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Advancing Technology

President Steven Knapp visited the National Institute of Standards and Technology – the nation’s first federal physical science research laboratory – last week to learn how the George Washington...

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An Expertise in Middle East Studies

U.S. Department of Education recognizes GW as a National Resource Center on the Middle East.

Less than two years after it received...

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Innovation Task Force Enters Phase Two

GW’s Innovation Task Force moves forward on implementation planning for top six proposals.

By Jamie L. Freedman

After a year of groundwork, GW’s Innovation Task Force moves into phase...

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A Note from President Knapp

On Wednesday, September 1, I participated in a memorial service for beloved George Washington student Taylor Hubbard. In my unscripted and heartfelt remarks, remembering how I had met Taylor and...

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Prospective Parents

According to the U.S. Department of Health, there are more than 100,000 children in the United States waiting to be adopted.

At the same time, several states including Florida, Mississippi...

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A True Public Servant

Adm. Thad Allen (ret.), M.P.A. ’86, former commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, will share his experiences as national incident commander of the BP oil spill for the first time on a college campus...

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Easing the Transition

By Jennifer Eder

While classes started Monday, one-third of the freshman class had already received an early glimpse of college life.

This year, the George Washington University...

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Reading Beneath the Lines

By Danny Freedman

When art researchers peek beneath the paint of the world’s masterpieces, they sometimes find a treasure trove of information: earlier drafts, doodles, notes and would-be...

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Advancing Science and Engineering

Design of the George Washington University’s proposed new science and engineering complex took another step forward this week with the release of a project cost estimate.

The eight-story...

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A Record-Breaking Class

A freshman who owns a coin-appraisal business, the first youth delegate to the United Nations and a nationally ranked table tennis player are among the approximately 2,500 freshmen who will be...