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Experts Tackle Question of How to ‘Remake’ America

A panel of experts speaking Jan. 12 at GW’s Lisner Auditorium had a formidable task.

“I want to be bold tonight to talk about eradicating poverty in this country,” Tavis Smiley, a PBS...

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Indoor Waiting Area Now Available for GW Shuttles

An indoor waiting area for patrons of GW’s shuttle services opened Jan. 14. to accommodate passengers waiting for a shuttle during late-night and weekend hours. The new indoor waiting area,...

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Architect for Gelman Renovation Chosen

GW recently selected Cox Graae & Spack architects to design the planned entrance-floor renovation of the Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library. The M Street-based firm developed concept renderings...

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Ordinary Made Extraordinary

Artist Michael Craig-Martin’s new exhibit, “Michael Craig-Martin: Drawings,” currently on display at the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery on GW’s Foggy Bottom Campus, showcases 30 images of subjects...

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GW, Smithsonian to Launch Five Research Initiatives

With the aid of a special joint fund, GW and Smithsonian researchers will explore shipwrecks from the trans-Atlantic slave trade, dissolved gases in aquatic environments, cell phone usage, primate...

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Six New Initiatives Launched by Innovation Task Force

Reducing paper demands, leveraging the expertise of the GW faculty and staff as in-house consultants, and increasing the use of university housing and other facilities are among six new projects...

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Elliott School Receives $2 Million Grant

A $2 million grant awarded to George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, announced today, will help the school expand research...

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An Active Peace

All is fair in love and war.

Or is it? That’s one of the first questions Associate Professor of Religion Irene Oh asks students in her Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies course,...

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The Race Is On

After Mitt Romney’s razor-thin victory in Iowa, the nation’s eyes are on tomorrow’s primary in New Hampshire, as the remaining five GOP presidential candidates battle for votes. With the South...

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New Robot, Old Tricks

By Laura Donnelly-Smith

GW senior Sam Zapolsky is walking a robot. On a leash. Or at least that’s what he’s attempting to do. The robot isn’t being entirely cooperative. The problem, Mr....