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Browse past GW Today articles in our archives.

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VolunteerMatch Tracks Service Hours

It’s only been two months since First Lady Michelle Obama announced her service challenge to the GW community—in exchange for 100,000 hours of service, she will speak at GW’s 2010 Commencement —...

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Gelman Library Unveils New Middle East Rare Book Collection

Among the more than 700 volumes in Gelman Library's new Middle East rare book collection are sacred and classical texts dating as far back as the 17th century, a famous translation of the classic...

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In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Barry Berman

By William Parke, chair of GW’s Department of Physics

GW professor Barry Berman, after a year-long and heroic struggle, died on Monday...

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Nectar of the Gods

By Menachem Wecker

The next fruit cocktail you drink, if it’s made by GW alumnus John Gallagher, B.A. ’87, could literally help...

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Bowled Over

Anyone can learn to bowl, says Adam Murphy, B.A. ’05, manager of the Hippodrome. He should know—not only does he oversee the Hippodrome’s operations, but he also teaches a popular bowling class....

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Half a Century of Music

According to the GW and Foggy Bottom Historical Encyclopedia, the University’s music program began in the...

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Search and Rescue

By Jennifer Price

It took the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue team 30 hours to free a 29-year-old woman trapped under concrete slabs inside a collapsed building at the University of...

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Refreshing Foggy Bottom

By Julia Parmley and Menachem Wecker

Try crossing the street at the corner of Eye and 24th on a Wednesday afternoon, and you may have to look both ways to avoid farmers.

Every...

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In Memoriam: Professor George Stephens

George Stephens, GW professor of geography and geosciences, died on Nov. 2. Professor Stephens was also a GW alumnus with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geology from the University. He joined...

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Creating a Campus

By Julia Parmley

Ever think about what’s involved in creating a University building? The process typically takes years, including months of planning, negotiations, reviews and permit...