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In-House Innovation

With topics like the foundations of nanoscience and an environmentally friendly type of magnetic refrigeration system, seven George Washington graduate students and two undergraduates captured $18...

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‘On the Board’ Welcomes First Class of Fellows

The George Washington University last week introduced its inaugural class of 15 fellows to the first-of-its-kind “On the Board,” a program that...

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Former CIA Director Stresses Risk of Cyberattacks

Cyberattacks may be the biggest weapon countries have in their playbook of modern day espionage. That’s why retired Gen. Michael Hayden, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the...

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Happy 281st, George Washington

As the university and nation get ready to celebrate the first president’s birthday on Friday, GW Today talked with Assistant Professor of History Denver Brunsman about George Washington’s life,...

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GW Alumnus Nominated for Oscar

George Washington alumnus Bill Westenhofer, M.S. ’95, has stalked through Gotham City, piloted a mouse-sized motorboat and stepped through a magic wardrobe—virtually, at least. The visual effect...

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Giving Back to Military and Veterans

A wide range of educational programs for military personnel and veterans, graduate certificates in sustainability leadership and organizational ethics, executive education for international judges...

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This Sister Rocks

By Laura Donnelly-Smith

Before there was Bill Haley, rocking around the clock, before there was Elvis Presley, shaking his hips and tearing it up on the guitar, before there were the Beatles...

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Breast Cancer Experts Emphasize Importance of Environment in Prevention

There’s a new agenda on the breast cancer front. It’s preventing the disease altogether—particularly by looking to the environmental hazards that may be causing it.

That was the consensus of...

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Samba, Tango, Rumba—Oh My!

By Kurtis Hiatt

It was payback that landed Lynsay Belshe on this year’s lineup for the second annual Dancing With GW.

Late last fall, Ms. Belshe, senior advisor to the executive vice...

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The Toughest Job Off the Planet

By Laura Donnelly-Smith

In a candid conversation with students, faculty and community members, George...