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GW Politics Poll Finds Varying Confidence in State and Local Elections

The George Washington University Politics Poll found that Democratic voters continue to have more faith in state and local elections than Republicans. The poll, which is a joint venture of GW’s...

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GW Politics Poll Finds Varying Confidence in State and Local Elections

Democratic voters continue to have more faith in state and local elections than Republicans, according to new data from the George Washington University Politics Poll. However, confidence in state...

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Researchers Shed Light on the Evolution of Extremist Groups

Neil Johnson, professor of physics, alongside a team of GW researchers compared the growth of the Boogaloos, a U.S.-based extremist group, to online support for ISIS, a militant, terrorist...

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New Director of the Project for Media and National Security Announced

Columbian College’s School of Media and Public Affairs announced that Thom Shanker, a longtime Pentagon correspondent and editor for The New York Times, has been selected as the next...

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The Cerebellum’s Role in Brain Evolution

Elaine Guevara, a former postdoctoral scientist in Columbian College’s Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, led a study on how the cerebellum underwent evolutionary changes that...

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Brood X Cicadas and their Impact on the Ecosystem!

John Lill, chair of the Department of Biological Sciences and Zoe Getman-Pickering, a postdoctoral scientist at GW, are studying the impact of the cicadas on the ecosystem and environment. The GW...

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Arthur S. Flemming Awards Honor Outstanding Federal Employees

Twelve exceptional public servants representing a diverse array of federal agencies have been recognized with Arthur S. Flemming Awards for performing outstanding service in the fields of applied...

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Vaccine Hesitancy Poses Threat to Efforts to End Pandemic: New Commentary

David A. Broniatowski, associate director of GW’s Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics, co-authored an editorial about how vaccine hesitancy could pose a major threat to public health...

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George Washington University Helps Digitize Popular COVID-19 Memorial

With help from anthropology professor Sarah Wagner, a team from GW, UMD and Artist Suzanne Firstenberg created a digital exhibition that now gives others the chance to visit the “IN AMERICA How...

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Ancient Earthquake May Have Destroyed Ancient Canaanite Palace

Professor of Classics and Anthropology Eric Cline co-directed a team of Israeli and American researchers that uncovered evidence of an earthquake that may have destroyed a flourishing Canaanite...