2013 Siemens Competition Winners Settling in at GW
Zainab Mahmood and Priyanka Wadgaonkar paced back and forth across their hotel room on the evening of Dec. 7, 2013 as they prepared for what the...
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Siemens Competition Awards High School Students $500,000 in Scholarship Funds
Chosen from a record 2,263 applicants, Peter Tian—a high school senior from Hilliard, Ohio—captured the $100,000 grand prize at the 15th...
Two Days as a ‘Colbert Report’ Intern
When Stephen Colbert ran onto the Lisner stage in all his bespectacled glory, Comedy Central devotees scrambled to their feet and burst into a thunderous applause faster than you could say “...
ISIS as a Cyber Security Threat?
By James Irwin
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has proven to be an uncommonly aggressive terrorist organization due to its...
#OnlyatGW: Students React to President Obama and Colbert
Top moments from Monday’s event as GW students met Colbert, attended the taping and even helped backstage.
President Obama and Colbert Duke It Out
By James Irwin
Stephen Colbert was running through a tongue-in-cheek opening segment on Barack Obama’s executive powers when the president of the...
Diane Knapp Turns Healthy Eating into a Campaign
In the sitting room of the George Washington University’s historic F Street House, coffee and tea has been set out next to a set of simple, recycled white china. Multiple sheep figurines—gifted to...
Documentary Reveals How Climate Change Upsets National Security
In Afghanistan, the Taliban has gained favor with farmers by protecting their poppy fields—a crop the government banned...
Linking Passions to Jobs for Adults with Autism
For any recent high school graduate, the stress of leaving home, choosing a career path and starting life on one’s own can feel daunting.
But...
International Student Athletes Thriving at GW
Much of Danil Zelenkov’s day is spent studying or at practice, which isn’t unusual for a George Washington University student athlete. While proper time management is critical to the academic and...