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At the George Washington University, our research improves health, drives innovation, and fuels economic growth—making an impact on communities across the country and around the world. Like many leading research institutions in the U.S., much of our research is made possible by federal funding. Federally funded research at GW has achieved breakthroughs in preventing diabetes in at-risk populations, advancing new cancer treatments, developing next-generation computer chips, accelerating drug discovery, and more. In fact, our federally funded research at GW spans disciplines, from health and medicine to the humanities. Through these efforts, we not only generate knowledge and solutions for pressing global challenges but also prepare the next generation of leaders and scholars.
Equally vital to our mission is our commitment to diverse perspectives and wide-ranging pursuits of scholarship. We believe that free expression and open dialogue are essential to discovery—and that they strengthen both our research and our richly diverse campus community.
GW RESEARCH Saves Lives and Improves Health Outcomes
GW RESEARCH Saves Lives and Improves Health Outcomes
Killing Cancer Cells with Plasma Medicine
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GW aerospace engineers who study the physics of plasma have developed both clinical tools that kill cancer cells in patients and new satellite propulsion technologies.
Killing Cancer Cells with Plasma Medicine
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GW aerospace engineers who study the physics of plasma have developed both clinical tools that kill cancer cells in patients and new satellite propulsion technologies.
Preventing Diabetes and its Complications
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A major research study led by GW’s Biostatistics Center found lifestyle interventions reduced the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by more than half, and a follow-up study 20 years later found the diabetes risk reduction was sustained.
Infiltrating Cancerous Tumors
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A GW cancer researcher identified a molecule that prevents immune cells from killing breast cancer tumors and developed a therapeutic antibody to block the molecule and allow the immune system to kill the cancer more effectively.
Tackling Ultra-Rare Diseases
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A GW researcher is leading a groundbreaking basket clinical trial to evaluate whether a therapeutic candidate can target the shared molecular causes underlying two ultra-rare mitochondrial diseases.
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GW RESEARCH Accelerates Innovation and Competitiveness
GW RESEARCH Accelerates Innovation and Competitiveness
Extracting Lithium for Car Batteries
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GW engineers invented a way to extract lithium from geothermal wastewater produced by power plants without harming the environment. Global demand for lithium–critical for energy storage, portable devices and electric vehicles–has skyrocketed in the last decade.
Extracting Lithium for Car Batteries
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GW engineers invented a way to extract lithium from geothermal wastewater produced by power plants without harming the environment. Global demand for lithium–critical for energy storage, portable devices and electric vehicles–has skyrocketed in the last decade.
Monitoring and Treating Heart Disease
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GW engineers developed a device that could help monitor and treat heart disease and dysfunction in the days, weeks or months following a traumatic heart event.
Rapid Detection of Biological, Chemical Threats
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Technology invented by a GW chemist rapidly identifies potential chemical and biological threats with widespread implications for drug development and early disease detection.
Advancing Next Generation Microchips
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GW engineers are helping keep the U.S. at the forefront by developing a new generation of advanced computer chips–including designs that mimic the speed and efficiency of the human brain.
GW RESEARCH Nurtures Top Talent and Future Leaders
GW RESEARCH Nurtures Top Talent and Future Leaders
Preparing a New Generation of AI Leaders
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Part of GW’s Trustworthy AI Initiative, a GW-led traineeship program is transforming graduate education to better support the next generation of AI leaders and researchers.
Preparing a New Generation of AI Leaders
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Part of GW’s Trustworthy AI Initiative, a GW-led traineeship program is transforming graduate education to better support the next generation of AI leaders and researchers.
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Through its PISCES program, GW serves as an important feeder institution for cybersecurity professionals into the federal government and has produced more than 120 highly trained federal employees to date.
Training Junior Scientists to Advance HIV Research
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GW’s HIV Persistence, Comorbidities, and Therapeutics program is equipping the next generation of biomedical researchers with the knowledge, analytical tools, and critical thinking skills necessary to pursue a cure for HIV.
Empowering People with Disabilities
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GW’s Center for Rehabilitation Counselor Research and Education is a national leader in rehabilitation counseling and research that supports research and training of future counselors and administrators and focuses on employment transition services for students with disabilities.
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GW RESEARCH Informs Industry and Government Decision Makers
GW RESEARCH Informs Industry and Government Decision Makers
Informing U.S. Space Policy
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Space exploration has evolved from a two-nation race into a dynamic, global enterprise. Experts at GW’s Space Policy Institute are helping chart the course of the final frontier.
Informing U.S. Space Policy
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Space exploration has evolved from a two-nation race into a dynamic, global enterprise. Experts at GW’s Space Policy Institute are helping chart the course of the final frontier.
Addressing Cybersecurity and Privacy Issues
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GW’s Cyber Security and Privacy Research Institute supports research on cyber security and privacy, and its experts are called on by Congress to share their insights on, for example, AI-ready workforce.
A National Resource Center for International Business
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GW’s Center for International Business Education and Research, whose experts have testified before Congress, promotes U.S. competitiveness by educating and training business professionals in international business.
Producing ‘Star Performers’ for Organizational Success
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Research from GW Business demonstrates the financial value of hiring star performers, who generate disproportionately larger cumulative output than their peers.
GW RESEARCH Shapes Our Understanding of the World
GW RESEARCH Shapes Our Understanding of the World
Cellphone Scholarship Informs Museum Exhibit
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A decades-long research collaboration between GW and the Smithsonian Institution on cellphone technology led to a groundbreaking exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History.
Cellphone Scholarship Informs Museum Exhibit
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A decades-long research collaboration between GW and the Smithsonian Institution on cellphone technology led to a groundbreaking exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History.
Making Historical Legacies Accessible
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A GW project created a digital archive of Eleanor Roosevelt’s writings and speeches on democracy and human rights that is available to everyone, from historians to schoolchildren.
Recovery and Identification of MIA Service Members
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A GW research project documented efforts to recover, identify and memorialize U.S. service members still missing from the Vietnam War, exploring the complex relationship between war, memory and national identity.
Preserving Historical Glass Flutes
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A GW expert in medical imaging and image analysis helped lead a project to save rare 19th century glass flutes from deterioration and improve preservation guidelines for historical glass.