By Danny Freedman
A new initiative aimed at empowering pregnant women and new moms with vital health information sent via text message – the largest-ever program of its kind in the U.S. –...
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Medical Students Get a Lesson in Politics
Amid the business-suited politicians at home on Capitol Hill, nearly 200 white coat-clad GW medical students served as a visual reminder of the impact of health care reform on doctors and their...
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Colonials Sports Marketing earned three "Best of" awards for promotional initiatives at the North American Collegiate Marketing Association annual...
Bringing Soccer to Ugandan Women
By Menachem Wecker
It took climbing a mountain for Anna Phillips to realize her calling: empowering women and promoting the role of gender in democracy.
On a seven-day “father-...
Passion for Teaching Earns Business School Professor a 2009 Bender Award
Assistant Professor of Management Tjai Nielsen’s “personal attention to students in and outside the classroom” secured him a 2009 Bender Teaching Award,...
GW Awaits H1N1, Seasonal Flu Vaccines
The George Washington University Student Health Service has registered with the D.C. Department of Health to be a center of mass distribution of the H1N1 vaccine for the GW community. The Federal...
Keeping 19,500 Students Entertained: A Look at GW’s Program Board
By Julia Parmley
Cruises, concerts and film series — not to mention big name artists Kanye West, Ben Folds and Jason Mraz — have captivated GW students. And for almost 40 years, the...
As executive director of GW Hillel, which promotes religious pluralism on campus, Robert Fishman is thrilled to employ Federal Work Study students at the Gewirz Center at 23rd and H streets....
Free H1N1 Flu Shot Clinics This Week
The George Washington University will host free H1N1 influenza shot clinics Dec. 14-18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the GW Student Health Service on 2141 K St., NW. A limited quantity of the H1N1...
Medical Center Partnership Addresses Physician Shortage in Eritrea
The East African nation Eritrea has eight obstetrician-gynecologists for a population of 5 million. It’s a critical shortfall, and one that the Partnership for Eritrea — a joint venture between...