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Elite Scholars

In 2009, President Barack Obama launched an “Educate to Innovate” campaign to help propel American students to the top of the science and math fields—and it inspired two GW students to do the same...

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A Monumental Idea

By Jennifer Eder

If you had no restrictions, what would you do to enhance the grounds around the Washington Monument?

That's the question more than 500 people answered during the...

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Elevating Athletics

The university has announced the creation of a new Board of Trustees committee to conduct a comprehensive review of athletics at the university, including 22 varsity sports and three major...

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Autism's Testosterone Question

By Danny Freedman

A gene that is suppressed in some people with autism may explain evidence of high testosterone levels, and could shed light on why autism affects males at four times the...

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TB Awareness

Student Health Service and the D.C. Department of Health are contacting members of the GW community who may have been in close contact with someone who has a suspected case of tuberculosis.

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Funding Global Research

An anonymous donor has given the Elliott School of International Affairs more than $3 million to support research and policy engagement.

“This extraordinary gift will secure GW’s Elliott...

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Honoring a District Institution

Artifacts from one of the District’s most famous eateries will now have a permanent home on campus.

Virginia Ali, co-founder of the restaurant along with her late husband Ben Ali,...

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Openness Online

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged countries around the world to support the U.S. in promoting open access to the Internet during a speech Tuesday at the George Washington University...

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Kicking the Habit

Tobacco kills about 443,000 people a year, making it the leading cause of premature and preventable death in the U.S.

Over the past 40 years, tobacco use has reduced dramatically, but in...

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Compassionate Care

George Washington medical students are handing out hundreds of gold wristbands today to emphasize the importance of compassion and empathy in medicine.

The wristbands, which have the...