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GW Senior Selected for UN’s First Global Youth Forum

Young people really do have the power to change the world.

Senior Meredith Waters learned that firsthand as one of the youth respondents for the United Nations’ first-ever...

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Albert H. Small Donates Historic Letter to University

A 220-year-old letter written by George Washington is being donated to the George Washington University by collector Albert H. Small. The letter, kept out of public view for decades by a private...

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Happy Healthy Holidays

The holiday season often comes along with special meals, tempting goodies and a hectic schedule that can blow a diet and fitness routine. George Washington Today talked with two experts in the...

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Latest POLITICO-GW Battleground Poll Reveals ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Anxieties

Voters are anxious about the economy and the direction of the country, according to a new POLITICO-George Washington University Battleground Poll.

While politicians argue about the best...

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Engaging Students Online? Make it Fun, Make it Easy

It’s easy to get ignored online, and the folks who work to engage and advise students at George Washington’s University Honors Program know that.

That’s why a blog post promoting a student-...

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GW Researchers Gain Northern Exposure

With support from the National Science Foundation, George Washington University researchers are working to better understand the changing nature of the Arctic, a region that is being reshaped by...

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Solutions for Sustainable Development

It’s appropriate that Hurricane Sandy prevented Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York City, from traveling to Washington, D.C., in October to give a...

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Researcher Awarded $2 Million Grant from Gates Foundation

George Washington University researcher Robin Bernstein, an assistant professor of anthropology in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, has received a grant of $2 million from the Bill...

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Siemens Competition Showcases Young Researchers

For the student competitors in the 2012 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology, research isn’t something they aspire to do when they reach graduate school, or even college. The 19...

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GW Students Host First Mini-Hackathon

In only eight hours on Saturday, a real-time student collaboration tool was created by aspiring George Washington University entrepreneurs, thanks to a mini-hackathon co-sponsored by two startups...