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GW Hosts U.S. Cabinet Departments Transfer of Power Ceremony
GW played host to history on Tuesday as the U.S. Treasury
Department transferred its law enforcement units, including
the Customs Service and the Secret Service, to the Department
of Homeland Security and the Justice Department. READ
Pictured from left: Secretary of Homeland
Security Tom Ridge, Treasury Secretary (and GW graduate) John
Snow, and Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson.
• Williams
Named to White House Homeland Security Panel
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READ: Washington Post Profile on “Crossfire
at GW”
GW Expands Debit Dollars Program to Campus Vending Machines
Members of The George Washington University community will
no longer have to feed several campus vending machines their
dollars and change to purchase a favorite snack. Instead,
they now have the option of swiping their GWorld card. READ
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First Responder Training Center To Be Established On GW’s
Virginia Campus
GW will spearhead an effort to create a first responder training
center on its Virginia Campus. The $5 million appropriation
will establish the Response to Emergencies and Disasters Institute,
or READI, to train firefighters, EMS personnel, law enforcement
and other healthcare providers in an integrated approach to
major emergencies including terrorism. READ
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GW Receives $5 Million Grant for Automotive Safety Research
Kennerly H. Digges, director of biomechanics and safety at
the Federal Highway Administration/National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration National Crash Analysis Center at GW,
will direct the project aimed at further improving the safety
of today’s automobiles, with specific attention to child
safety. READ
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Feb.
27 Washington Post article
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President Trachtenberg,
far left, and SEAS Dean Timothy Tong, far right, accept a
check at the Feb. 13 event.
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RECENT
MEDIA CLIPPINGS:
• Jerrold
Post, Newsweek, Feb. 27
• Gordon
Adams, NPR, Feb. 26
• Jay
Shotel, Washington Post, Feb. 25
• Sammie
Robinson, Atlantic City Press, Feb. 25
• Steve
Roberts, Singapore Straits Times, Feb. 24
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GW
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