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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
PUBLIC HEALTH
Lancet Series Highlights Strategies to Save Lives, Prevent Road Traffic Injuries
A series of papers published in The Lancet highlights the growing problem of road traffic injuries and lays out opportunities for preventing injuries and saving lives.
ENGINEERING
Electric Vehicle Buyers Want Rebates, Not Tax Credits
New study finds current tax credit scheme for encouraging EV purchases is less valuable to car buyers and less equitable.
LAW
Study Finds Issues with Electronic Ankle Monitors Used as Alternative to Incarceration
A new report from GW Law says that use of ankle monitors may cause many of the same harms associated with traditional incarceration.
MEDICINE
Researchers Identify Molecule That Blocks Immune Cells from Entering and Killing Breast Tumors
Study reveals new way to infiltrate hard-to-treat cancers, paving the way toward a new treatment for certain kinds of aggressive breast cancers.
CHEMISTRY
Researchers Develop Novel Tool to Help Develop Safer Pesticides
New computational model would aid in the design of next-generation pesticides that meet increasing global agricultural demand.
BUSINESS
Single, Talented and Penalized
New research shows that single women professionals are more likely to face leadership penalties in the workforce.
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
Insidious firearms industry messaging fuels epidemic of gun violence
Amid a spate of gun violence, public health researchers argue we can no longer afford to ignore the role the U.S. and global firearms industry plays in perpetuating this public health epidemic.
NEWS ARTICLE
Russian media drives online hate
New study finds a clear and growing link between Russian propaganda and online far right extremism, and that the influence of Russian media on these communities is organic—making it harder to stop.
OPINION
Strong teachers unions and mask mandates go together
New research finds schools that required masks had a 37 percent lower incidence of coronavirus cases than those that did not, and that reduction within schools also slowed community spread.
OPINION
Memorial Day is moment to grapple with hard truths about military
Racism has long hurt the armed forces — including during World War II argues Thomas Guglielmo, American studies professor and author of Divisions: A New History of Racism and Resistance in America's World War II Military.
NEWS ARTICLE
Single, Female and Looking for Business Success
Forbes reports on a new study by Jennifer Merluzzi, associate professor of strategic management & public policy, that found single young women faced a penalty in seeking leadership positions.
BROADCAST
New test could detect if patients' COVID symptoms will become severe
NBC4 News reports on a new simple blood test developed by GW researchers that can quickly detect if someone has COVID-19 and predict how severely their immune system will react to infection.