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Excellence in the Classroom

Five faculty members were honored with one of the university’s highest teaching awards Tuesday.

The Bender Award winners for general teaching are Jeffrey Brand-Ballard, associate professor...

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A Green Government

Scientists predict that if major environmental and sustainable changes are not made by the end of the next decade, there will be irreversible damage to our planet.

Fortunately, 1,200...

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Disappearing Ink?

By Menachem Wecker

When GW turns 200 in about a decade, will newsprint-based information, delivered to doorsteps in a form that is compatible with coffee and slippers, be an anachronism?...

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Exploring New Housing

Amid growing trend, GW examines gender neutral housing

Gender neutral housing—typically a policy of permitting male and female students to share the same room or adjacent rooms with a...

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Supporting Student Veterans

GW President Steven Knapp addresses student veterans at the Student Veterans of America Conference Oct. 3.

In a speech at the Student...

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A National Center for Cancer Survivors

GW’s Office of Cancer Survivorship, in partnership with the American Cancer Society, recently won a $4.25 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—and it put the grant...

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A New Partnership

By Menachem Wecker

“It’s a great pleasure for me to be back here at the same podium after a couple of years,” said Hunaina Sultan Al-Mughairy, Omani ambassador to the United States, at the...

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A Reunion to Remember

Alumni on campus last weekend saw a live outdoor concert, attended an open house at GW President Steven Knapp’s home, watched GW athletes perform, saw an art exhibit of works by alumnus John Safer...

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Honoring Distinguished Alumni

When Vanessa Maltin first came to GW, she had dreams of becoming an astronaut.

But after being diagnosed with celiac disease, an autoimmune disease in which the lining of the small...

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Colonial Comedy

Attention Colonials: If you’re planning on attending Jimmy Fallon’s performances on campus Oct.16, you’re in for a treat.

GW Today had the chance to quiz—and share a few laughs with—the...