D.C. as a Resource
The George Washington University’s privileged location in the heart of the nation’s capital offers students and faculty members unparalleled opportunities to engage directly with policymakers, researchers and leaders in a wide range of fields. Based four blocks from the White House, at the center of politics, policy, law and research, GW enjoys an array of partnerships with top governmental, scientific and international agencies and institutions throughout the city.
Our graduate students work alongside America’s foremost scientists at the National Institutes of Health to find cures for diseases affecting the lives of millions. GW students serve as interns and research assistants at many other leading Washington-based scientific agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Science Foundation and NASA. At GW’s National Crash Analysis Center, a partnership with government and industry, researchers are striving to improve safety on the nation’s roadways and around the globe. Cutting-edge genomics research at our medical center, in collaboration with our partner institutions, will ultimately provide physicians with the ability to customize medical treatment for patients. GW’s 36-year collaboration with the Children’s National Medical Center is thriving, benefiting GW medical students and expanding opportunities for medical research.
On the liberal arts front, GW undergraduates enjoy one-of-a-kind access to one of the world’s premier independent research institutions, the prestigious Folger Shakespeare Library, through classes and research opportunities. Students in our Columbian College of Arts and Sciences benefit in myriad ways from the University’s long relationship with the Smithsonian Institution.
Below is a sampling of GW’s wide-ranging research partners:
- America Online
- Children’s National Medical Center
- Department of Defense
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Folger Shakespeare Library
- International Monetary Fund
- Library of Congress
- Lockheed Martin
- National Archives
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- National Security Agency
- National Science Foundation
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Smithsonian Institution
- State Department
- World Bank
The GW Experience
Students
All in the Family
Greg and Heather Hachenburg talk about their undergraduate experience at GW, one of many sibling pairs to share in the Colonials legacy.
Creating Next Generation Leaders
GW program helps female students connect with leading women across a variety of fields and develop their roles as future women in leadership.
Where the City is a Classroom
Freshman volunteers experience life beyond Foggy Bottom...
Faculty
Fighting Neglected Diseases
GW professor works to eradicate diseases that affect the health, education and economic development of the world's poorest people.
Building the Super Computer
Pioneering lab puts GW at the forefront of high-speed computing and offers GW students unprecedented access to science and skills of the future.
Blast From the Past
Students map an ancient—and dramatic—eruption as part of a geological research program in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.
Alumni
Giving Back to the District of Columbia
D.C. public health director calls GW education the foundation of his career.
GW Opens Doors
A chance encounter with a GW alumna helped give one GW undergraduate, an aspiring broadcast journalist from Texas, his big break.
The Legend Lives On
The $2 million bequest commitment caps a lifetime of philanthropy and service to GW, establishing the Elyse B. and Donald R. Lehman Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Physics.