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Air (E)Quality for All
The most polluted neighborhoods in the United States are also the most disadvantaged. Research at GW aims to shine a light on this inequity—and effect policy change.
Land of Ice & Fire
More than 4 million people live in the Arctic, where climate change is progressing faster than on the rest of the planet. Researchers across GW are working to help sustain their cities, infrastructures and cultures.
Closing America's Homeownership Gap
Boosting homeownership among Black households in America begins with owning up to a history of racial discrimination in the real estate and mortgage industries, say GW researchers studying the homeownership gap.
Research News
ENGINEERING
Global Supply Chains Saved $67 Billion in Solar Costs
New study published in Nature quantifies for the first time the historical and future cost savings to the solar industry from global supply chains.
PSYCHOLOGY
Preventing Suicides Among Black Youth
Psychology professor Sherry Molock is working with churches to address the skyrocketing suicide rate among young African Americans.
MEDICINE
HIV Infection Leaves a ‘Memory’ in Cells
New study published in Cell Reports reveals why comorbidities persist in people living with HIV, despite suppressing the virus through treatment.
GLOBAL HEALTH
Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls
Global Women’s Institute selected to lead research consortium of “What Works to Prevent Violence–Impact at Scale,” an international partnership that aims to prevent VAWG.
EDUCATION
Disrupting Inequitable Practices in K-12 Schools
New research explores what principals need in order to lead for equity in their schools, including examining their own biases and developing a peer network.
PUBLIC HEALTH
Parents Reducing HIV Risk in Gay/Bisexual Youth
Online toolkit helps parents improve communication with gay and bisexual sons about behaviors to help them stay healthy.
Q&A
Public policy professor Jorge Rivera studies how companies and people respond (or fail to respond) to natural disasters. Here, he talks about what’s at risk and how we can do better.
Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Professor Zoe Szajnfarber talks about efforts to transform the graduate education model and better prepare future designers to navigate the opportunities and risks inherent in designing new AI algorithms and deploying them in real-world systems.
GW Experts in the News
OPINION
To boost solar, the US should use more carrots and fewer sticks
Refusing to cooperate on climate change has costly consequences and could stymie progress on rapidly deploying low-carbon energy technologies, argues SEAS’ John Helveston in this Op-Ed.
NEWS ARTICLE
How Carefully Tailored PD Can Help Principals Become Equity Leaders
In a new study, GSEHD’s Jennifer Clayton examines a professional development program for to help principals become better equity leaders in their five Virginia school districts.
News Article
Bright, powerful burst of gamma rays detected by multiple telescopes
GW PhD Student Brendan O’Connor plays a key role in a gamma-ray burst, a cosmic explosion that has rattled scientists’ understanding of long gamma-ray bursts.
NEWS ARTICLE
Viral Protein Behind Chronic Inflammation in People with HIV: Study
A study published in Cell Reports by SMHS’s Michael Bukrinsky finds that an HIV protein can cause long-term genetic changes that lead to hyperreactive immune cells.
NEWS ARTICLE
Hundreds of lives could be saved through improved road safety measures
GWSPH researchers published a series of papers in The Lancet that, among other things, analyzed the impact of targeting four risk factors in reducing traffic deaths and injuries.
NEWS ARTICLE
Elon Musk gives Europe’s digital watchdogs their biggest test yet
IDDP’s Rebekah Tromble comments on the legal challenges Twitter faces in the European Union following the social media giant’s firing of workers that often deal with regulators.