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High-Impact Research Strategic Planning Committee Holds Second Public Forum
The committee’s charge is to propose innovative, large scale “big ideas” to increase high-impact research and improve research productivity across the university.
‘ISIS Files’ Offer a New View into the Terrorist Organization
Program on Extremism experts discussed how internal documents left behind by the Islamic State in Iraq shape our understanding of ISIS ahead of March public release.
Commentary: Collaboration with China Is Critical to Achieving Climate Goals
SEAS Assistant Professor John Helveston published a commentary urging international cooperation on the development of low carbon energy technologies.
New Study Dispels Myths about What Makes Youth Sports Fun
Girls and boys alike say trying your best and working hard—as opposed to winning—are key to having fun.
SEAS Showcase Displays Student Research
The 13th annual Research and Development Showcase exhibits projects aimed to cut emergency room waiting times, develop off-grid refrigerators and more.
African Americans and Africa: A New History
CCAS and Elliott School professor Nemata Blyden’s new book explores the complex relationship between African Americans and the African continent from the era of slavery to the present.
For Fruit Flies, Longer Sperm Means Longevity for Future Generations
New research from the Department of Biological Sciences finds that female fruit flies gain a genetic benefit from selective mating.
Elliott School Student Researcher Explores Historic Media Misinformation
While the Indonesian government acknowledges that riots occurred there in May 1998, a key aspect of the events—widespread sexual violence directed against ethnic Chinese women—has been “until today
High-Impact Research Strategic Planning Committee Holds First Public Forum
The first High-Impact Research Strategic Planning Committee public forum was held on Thursday, giving the George Washington Uni
Research Finds Extreme Elitism, Social Hierarchy among Gab Users
Despite its portrayal as a network that champions free speech, users of the social media platform Gab display more extreme social hierarchy and elitism when compared
Novel Mapping Model Tracks How Hate Spreads and Adapts Online
Online hate thrives globally through self-organized, scalable clusters that interconnect to form resilient networks spread across multiple social media platforms, countries and languages, according
Proceeds from GW-Developed Drug to Fund Academic Priorities
The George Washington University has sold a portion of its royalty rights to sales of a drug originally developed at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, officials announced Friday, allowing
GW Experts Train Korean Researchers in Entrepreneurship
After traveling more than 7,000 miles from Korea to Washington, D.C., research professor Yoonjoo Choi, and his student, Donggun Kim, found themselves on a long journey up the East Coast.
New Nursing Program Seeks to Improve Care for Underserved Patients
A collaborative team of George Washington University faculty was recently awarded $2.8 million to develop a curriculum that will prepare primary care nurse practitioner students to better care for
Changes in Human Diet Shed Light on Human Evolution
A shift in diet has long been seen as one of the critical adaptations that distinguishes our own genus Homo from earlier human ancestors.
Knight Foundation Investment to Fund Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics
A new research institute at the George Washington University will fight the rise of distorted and misleading information online, working to educate national policymakers and journalists on strategi
SEAS Student Researches How Friction Can Prevent Earthquake Damage
Myrto Kampouris, a junior majoring in civil engineering at the George Washington University, has been spending her summer learning more about how buildings and other structures are equipped to with
First GenderPro Cohort Begins Summit
As the George Washington University Global Women’s Institute (GWI) launched on Monday its inaugural GenderPro Summit, a week-long culmination o
Two GW Researchers Receive Prestigious Presidential Award
Chunlei Liang and Volker J. Sorger received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Study: Many Parents Take Time to Adjust After Learning a Child is Gay, Bisexual or Lesbian
Two years after their child comes out as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB), many parents still say it is “moderately” or “very hard” for them to adjust to the news, according to a new study from the M
Undergraduate Researcher Aims to Map Gentrification in D.C.
Gavin Derleth, a rising senior in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, is spending his summer studying gentrification in Washington, D.C.
Pollinators Find a Home at GW
A trio of Columbian College of Arts and Sciences students are spending their summer huddled among Foggy Bottom’s flower beds, carefully documenting the kind
Report Details How Islamic State Supporters Use Telegram
Supporters of the Islamic State (IS) want to use social media to share propaganda and their extremist narrative, but they also want to coordinate operations without being detected by law enforcemen
What Can Policymakers Learn from California’s Childhood Vaccine Law?
A new analysis published by researchers at the Milken Institute School of Public Health found that a 2016 California vaccine law that banned nonmedical o
Chesapeake Bay Ghost Forests Highlight Wetland Transformation
As sea levels continue to rise along the Chesapeake Bay, more and more rural land neighboring the bay will be reclaimed as wetlands. Keryn Ge
Three GW Students Named Goldwater Scholars
Three George Washington University students—junior Logan Bartholomew, second-year Christianne Chua and junior Maggie Steiner—have been named 2019
New Report Recommends Greater Transparency in Research
Lorena Barba, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the School of Engineering and Applied Science, recently presented
GW Student Wins eMerge Americas Global Startup Competition
George Washington University student entrepreneur Danya Sherman outpitched more than 100 startup competitors from around the world to win the grand prize at the eMerge Americas annual conference in
