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A Healthier Workplace

Many George Washington faculty, staff and students sit in a chair for up to 12 hours a day.

All this sitting can take a toll on the body, in the form of back pain, wrist pain, eye strain...

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The Healing Environment

By Jennifer Eder

At first glance, the entrance to the Dr. Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen Cancer Research Center in the George Washington Medical Faculty...

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Campus Crime on the Rise?

Following recent GW Alert notifications of robberies in Foggy Bottom, campus security leaders stress these incidents, while incredibly troubling, remain extremely rare.

“Statistically, it’...

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Ben Bernanke to Deliver Lectures in GW Class

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver four lectures this spring for a class of George Washington undergraduates, giving students a firsthand look at the workings of the country’s...

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Faculty, Staff Get Their Move on For ‘Dancing With GW’

By Kurtis Hiatt

By day, they are George Washington professors, vice presidents and directors.

But by night, they abandon their offices and channel their inner dancer, jiving,...

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A Life-Changing Course

At first glance, Jewish Literature Live looks like other English courses. Students read assigned texts and then share their opinions with each other and their teacher, Professor of English Faye...

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GW Earns Top Spot on 2012 Peace Corps Colleges List

With 78 alumni currently in service, George Washington was able to again secure the top place on the Peace Corps’ list of medium-sized schools producing volunteers. Since the Peace Corps’...

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U.S. Small Business Administration Head to Visit Campus

The top official at the U.S. Small Business Administration will kick off a tour of college campus discussions on entrepreneurship at George Washington next week.

Administrator Karen Mills...

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‘America’s Supernanny,’ a GW Alumna, Doles Out Tough Love

By Kurtis Hiatt

Everything happens for a reason.

George Washington alumna Deborah Tillman firmly believes it. In 1992, Ms. Tillman was a talented staff accountant, a happy wife to...

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GW Honors Dr. King

George Washington community members celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. last week by recognizing those following in his footsteps and dedicating a day of service at sites around the community to...