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Medical Center Partnership Addresses Physician Shortage in Eritrea
The East African nation Eritrea has eight obstetrician-gynecologists for a population of 5 million. It’s a critical shortfall, and one that the Partnership for Eritrea — a joint venture between...
Supreme Court Justice Keynotes Law Review
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy addressed a capacity crowd Oct. 15 at GW’s Dorothy Betts Theatre for the opening event of the two-day George Washington Law Review Symposium. The...
By Menachem Wecker
When Rembrandt sought models for his biblical subjects, he used his Jewish neighbors in 17th-century Amsterdam as models and dressed them from his large collection of...
Keeping New York and New Jersey Safe
By Menachem Wecker
“You could probably drop me into GW now, and I would still be able to walk backwards across the campus,” says New Jersey State Senator...
Gene Cohen, professor of health care sciences, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, died on Nov. 7.
A geriatric psychiatrist, Dr. Cohen founded the Center on Aging at the National...
Taking Business Savvy to New Arenas
By Mary Dempsey
Mehir Desai always expected to be on the side of the underdog, helping entrepreneurs in developing countries fight red tape and other government obstacles. Today Mr. Desai...
By Danny Freedman
Drowsy drivers cause tens of thousands of crashes each year. Now a GW professor is helping to take the fight into the driver’s seat.
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Early Morning Tweets and Treats
By Menachem Wecker
In GW’s end-of-the-semester tradition Midnight Breakfast, faculty and staff help alleviate student stress by serving breakfast one night during finals from 10:30 p.m....
By Menachem Wecker
In the course of a 30-minute talk and an hour question-and-answer period, the self-declared new face of the Republican Party discussed health care, Afghanistan, gay...
She quickly charted an alternative career path—as a computer scientist in what was then a fledgling field, earning advanced degrees and a place in GW’s academic leadership along the way.
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