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Understanding Brain Injury

By Jamie L. Freedman

Every year, 1.4 million people sustain traumatic brain injuries in the United States, resulting in a wide range of cognitive, physical, sensory and psychosocial...

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Taking the Fast Lane

A former GW softball star, Elana Meyers’ new sport involves hopping into a steel cart and barreling down a nearly mile-long ice track, letting the frosty wind nip her neck at almost 90 miles per...

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A Lifetime of Learning

By Jennifer Price

Between overseeing all the music and art programs for Hampton City Schools and teaching art appreciation at Langley Air Force Base, Vivian Griese is a very busy woman.

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President Knapp Announces Diversity and Inclusion Initiative

“The George Washington University has a long history of equal opportunity and a strong commitment to diversity,” says President Knapp. “But there is more we can do to build the diversity of our...

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Recovering from a Record Breaker

The winter of 2009-2010 will go down in the record books for the most snowfall in the District, edging past the 1898-1899 record of 54.4 inches. Those historic numbers were enough to cancel four...

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A Valentine’s to Remember

“There's something very inspiring and romantic about D.C., and it’s easy to find fun date ideas that don't cost a lot of money or require a lot of planning,” says Rebecca Pawlowski, director of...

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Winter Wackiness

By Jennifer Price

As blizzard conditions descended on the District last weekend, Washingtonians rushed to the nearest grocery store, grabbing anything they could find and prepared to be...

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The Beginnings of Commercial Art

Photographs of Truman Capote and Edward Kennedy hang beside oil paintings of George Washington and a hamburger in a new exhibit at GW’s Brady Art Gallery open Feb. 3 to March 5. Titled “Warhol:...

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Shooting Hoops for Health

In November, LaWanda Fountain, executive coordinator in GW’s Office of the Provost and Vice President for Health Affairs, received some good news. She had completed her breast cancer treatments...

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Telling Their Tales

By Julia Parmley

A dozen young adults from an impoverished South African community took center stage at GW’s Dorothy Betts Theatre Feb. 5 thanks to a partnership with GW. The performance...