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Serving the Unserved

By Menachem Wecker

A 2004 trip to India changed Ketan Patel's life. Now an M.B.A. student at GW, Mr. Patel, B.S. '08, hopes to share his extraordinary experience with other...

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In Memoriam: Lee Sigelman

Lee Sigelman, Columbian College distinguished professor of political science and interim director of the University Honors Program, died Dec. 21.

A former chair of the political science...

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Picturing Stories

By Menachem Wecker

Greg Kahn got his big photography break in the California Pizza Kitchen at Pentagon City. Mr. Kahn, B.A. ’03, had decided to stay on campus for the summer and was...

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A Life-Saving Discovery

By Julia Parmley

In a laboratory at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York, Dr. Goldstein, then a postdoctoral student, and his professor Abraham...

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GW’s Dead Poets Society

By Menachem Wecker

Kristen Van Nest, a senior at the Elliott School of International Affairs, first saw the listing for IAFF (international affairs) 190 while trolling through GW’s course...

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GW Nears Service Challenge Midpoint

Only four months after First Lady Michelle Obama’s challenge to complete 100,000 service hours in the academic year, GW has neared the halfway mark. As of Dec. 15, the University community has...

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Scholarly Service

By Julia Parmley

For student Andi Israel, GW's urban setting serves as the perfect classroom.

“Having grown up in metropolitan Los Angeles and then moving to Washington, D.C., for...

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A Semester to Remember

By Jamie L. Freedman

The excitement never ebbed at GW this semester, as national and world leaders; Supreme Court justices; top media, entertainment and business personalities; and leading...

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Understanding Autism

By Jamie L. Freedman

One in 150 children in the United States has an autism diagnosis, and the frequency of the disorder appears to be growing at a rate of 10 to 17 percent, says Francys...

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GW Helps African Nation Double its Pediatricians

In some parts of the world, eight pediatricians can make a huge difference.

The eight pediatricians in the first graduating class of the ...