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Chemistry Student Helps Unlock TB Clues

Once thought to be all but eradicated, tuberculosis has made a tragic come back. Luther Rice Fellow Abby Pepin is working with Chemistry's Cynthia Dowd to turn back the TB tide.

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Chemistry Student Helps Unlock TB Clues

Chemistry student at GW researching tuberculosis

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Locating Lemurs: Facial Recognition Tech Tracks Endangered Species

The same facial recognition technology used to catch criminals can now track an endangered species—and possibly save it from extinction.

A team of researchers led by Rachel Jacobs...

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The Art of the Election

How did the pundits and the pols get their election predictions so wrong? In a conversation with Columbian College Dean Ben Vinson, Associate Professor of Political Science...

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Vanguard, Cisneros Institute Partner to Diversify PR Workforce

To invest in the future workforce and increase diversity in the communications, public relations and marketing fields, Vanguard Communications is introducing Comunicadores for the...

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A ‘Tail’ of Two Pulsars

For 50 years, astronomers have watched pulsars—neutron stars born in supernova explosions—sweep through space with bursts of energy. But the spectacular stellar phenomenon have provided scientists...

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Helping Transgender People Find Their Voice

By John DiConsiglio

When 15-year-old Lisa (not her real name) walked into the George Washington University Speech and Hearing Center, she looked and acted just like most other 9th grade...

Helping Transgender People Find Their Voice

At the GW Speech and Hearing Center, Adrienne Hancock and student clinicians guide transgender clients to a new, more genuine voice—and a new outlook on life.

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Novelist Jung Yun Finds ‘Shelter’ in Writing

In the 1990s, Jung Yun, now assistant professor of English and a bestselling novelist, gave up on writing. When, at 19, she was denied a spot in a creative writing workshop, the...

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No Teeth? No Problem. Toothless Dinosaur Lost Baby Teeth as They Grew

A study co-authored by Ronald Weintraub Professor of Biology James Clark, discovered a new species of dinosaur, Limusaurus inextricabilis, that lost its teeth in...