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Pain at the Pump

The recent unrest in the Middle East and Northern Africa has not only increased gas prices but has re-energized the debate surrounding U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Meanwhile, President Barack...

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Writing at the White House

When students make the transition from high school to college, they face intensive new writing demands.

That’s why GW President Steven Knapp, Provost Steven Lerman and two GW professors,...

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Urban Food

By Menachem Wecker

“Should we make people eat their vegetables? Would that even work given what customers really like to eat?” asked food writer and blogger Jane Black.

Ms. Black,...

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The Value of Research

Seniors Sally Nuamah’s and Chloe Shields’ interests have taken them to different parts of the globe during their four years at GW. But as freshman roommates in Madison Hall, they shared one common...

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Liberating Libya

Ali Aujali has a dream—he told a standing-room-only crowd at GW’s Jack Morton Auditorium Monday—“that Libya is free and Gaddafi is not there.”

Until last month Mr. Aujali was the...

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A New View of Health

By Anna Miller and Jennifer Eder

Elizabeth Leonard was checking all the right boxes for a future in medical school.

She took all the appropriate pre-med classes and began to gain...

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Showcasing Innovation Ideas

By Jamie L. Freedman

After six months of rigorous discussion and analysis, the Innovation Task Force Exploration Committee will present its nine leading innovation ideas for 2011 to the GW...

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Empowering the Press

Top female media executives from around the world gathered at GW to examine gender equity in the news media at the International Conference of Women Media...

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Exemplifying Public Service

The George Washington University announced a new scholarship Thursday dedicated to the late Dorothy Height, a leader in both the African American and women’s rights movements.

The Dr....

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City Holds Hearing on SEC

The university last week presented plans for the Science and Engineering Complex to the D.C. Zoning Commission, reinforced by a procession of GW students,...