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Student Research Scales Green Building

By John DiConsiglio

Sydney Goldstein’s passion for urban planning and its impact on the environment led her to an incredible research opportunity—one that is enabling her...

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Psychology and our Daily Lives

By John DiConsiglio

Like anyone who has boarded a plane, the students in Associate Professor of Psychology Stephen Mitroff’s freshman seminar Science in the District were...

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Loeb Gift Creates Institute for Religious Freedom at GW

President George Washington’s legacy as a champion of religious freedom and the acceptance of all faiths will be sustained at GW through a new institute in Columbian College. The John L. Loeb Jr....

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Color Me Cautious: Don’t Mistake Adult Coloring Books for Art Therapy

By John DiConsiglio

As a second-year graduate student in the GW Art Therapy Program, Lida Sunderland learned how to use materials like clay and colored pencils to help...

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New Graduate Degrees Match Marketplace Demand

To keep pace with the evolving challenges of the 21st-century global marketplace, new graduate programs have been launched to better prepare students for in-demand expertise in green chemistry and...

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Diamonds From the Sky

Chemistry’s Stuart Licht is pulling carbon dioxide from the air and turning it into earth-friendly industrial materials. It’s the latest step in his ongoing efforts to reverse the tide of global...

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Ticktin’s ‘Legendary’ Legacy Spurs Israel Studies

Professorship honors Rabbi Max Ticktin

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GW Culture Buffs Hit Miami Beach for Art Basel

Artists, A-list celebrities, art collectors—and GW alumni—flocked to Miami Beach, Florida, this past weekend for Art Basel Miami Beach, one of the biggest art fairs in the United States.

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Satellite Images Reach New Heights

By John DiConsiglio

From 300 miles above the ground, Accra, Ghana, looks like most major cities. A satellite image shows a network of lines and rectangles, representing roads and buildings...

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A Dance of Their Own

By John DiConsiglio

Growing up in a small Texas town, MFA dance student Felicia Avalos knew little about her father’s past as a undocumented immigrant from Mexico. She had...