GW News Center: Feb. 17, 2004

Happy 272nd Birthday, George!

This weekend's festivities will feature a bonfire, cherry pie-eating contest, music and colonial cuisine, including mushy peas and jacket potatoes. READ

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GW Records Largest Jump in Universities Receiving NIH Funding

GW jumped 27 spots in the list of the top 100 universities receiving National Institutes of Health funding, the largest increase within that list. The University totaled $73.4 million in NIH funds in 2002, a 241 percent increase from 1998. READ

Research

The Voyage of UW20

The University launches the first phase in its ambitious writing program as part of the Strategic Plan. READ

• University Writing Program

New Fixed-Rate Tuition Plan for Incoming Freshmen to Eliminate Uncertainty

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GW's Board of Trustees has approved a new fixed-rate tuition plan for incoming freshmen that will provide cost certainty for families and will also guarantee a minimum level of financial assistance for students awarded merit and need-based institutional aid at the time of enrollment. READ

GW Sets Milestone with 20,000 Applications

A prospective student from Ohio unknowingly became a part of GW history Wednesday as the 20,000th undergraduate applicant to the University in one year. READ

• Admissions Selectivity Chart, 1994-2003

20,000 Applications
President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg prepares to open the 20,000th application for the upcoming year, shattering last year's record of 18,569.

	RECENT MEDIA CLIPPINGS: • Stephen Saltzburg, New York Times, Feb. 10 • Kathleen Rogan, Washington Times, Feb. 8 • Carol Darr, USA Today, Feb. 8 • James Horton, Washington Times, Feb. 7 • GW In The News Recap • A Faculty for Writing (Latest Books) • Kudos (Awards & Acknowledgements)

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