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Learning & Research

Police Science

GW Launches Innovation, Research Leadership Plan
Plan to dramatically invest in research and learning detailed by President Knapp.
 

Houdan

University Plans Research Expansion
Vice president for research outlines six initial areas of focus.

Houdan

Breaking Ground in Cardiothoracic Research
Through a coveted NIH fellowship, GW freshman Caleb Seavey is part of a team pushing the frontiers of medical research.

Houdan

Training Tomorrow's Teachers
GW's nationally ranked teacher preparation programs take center stage in GSEHD event.

Houdan

Chance of a Lifetime
GW’s Early College Program enables some of D.C.’s best and brightest high school students to get a tuition-free jump start on college.

Police Science

Officers Excel Off the Beat in GW’s Police Science Program 
Program equips law enforcement professionals with modern-day skills.

Canine Profiling

Canine Profiling
Law professor finds some dogs treated more equal than others.

New faculty

GW Welcomes New Faculty
Among the University’s new hires this fall are outstanding historians and experts in security policy and high-performance computing.

Neuroanatomy

Getting Brainy
GW’s Laboratory for Evolutionary Neuroanatomy investigates human evolution through an examination of mammal brains.

Chemistry Dept

Translational Research 
Two recent grants awarded to GW chemistry faculty situate the department on the forefront of practical research.

Scottsboro Trial

Professor Probes Notorious Scottsboro Trial in New Book  
James Miller explores the aftermath of the infamous 1931 case.

Steve Roberts

Telling Immigrants’ Stories
Journalism professor Steven Roberts' new book profiles 13 immigrant families from around the globe.

Cayo Gamber

University Writing Class Remembers Holocaust Victims 
Students in Professor Cayo Gamber’s class are researching the stories of the thousands confined to the Lodz Ghetto.

Gregory Squires

Exploring the Integration Debate 
Gregory D. Squires investigates the price of racial segregation in a new book.

 

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.