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CCAS Student is Researching Impact of DACA on Young Immigrants in Northern Virginia
George Washington University junior Ivana Mowry-Mora, a Cisneros scholar majoring in geography, is researching the impact of suppo
GW Kicks Off Partnership with eMerge Americas with ‘Pitch Night’
Ten George Washington University entrepreneurs pitched startup ideas ranging from a tool that allows patients to self-administer diagnostic blood tests to interactive storage solutions for luxury i
Senior Kyrah Altman Aims to Revolutionize Mental Health Education
Senior Kyrah Altman has been trying to change the world for as long as she can remember.
GW Recognized as a Top Producer of Fulbright Students
The George Washington University has recently ranked among the top 45 research institutions for the number of its students granted Fulbright awards, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s
GW Researchers Develop Therapy to Fight Blood Clots and Cancer Metastasis
A new reversible, drug-free antiplatelet therapy could reduce the risk of blood clots and potentially prevent the spread of cancer cells from a primary site to different parts of the body—or cancer
Student Researcher Uses 3D Models to Study Invasive Silver Carp
As an underclassman, Karly Cohen wasn’t sure what kind of career she wanted to pursue after graduation.
GW Senior was inspired to research Jordanian national identity following a semester in Amman
While studying abroad in Jordan last year, senior Shannon McKeown started noticing the distinct way people living in Amman described where they were from.
A pioneer in cardiac optogenetics is advancing stem cell science
Emilia Entcheva, a professor and a leader in cardiac optogenetics is shaping the future of personalized medicine from her
Key Research Metrics Strong, VP for Research Tells Faculty Senate
In the annual report on research efforts across the George Washington University, Vice President for Research Robert Miller presented updates on key metrics the university uses to comprehensively a
Collaborative Paper Explores Jane Austen’s Prose
Jane Austen’s Persuasion has been on bookshelves for nearly 200 years, but curious readers are still finding new ways to analyze the novel’s themes of love, marriage and fortunes.
SMHS Researchers Investigate Liver Disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the accumulation of fat in the livers of people who drink little or no alcohol, affects one in three Americans.
Biomedical Engineering Chair to Be Inducted in National Academy of Inventors
School of Engineering and Applied Science Professor Igor Efimov is set to be inducted into the National
GW-CIBER Receives $1.3 Million Grant
The George Washington University School of Business (GWSB) was recently awarded a $1.3 million grant from the U.S.
GW Researcher Studies Link between Communication, Sexual Behavior
The way people talk about sex has a significant impact on their health and well-being, but a Columbian College of Arts and Sciences researcher says most people don’t learn how to talk effectively a
Air Pollution Leads to Millions of ER Visits for Asthma Attacks Worldwide
Nine to 33 million visits to the emergency room for asthma worldwide may be triggered by breathing in air polluted by ozone or fine particulate matter—pollutants that can enter the lung’s deep airw
Museum Grant Will Make Textiles Available Globally via Digital Database
Tessa Lummis, registrar of the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, sometimes feels as if she’s sitting on buried treasure.
Study: Journalists Rarely Use Nurses as Expert Sources
A George Washington University School of Nursing replication of the 1997 “Woodhull Study on Nursing and the Media” found nurses continue to be underrepresented as sources in heath news stories desp
GW Students Make List of Area’s Top Young Innovators
The D.C. area is full of coworking spaces and incubators for fast-growing tech companies and other innovative startups.
Researching George Washington's Life
The Mount Vernon Museum’s curious guests looked on as George Washington University students
SEAS Inducts Five into GW Engineering Hall of Fame
The George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science inducted five honorees, including four alumni, into the
Poor, Elderly Puerto Ricans Faced Risk of Dying in the Six Months after Hurricane Maria
A paper published by researchers at the Milken Institute School of Public Health on Thursday provides the data and methodology underlying an independent report that estimated there were 2,975 exces
New Gift and Textile Collections will Support Interdisciplinary Research and Scholarship
The George Washington University will receive an $18.4 million gift combining more than 4,000 textiles and an endowment and equipment to support the textile collections assembled by the late Lloyd
GWSB’s Vanessa Perry Discusses her Research on Faux Diversity and Consumption in Gentrifying Neighborhoods
The U Street Corridor in Northwest D.C. looks vastly different today from the way Vanessa Perry remembers it when she went to high school in the area.
SMHS Researcher Awarded $1.7 Million Grant to Study Bile Duct Cancer
A School of Medicine and Health Sciences professor was awarded more than $1.7 million to investigate the cellular and molecular links between liver fluke infection, a major public health problem in
GW Regulatory Studies Center Explores the Future of Regulation
The American regulatory system’s longstanding bipartisan consensus on the significance of cost-benefit analysis is in jeopardy under the Trump administration, according to Richard Revesz, director
GWSB Researcher Annamaria Lusardi Receives Ketchum Prize
After just nearly four years of payments, Charlinda Sims, M.Accy. ’15, made the final payment on her $80,000 student loan balance, in July.
Research Ecosystem Review Launches
Four groups of George Washington University faculty, staff and leadership convened Friday to begin a review of the university’s “research ecosystem”—the entirety of GW’s research efforts, including
GW Researchers: 2,975 Excess Deaths Linked to Hurricane Maria
Researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health published an
Russian Trolls, Bots Influence Vaccine Discussion on Twitter
Social media bots and Russian trolls promoted discord and spread false information about vaccines on Twitter, according to new research led by a School of Engine
