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Browse past GW Today articles in our archives.

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Saving the President

Nearly 30 years ago, GW physician Joseph Giordano headed the trauma team that saved Ronald Reagan’s life.

By Rachel Muir

On March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan was just 69 days into his...

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Colonial Resources

The new Faculty & Staff Service Center (FSSC), which opened today, provides a single location for employees of the university to receive face-to-face support in the areas of benefits...

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Midterm Madness

By Julia Parmley

With growing anxiety about the future of the country and disillusionment over lack of promised change, the upcoming 2010 midterm elections are sure to spark some political...

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Valuing Veterans

George Washington was mentioned so early and so often at the session “Enlisting Our Newest Generation of Volunteers” on June 28 at the National...

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Beating the Odds

By Jennifer Price

Julia King saw the achievement gap firsthand while serving as a Teach for America corps member in Gary, Ind.

Almost 90 percent of students at West Gary...

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Creating a World-Class Science and Engineering Facility

GW released a report today outlining the size and scope of the university’s proposed new science and engineering complex.

The...

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Websites Revamped

George Washington University is unveiling the second phase of its new website today.

All nine schools and colleges now have a unified look, mirroring the university's main homepage. Some...

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From Physicist to Administrator

By Menachem Wecker

When Donald R. Lehman, Ph.D. ’70, came to GW in 1965 as a part-time doctoral student,...

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Chaucer’s Plants and Sir Walter Raleigh’s Soundtracks

By Menachem Wecker

Scholars have observed that the 17th-century Dutch landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael was...

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A Summer of Learning

By Jennifer Price

Taking Japanese aerobics. Digging for discoveries at an archaeological site in Old Town Alexandria. And creating a pandemic flu response.

These are just some...