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GW People

The Kalb Report

How an Outstanding Teacher Works
Jason Zara, winner of SEAS' 2009 Outstanding Teaching Award for assistant professors, guides students in GW’s biomedical engineering program.

Chris Anderson

Introducing Candace Smith
Former Metro spokesperson is GW’s new executive director of media relations.

Chris Anderson

Honoring Service Excellence
An awards ceremony paying tribute to eight members of the GW community concludes two weeks of service celebrations.

Chris Anderson

The Economics of Free
Chris Anderson, B.S. ’81, edits Wired magazine and is an expert on technology trends.

Chris Anderson

In Memoriam: Professor George Stephens
Professor of Geography and Geosciences George Stephens is remembered as a dedicated and caring teacher.

Chris Anderson

In Memoriam: Estelle Gelman
Philanthropist established endowment for GW's Gelman Library.

Chris Anderson

In Memoriam: Ruth Helm Osborn
Dr. Osborn founded GW’s Women Studies Department.

Chris Anderson

In Memoriam: Gene Cohen
Founder of the National Institute of Mental Health’s Center on Aging was an expert on Alzheimer’s disease.

John Kuester

Revving the Pistons’ Engine
New Detroit professional basketball head coach looks back on GW tenure.

Kim Acquaviva

GW Nursing Professor Pioneers Education in Aging, End-of-Life Care
Kim Acquaviva looks to make the University a leader in community-based aging research.

The Kalb Report

Spotlight on Staff: Carl Graci  
Behind the scenes with Lisner’s marketing manager.

Sofia Caceres

Paraguayan Soccer Star Kicks Off GW Education
Freshman Sofia Caceres, who made Paraguay's World Cup team, hopes to someday apply the lessons she learns at GW to her home country.

The Kalb Report

Alumna Lectures on Feminist Art
Faye Gleisser interned at the National Gallery of Art.

NOLA Swing

Southern Swing
Alumna Lindy Hops, Jitterbugs her way from GW to New Orleans.

 

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.