By Menachem Wecker
As Shakespeare in the Park aficionados can attest, many contemporary adaptations set the Bard’s plays in modern times -- a visual move which, when it works, illustrates...
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Where the Punishment Fits the Crime
By Rachel Muir
See John Dillinger’s getaway car, Jesse James’ notebook and J. Edgar Hoover’s badge; try your hand at an FBI shooting range or escaping from prison; or attempt to solve a...
The Arab World’s Jewish Ambassador
By Menachem Wecker
The Jewish population of Bahrain -- a country of a million people -- numbers 36. One of those three dozen is the ambassador to the United States.
Meet...
Approximately 85 million years ago, a family of bird-like dinosaurs with large claws and short, powerful forearms named Alvarezsauroidea roamed the earth. But after a decade of research,...
Chrystel Cancel, M.T.A. ’06, was killed during the earthquake that devastated Haiti on Jan. 12. Ms. Cancel was in Haiti working on a USAID project assessing tourism product development...
Lectures, performances and more mark George Washington University’s 2010 Black Heritage Celebration Jan. 31-Feb. 28. With the theme “The New Negro,” this year’s celebration focuses on the era...
By Jennifer Price
HIV. Diabetes. Hypertension.
These are just some of the conditions GW medical students are helping treat at a new student-run clinic in Southeast Washington’...
GW Athletic Hall of Fame Inducts Five New Members
By David Lubeski
Membership in the George Washington University Athletic Hall of Fame expanded to 136 on Jan. 23, when five newly elected members were inducted in ceremonies on campus.
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Redefining What It Means to Be Green
By Jennifer Price
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman stressed the need for the U.S. to lead a global green revolution if it wants to continue to be a world superpower.
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Pushing the Frontiers of Solar Energy
By Jamie L. Freedman
The GW Solar Institute made substantial strides during its inaugural year—solidly positioning itself as a global leader in the fast-growing solar energy field. On the...