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Hunters, Architects, and Super Sleuths: 13 Surprising Facts About Spiders

Gustavo Hormiga, the Ruth Weintraub Professor of Biology at GW, shares 13 surprising facts about spiders. 

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Detecting the Undetectable: New Chip Identifies Chemicals in Ultratrace Amounts

A GW professor has designed new technology that can identify traces of chemicals at 10-19 moles, a previously undetectable amount.

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GW Announces Scholarship with White House Correspondents' Association

GW announced a new scholarship in partnership with the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA). The scholarship will provide one journalism student each year with a financial award and a...

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GW-Corcoran 'NEXT' Exhibition Showcases New Generation of Contemporary Artists

NEXT at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design will showcase students' exploration of gentrification, poverty, gender, and relationships. The exhibition introduces the art community the work...

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The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum Opens to the Public

D.C.'s newest cultural destination explores more than 5,000 years of human art, history, and culture. In 2011, GW announced the affiliation with The Textile Museum and Albert Small donated his...

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The George Washington University Opens Science and Engineering Hall, Largest Building of Its Kind in D.C.

The GW Science and Engineering Hall formally opened March 4. The $275 million, 500,000-square-foot building has state-of-the-art research facilities and will educate the next generation of...

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George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum Debuts with Three Exhibitions

Doors will open on March 21 and the public will be greeted with three exhibitions, one of which includes the largest number of artworks from the The Textile Museum's collections ever displayed....

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GW-UTeach Partnership to Prepare STEM Majors to Become Teachers

George Washington University has received $1.45 million from the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) to join a national network of universities in the UTeach science, technology,...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook to Deliver George Washington University Commencement Address

Apple CEO Tim Cook will deliver the George Washington University's Commencement address before graduates on May 17.

Institute of Biomedical Sciences Student Awarded Two-Year Fellowship from PhRMA

WASHINGTON, DC—Lindsay Garvin, a doctoral candidate pursuing a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology as part of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, a joint program with the GW School of Medicine...