Crime Detection: Accelerating Sperm Analysis
Forensic laboratories are often plagued with a backlog of evidence related to sexual assault cases. Currently, the only way to test the presence of semen is the microscopic observation of...
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Designing for the Future: GW Museum Summer Institute
What does it take to build a museum exhibit? A lot more effort than you might imagine. Registration is open for a summer institute in exhibition design that brings together graduate-level students...
First-of-its-Kind Graduate Certificate in LGBT Health Launched
Columbian College has launched a new graduate certificate program in LGBT health to train current and future healthcare leaders and policy advocates on issues relating to the health and well-being...
GW Celebrates 50 Years of Public Service Education
More than 250 alumni, students and faculty gathered on campus last month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of public service education at GW and the achievements of those who graduated with a...
A Strategy for Hope: Preventing Perinatal Depression among Low-Income Latinas
The negative impact of perinatal depression—which may be experienced by some women during pregnancy or after their baby is born—is well known. Feeling sad, anxious, overwhelmed, or confused...
Where Will You Go this Summer?
This summer, explore the world, enrich your mind, and earn credits through short-term study abroad courses that are open to both GW students and visitors. Journey through Kenya and discover how...
A presidential inauguration is a proud and historic moment, a time when we come together to celebrate our democracy. For Columbian College students, it is also a rite of passage. On January 21,...
GW, Smithsonian Research Delves into Distinctive Areas of Science
Bee pollination of particular plants, fungal impact on mineral erosion and wood decay, and physical attributes of ray-finned fish all have something in common: They are being studied by Columbian...
The unfortunate reality of chemistry is that chemists, in their quest to innovate and devise new products to meet societal demands, sometimes create chemicals that are toxic. Look no further than...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, excessive alcohol use accounts for 80,000 deaths each year in the United States, making alcoholism the third leading cause of...