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Fins and Limbs Tell Evolutionary Tale

By John DiConsiglio

About 400 million years ago, our early ancestors took their first hesitant steps out of the primordial seas on to land.

But did they really step? Or did...

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Domestic Terrorism Is a ‘Transnational’ Threat

By Kristen Mitchell

The nature of domestic terrorism is becoming "increasingly transnational," said Thomas Brzozowski,...

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What’s Happening This Spring

Opening Jan. 17 Icons of Contemporary Art: Selections from the Luther W. Brady Collection
Flagg Building, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery
500 17th St., NW
Free

In...

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Message from the President

To the GW Community:

Welcome to 2020! I hope that your winter break was restful, and that you found time to connect with friends and family and reflect on the new decade...

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GW Offers Free Week of Group Fitness Classes

By Briahnna Brown

Exercise can be an easy thing to discontinue, but exercising in a group setting ...

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Faculty Senate Discusses Resolution on Shared Governance

The Faculty Senate on Friday discussed a resolution emphasizing the importance of shared governance, debating and amending it extensively before ultimately voting to refer it to a special...

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GW, D.C. Leadership Remember Mark Plotkin

At the memorial service for journalist, political commentator and George Washington University alumnus Mark Plotkin, B.A. ’69, the stage in Jack Morton Auditorium was lined with memorabilia of Mr...

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Welcome from the Associate VP for Safety and Security

Dear GW Neighbors,

As we start the spring 2020 semester, I am happy to be settling back into life at the George Washington University. I joined GW last August as the newest associate vice...

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Illuminating Stories from a Famine

By Ruth Steinhardt

Peter Faye was clearly already well educated when he arrived in New York City in 1848 and opened an account at the Emigrant Savings Bank. Few of the million-plus...