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Moving the Planet Forward

Government, academia, nonprofit and industry sustainability leaders will come together next week at the George Washington University to discuss the challenges facing the planet around climate...

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ITF Showcases Scheduled for Next Week

By Jamie L. Freedman

After months of behind-the-scenes discussion and analysis, the Innovation Task Force will present its top-ranked innovation ideas to the GW community next week at two...

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One Step Closer to GW Museum

Efforts to build the George Washington University Museum took an important step forward on Thursday when the project was positively received at the D.C. Zoning Commission’s public hearing.

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Jonathan Tsipis Named New Head Women’s Basketball Coach

Jonathan Tsipis, former associate head coach and recruiting coordinator for women’s basketball at the University of Notre Dame, has been hired as George Washington’s next head women’s basketball...

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GW’s Research Ranking Climbs into Top 100

GW has risen into the nation’s top 100 colleges and universities in terms of funding spent on research and development projects, according to new data from the National Science Foundation.

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A News Hour with Jim Lehrer

There may still be a few people on Jim Lehrer’s interview wish list, but in his 50 years in the business, he can’t name a story he wishes he had covered.

“The fact is, I am blessed,” he...

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Nothing Like the Real Thing

By Laura Donnelly-Smith

It’s chilly and dimly lit in a basement storage room of the Textile Museum, where an air-circulation system hums without fail in the background, keeping the room’s...

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GW Hosts Gates Millennium Scholars Luncheon

George Washington President Steven Knapp lunched on Tuesday with a group of GW’s Gates Millennium Scholars, a program that provides outstanding minority students with good-through-graduation...

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Celebrating Women’s Achievements in Athletics

In 1972, Title IX—the first comprehensive federal law to prohibit sex discrimination in schools— was signed into law.

One of the greatest impacts of the landmark legislation was its...

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The Innovation Continues

By Jamie L. Freedman

The GW community is gathering this week at two university-wide Showcases of Ideas to weigh in on the latest top-ranked proposals under consideration by the Innovation...