arms.”...

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Kerry Washington Returns to the District—Sort of—with ‘Scandal’

ABC’s new show “Scandal” has all the makings of a hit: mystery, romance, controversy—and a GW alumna for a star.

Board of Trustees member Kerry Washington, B.A. ’98, plays Olivia Pope, a...

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Strategic Plan Town Hall Draws Crowd

At a Tuesday town hall forum that attracted more than 250 people to Marvin Center’s Continental Ballroom, GW Provost Steven Lerman and representatives from four working groups briefed university...

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‘Heroes of Hope’ Honored at GW

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and award-winning artist Cyndi Lauper were among the mental health advocates, medical...

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GW to Study Impact of Foreign Language and Culture on Children

The George Washington University is working with the U.S. Department of Defense to enhance the language and cultural capabilities of children from military families in the Second Language and...

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International Alumnus Receives Public Service Award

By Christine Cole

For more than three decades, Datuk Thomas George has led a distinguished public service career.

“Being a public administrator gives you the opportunity to serve,...

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Strategic Plan Working Groups Pitch Bold Vision for GW

George Washington faculty, staff, students and administrators charged with charting the university’s course in creating a new strategic plan will present their ideas and hold a question-and-answer...

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POLITICO-GW Battleground Poll: Romney Even with Obama

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are essentially tied among voters at 48 percent and 47 percent respectively, according to a new POLITICO-George Washington...