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Study Compares Aging of Human, Chimp Brains

By Menachem Wecker

With the imminent release of the film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the question of how well human brains compare to those of other primates looms large. A study led...

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Congress Reaches Debt Ceiling Deal

Republicans and Democrats worked all weekend to reach a deal on the nation’s debt ceiling. Late Sunday, a compromise was reached that will raise the debt limit in two stages – the first by $900...

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A Model for Governing

With a speech in which he cited education and health care as the “two most powerful tools” that Latin American countries have to reduce conflict and increase democracy, former Peruvian President...

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The Textile Museum Joins the George Washington University

The collection will be part of a new museum expected to open in 2014.

The Washington, D.C.-based Textile Museum, with its collection of 18,...

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Teachers Become Students

By Laura Donnelly-Smith

High school science teacher Jennifer Doiron sat in the F-35 Lightening II cockpit, her right hand gripping the control column and her eyes focused on the display...

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Innovation Update

GW’s Innovation Task Force moves forward on implementing phase two initiatives, enters phase three.

By Jamie L. Freedman

The Innovation Task Force entered phase three...

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A Surgeon's Decision

By Jennifer Eder

When Christy Teal first learned her mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997, she knew her life would never be the same.

Dr. Teal, chief of breast...

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A Syrian Reformer

In 2007, Radwan Ziadeh left his native Syria. His latest book on human rights and the Syrian government had drawn the regime’s ire, and he’d been threatened with arrest.

Mr. Ziadeh...

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In Memoriam: Charles T. Manatt

Charles T. Manatt, J.D. ’62, former chairman of the GW Board of Trustees, died July 22.

Mr. Manatt served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1981 to 1985 and as U.S....

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In Memoriam: John Shalikashvili

Gen. John Shalikashvili, who earned a master’s degree in international affairs from GW in 1970 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2004, passed away from complications due to a stroke on July...