Hurricane Katrina 10 Years Later: Are We More Prepared for Disaster?
On Sunday, Aug. 29, 2005, a Category 3 hurricane pummeled the Gulf Coast, setting into motion a...
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‘Still Work to Do’ a Decade after Hurricane Katrina
Ten years ago, a tropical storm over the Bahamas quickly morphed into a Category 5 hurricane named “Katrina” whose path of...
Alumna Becomes Advocate, Inspiration For Those With Disabilities
By James Irwin
Her classmates were milling around the National Mall, their black graduation robes glistening slightly from an on-again, off-again...
GW Inviting Employees With Disabilities, Protected Veterans to Self-identify
In compliance with new rules under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the George Washington University next month will encourage new job applicants as well as employees with disabilities and those...
Researchers Link Microbes in the Throat to Schizophrenia
Researchers at George Washington University’s Computational Biology Institute (CBI) have identified a potential link between microbes (viruses,...
GW Establishes Community Response Program
The George Washington University announced Monday the GW Community Response Program, a new effort to provide real-time responses to community members’ concerns about off-campus incidents in the...
Paralegal Studies Professor Named Commissioner of Patents
Drew Hirshfeld, a professor of intellectual property in GW's paralegal studies program, has been named overseer of all patent organization for the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
River Prawns Stop Disease Spread in West Africa
The Diama Dam that spans between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa was intended to improve crop irrigation when it was built in 1986. But while...