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Jemele Hill: Journalism Needs Diverse Voices

By Ruth Steinhardt

Jemele Hill, a former reporter and anchor with ESPN and now a staff writer for The Atlantic, discussed voting, the purpose of journalism, the cultural context...

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GSPM Student Discusses Nuclear Energy with European Leaders

By Tatyana Hopkins

David Gargaro enjoyed a successful international career as an orchestra conductor for more than a decade, until 2016 when he unexpectedly found himself drawn...

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Mike Milken: ‘I Can See the End of Cancer as a Cause of Death’

By Kristen Mitchell

When Mike Milken, financier and philanthropist, was diagnosed with advanced-stage prostate cancer, he knew he would...

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Investing in Human Capital, Creating Positive Impact Is Essential to Economic Growth

Giving all people with ability and determination the chance to succeed, regardless of where they come from, is the key to global prosperity, said Mike Milken at the third annual Capital Markets...

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A Colonial Born to Play Ball

By Eric Detweiler

For George Washington University Colonial Maceo Jack, it was a day for which he had long waited. For his mother, not so much.

Felisha...

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Air Pollution Leads to Millions of ER Visits for Asthma Attacks Worldwide

Nine to 33 million visits to the emergency room for asthma worldwide may be triggered by breathing in air polluted by ozone or fine particulate matter—pollutants that can enter the lung’s deep...

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Message from President LeBlanc on the Mass Shooting in Pittsburgh

On behalf of the George Washington University, Anne and I offer our deepest condolences to the Tree of Life synagogue and greater Pittsburgh community after the violent tragedy on Saturday. The...

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GW Law Professor Discusses the Unintended Consequences of the Brett Kavanaugh Investigation

Jonathan Turley said both parties should proceed with caution as they ramp up calls for perjury prosecutions and proceedings to reopen investigation of the Supreme Court justice.

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GW Professor Awards Students for Research about Washington, D.C.

Bell Julian Clement funds an annual college writing award for GW students to honor her slain son, Julian Clement Chase, who loved D.C. and died during combat in Afghanistan.

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SMPA Graduate Student Reflects on Pittsburgh Shooting

Joshua Axelrod said Pittsburghers and Jews will not retreat in fear after the act of anti-Semitic terrorism in “I’m a Squirrel Hill Jew, and You Cannot Break Me.”