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GW’s Global Food Institute to Partner with Aspen Institute Food Leaders Fellowship

The partnership is made possible by a transformative donation from José Andrés’ Longer Tables Fund.

Ask the Expert: Processed Foods

Ask a GW Expert: Should I Avoid All Ultra-Processed Foods?

Registered dietitian nutritionist and GW assistant professor Gabby Headrick answers what to watch for on labels.

 Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan

GW Champion Swimmer Develops Nutrition Platform

Twelve-time A-10 champion Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan recently launched PowerPlatez, an app designed to help busy people eat smarter and save time and money.

Square 80 planting group with shovels.

Student Input Helps to Further Transform Square 80 into a Community Oasis

GW sustainability minor capstone students expand Square 80 plaza with native plants, brick paths, intimate green spaces designed to foster campus community.

Ask the Expert

Ask a GW Expert: How Should I Hydrate?

GW Nursing professor Richard Ricciardi explains how much water you should drink daily and what the differences are among the many bottled waters.

A Kazakh doeskin robe (foreground) on display with two imperial Qing Dynasty robes (yellow and blue) exemplify how clothing communicates power.

Museum Weaves Together Power, Spirituality and Everyday Life in ‘Enduring Traditions’

The second centennial exhibition celebrating the GW Museum and Textile Museum features pieces that tell communal stories.

Shawneequa Callier Faculty in Focus graphic

Faculty in Focus: Shawneequa Callier

SMHS professor Shawneequa Callier studies how to apply ethics in new and emerging fields.

Study Abroad Korea

Student Dispatches from Abroad: Korea

Economics major Julia Foland shares how she was intentional in improving her Korean language while studying in Seoul.

GW Business ACE program

ACE Triple Degree Program Accelerates Global Skills and Mindset

Students earn three degrees on three continents through GW Business program.

A display from "Source Material" at the museum

Sustainable Fashion Is No Myth at the GW Museum

From pants made of seafood shells to expanding outfits that grow with a child, “Source Material: Lessons in Responsible Fashion” has future generations in mind.

Roxana Collins

FinEcon Academy Connects High School Students to Finance and Real Estate

GW Business teaches D.C. public school students concepts such as corporate return on equity, capital allocations, stock buybacks and price-to-book ratio.

Amna Maqsood

Turning the Urban Landscape into Greenspace

A GW student’s sustainability project seeks to improve the balance of nature one puddle at a time.

In Photos: Integrating New Microchips at GW

Students in Gina Adam’s “Micro and Nanofabrication Techniques” class used cutting-edge instruments to design and build their own versions of the technology at the heart of modern life.

John Lach

Meet GW Interim Provost John Lach

Most recently the GW Engineering dean, Lach brings his people-first leadership style to the university’s top academic role.

Carenna Thompson

Student Dispatches from Abroad: France

The Elliott School’s Carenna Thompson pens a love letter to Paris.

 

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