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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By Menachem Wecker
Former First Lady Laura Bush’s first foray into politics was a decided failure. After moving to Washington in the summer of 1969 with a friend from Southern Methodist...
By Jennifer Price
Across the U.S., 49 million Americans can’t afford enough to eat. About 15 million are out of work, and about 63 percent are overweight or obese.
Joel Berg,...
An expert in disaster management, Daniel Kaniewski, deputy director of GW’s Homeland Security Policy Institute, served as special assistant to the president for homeland security under George W....
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...
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...
Gymnastics Vaults into New Season
A five-time All-American athlete, Margie Foster-Cunningham led her Penn State gymnastics team to a national championship in 1980. Three decades later, she is GW’s longest-tenured coach with 25...
The narrow brick building at 2140 F St., NW has been in Foggy Bottom for more than a century. But it recently got quite a facelift—inside and out—and promises to satisfy every palate in the...
The Faculty and Staff Campaign started the 2009-10 academic year with a kick-off breakfast on Sept. 15. More than 150 university employees from across campus came to the Marvin Center for coffee,...
By Menachem Wecker
Joan Schaffner has always loved animals but didn’t become a full-blown animal advocate until fall 2003 when she co-founded the Animal Welfare Project at GW Law School...