Centers and Institutes
The George Washington University’s centers and institutes enhance the University’s focus on a specific academic mission in research, education and service.
Featured Research Centers
Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology
Center for Biomimetics and Bioinspired Engineering
Center for Equity and Excellence in Education
Center for Health Policy Research
Center for Latin American Issues
National Crash Analysis Center
The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project
Sigur Center for Asian Studies
Featured Research Institutes
The George Washington Institute for Public Policy
IMPACT (GW Institute for Massively Parallel Applications and Computing Technology)
Institute for Biomedical Engineering
Institute for Corporate Responsibility
Institute for International Economic Policy
Institute for Middle East Studies
W.M. Keck Institute for Proteomics Technology and Applications
See a complete list of all centers and institutes:
http://www.gwu.edu/~research/centers.htm
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