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Sustainable Dining

Biodegradable and reusable products are now in Sodexo-run facilities on campus.

This fall, diners across campus are eating off biodegradable plates, taking to-go food in sustainable...

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A Day of Service

First Lady Michelle Obama joins more than 1,900 GW students to volunteer across the region.

When senior Ashish Kumbhat woke up this morning, he never expected that he’d spend part of this...

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Rethinking Mental Illness

The George Washington Institute for Neuroscience to host NIMH Director Thomas Insel, Sept. 16.

National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) Director Thomas Insel will be the inaugural speaker...

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An Award-Winning Education

U.S. Department of Education bestows blue ribbon status on GW partner School Without Walls.

By Menachem Wecker

When D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty recognized the class of 2011 at the School...

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What You Did Last Summer

By Menachem Wecker

From repairing roofs in neighborhoods for fixed-income seniors to helping organize the British Barbecue Championships, members of the GW community participated in a wide...

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Remembering Sean McCarthy

A 27-year-old GW graduate student died suddenly over the weekend after finishing a half marathon in Virginia Beach, Va.

Sean McCarthy, who would have graduated from GW in May with a master...

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POLITICO Joins GW Battleground Poll

Political journalism powerhouse POLITICO has joined the nationally recognized, bipartisan GW Battleground Poll.

Renamed the POLITICO-George Washington University Battleground Poll, the...

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Spotlight on Staff: Zeinab Ibrahim

The Egyptian immigrant and mother of two GW alumni is the university’s longest-serving housekeeper.

By Rachel Muir

In 1967, Zeinab Ibrahim left her hometown of Cairo to come to...

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NIH Awards GW Medical Center $15 Million Grant

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded The George Washington University Medical Center a $15-million grant to renovate approximately 25,000 square feet in the center’s main building,...

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David Gergen Urges a Return to Civility

David Gergen drew on his experience as White House adviser to four presidents to discuss the roles and responsibilities of politicians and journalists at a Sept. 14 Capitol Hill event for GW...