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-...
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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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...