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...
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson: This compulsively readable work of nonfiction begins with the murder of Abraham...
The Promise of Islamic Banking and Finance
By Menachem Wecker
The Middle East’s increasingly prominent role in the world of international finance has prompted questions about whether banking practices followed by both Islamic...
Haiti Update from President Knapp
To the George Washington Community:
I write to thank you for all the ways in which you have responded to the disaster in Haiti. Time and again, when our community sees a need, we heed the...
Swipe Your GWorld for Haiti, Jan. 22
On Jan. 22, GW community members can make donations toward Haiti’s relief effort with their GWorld cards at five locations on the University's campuses.
Donations will be split evenly...
A former Peace Corps volunteer in Haiti, GW medical student Haylene Sandler says the reports she is receiving from Haitian friends in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake are “dire.” “We...
By Menachem Wecker
When committee members met to decide which nominees deserved the University’s 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Award, they considered three major criteria: service, leadership...
A Message to GW from Haiti's First Lady
Dear Sir:
I take this opportunity to kindly extend my deep appreciation to President Knapp for his solidarity to the people of my country who are presently facing fear and sorrow in the...
By Julia Parmley
It’s like tennis. Only a lot louder and a lot more intense.
The game is called squash and while its roots lay in tennis, this sport is a little different. The ball...
Exploring GW’s Virginia Science and Technology Campus
Newly dubbed the Virginia Science and Technology Campus, GW’s campus in Ashburn, Va., has grown by leaps and bounds, rapidly becoming a hub for research and learning in the area and beyond. Craig...