There’s a household in Beijing that’s in for some excitement.
TaiSen Zhuang, who’s pursuing a Ph.D. in micropropulsion, says he’ll be planning a visit to his hometown—to “give my mom and...
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By Julia Parmley
If you think golf is just a game of leisure, try competing against approximately 70 Division I players while walking and carrying clubs over five miles of sand bunkers,...
By Menachem Wecker
If Cynthia Dowd has anything to say about it, tuberculosis may have to learn a lesson from the Borg of Star Trek fame: “Resistance is futile.”
Though TB is...
Searching for Autism's Treatable Roots
By Danny Freedman
Down a side hallway and in a cluttered office tucked away inside a lab, Valerie Hu is attempting to crack one of biology’s most vexing riddles: her son.
Matthew,...
Saying Goodbye to Dean Susan Phillips
By Jennifer Price
When a search committee from GW’s School of Business first approached Susan Phillips in 1998, she saw a challenge.
“While it was a good business school, it...
By Jennifer Price
GW freshman Andrew Pangilinan has always loved to travel.
A first generation American, Mr. Pangilinan has gone on safaris in Kenya and Tanzania, climbed Mt....
Fellowships Offer $20,000 for Undergraduate Research
By Carrie Madren
George Washington undergraduates have a new opportunity to satisfy their intellectual curiosity. Two research awards, each totaling $10,000, will be given this year to...
By Julia Parmley
At the age of 17, Andrew Brown, B.A. ’06, M.P.A. ’08, began what he called a “search for purpose.” During this time, Mr. Brown learned more than 20 different languages,...
As a pediatric emergency room doctor at Children’s National Medical Center in Northwest D.C., David Mathison sees firsthand the gap in health education with patients and it’s a problem he wants to...
J. Richard Knop, J.D. ’69, had been out of touch with his alma mater when an article profiling...