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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...

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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...

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Supreme Court Justice Keynotes Law Review

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy addressed a capacity crowd Oct. 15 at GW’s Dorothy Betts Theatre for the opening event of the two-day George Washington Law Review Symposium. The...

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Making the Present Past

By Menachem Wecker

When Rembrandt sought models for his biblical subjects, he used his Jewish neighbors in 17th-century Amsterdam as models and dressed them from his large collection of...

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Keeping New York and New Jersey Safe

By Menachem Wecker

“You could probably drop me into GW now, and I would still be able to walk backwards across the campus,” says New Jersey State Senator...

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In Memoriam: Gene Cohen

Gene Cohen, professor of health care sciences,  psychiatry and behavioral sciences, died on Nov. 7.

A geriatric psychiatrist, Dr. Cohen founded the Center on Aging at the National...

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Taking Business Savvy to New Arenas

By Mary Dempsey

Mehir Desai always expected to be on the side of the underdog, helping entrepreneurs in developing countries fight red tape and other government obstacles. Today Mr. Desai...

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Road Work Ahead

By Danny Freedman

Drowsy drivers cause tens of thousands of crashes each year. Now a GW professor is helping to take the fight into the driver’s seat.

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A New Republican Party

By Menachem Wecker

In the course of a 30-minute talk and an hour question-and-answer period, the self-declared new face of the Republican Party discussed health care, Afghanistan, gay...

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Early Morning Tweets and Treats

By Menachem Wecker

In GW’s end-of-the-semester tradition Midnight Breakfast, faculty and staff help alleviate student stress by serving breakfast one night during finals from 10:30 p.m....