GW Receives $1.7 Million Grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The award will support the University’s undergraduate biological sciences programs in innovative areas such as bioinformatics and computational molecular biology as well as a new partnership with the Institute for Genomic Research. GW is one of only 44 research universities to be awarded the grant and is also one of only four institutions that are first-time recipients. READ

Baysox Draft Mount Vernon Students

The Bowie Baysox, Class AA affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles, drafted interior design students from GW’s Mount Vernon campus to redesign its heavily utilized Most Valuable Player room. The Baysox, in the midst of celebrating 10 years at its current site, are ringing in a new season with a Baysox Stadium face-lift. READ

A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On

The shiny gray slab measures 10-feet-by-10-feet. It weighs 4,000 pounds. Beneath it rests a huge mass of concrete weighing approximately 170 tons. The platform can shake, rattle, and roll, as well as twist, turn, and twirl. The Earthquake Simulator at GW’s Virginia Campus is a new research tool to study one primary area: the damage earthquakes can inflict on structures, soil, and building materials. READ

• Darryl Jenkins, Pittsburgh Post Tribune, July 11
• Bernard Wood, CCAS, Time, July 11
• Amitai Etzioni, USA Today, July 3
• Darryl Jenkins, Washington Post, June 29
• GW Hospital, Washington Business Journal, June 28

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