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Students in the University Student Center sat masked at tables during the spring 2022 semester, only removing their masks to eat.

GW’s call to reinstate mask mandate falls in line with other D.C. universities as cases rise

By Ishani Chettri and Sophia Goedert
April 18, 2022
Officials said faculty used their time at home during remote learning to finish writing the studies they were developing on campus.

GW’s research spending, output average among peers during pandemic, data shows

By Ishani Chettri and Erika Filter
April 11, 2022
Researchers from the medical school will partner with Hoth Therapeutics to probe the effects of an anti-nausea drug.

SMHS students celebrate acceptances to medical residency programs on Match Day

By Ishani Chettri
April 4, 2022
Christina Puchalski, one of the initiative’s lead researchers, said the courses role play hypothetical patient conversations to practice addressing existential questions about life in the clinical setting.

Medical school institute to increase spiritual care for patients with serious illnesses

By Ishani Chettri and Cristina Stassis
April 4, 2022
Researchers said patients over the age of 60 who had at least one comorbidity benefited the most from the asprin treatment.

Aspirin COVID-19 treatment reduces mortality among patients, SMHS study shows

By Ishani Chettri and Nick Perkins
April 4, 2022
Tamara Henry, the study’s lead researcher, said the team will interview about 30 to 40 Black women between late March and May to collect data.

Milken professor to research Black women’s awareness of fertility-lowering tumors

By Ishani Chettri
March 7, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its pandemic guidance on Friday to suggest that most Americans can stop wearing masks.

GW’s indoor mask mandate remaining in effect as D.C. drops requirement

By Ishani Chettri
March 1, 2022
The newly launched myResearch platform includes a comment section for research proposals and a budget creation tool.

GW upgrades research administration platform with centralized website

By Ishani Chettri
February 24, 2022
Vice Provost for Research Pamela Norris said she hopes to attain more philanthropic support for research from non-profit organizations.

Federal research funding, publications surged during FY 2021, research report shows

By Ishani Chettri
February 24, 2022
Researchers from the medical school will partner with Hoth Therapeutics to probe the effects of an anti-nausea drug.

SMHS professors develop blood test to detect severity of COVID infection

By Ishani Chettri
February 10, 2022
A total of four institutions enrolled 56 HIV-negative adult participants in the vaccines’ clinical trials, according to a release.

University administers first doses of mRNA HIV vaccine through Moderna partnership

By Ishani Chettri
February 7, 2022
Bracey said the review will focus on the observations and recommendations of the GW community but will include an "outside reviewer" to analyze the appropriateness and validity of the conclusions.

Research spending grew in FY 2020 while national rankings idle, officials say

By Ishani Chettri
February 7, 2022
Bauman will develop a clinical cancer program through expanding the oncology service line and provide fundraising initiatives to more than 180 participating faculty across SMHS.

Arizona medical school professor tapped as GW Cancer Center director

By Ishani Chettri
February 3, 2022
Experts in data informatics said the project is an accessible compilation that can help governments improve their democracies.

Elliott School researchers updating international data governance map

By Ishani Chettri and Henry Huvos
January 31, 2022
The testing lab’s managers are working to address a recent shortage in staff.

Inside GW’s COVID-19 testing lab

By Ishani Chettri
January 31, 2022
Guillermo Gutierrez, a tenured medical professor, is suing the University and Medical Faculty Associates for $137,500.

MFA expands clinical care services to Alexandria location

By Ishani Chettri
January 27, 2022
Officials said the bottles will be distributed at the COVID-19 testing site later in the semester.

GW forges partnership to distribute reusable water bottles on campus

By Ishani Chettri
January 24, 2022
The office’s director of medical research said OCR will serve as a centralized resource hub for members of SMHS’ 14 departments.

Clinical research office will promote project collaboration, medical faculty say

By Ishani Chettri
January 18, 2022
Ray Lucas, the University’s COVID-19 coordinator, said officials will consider in-person classes when GW's transmission and positivity case rates return to levels from before the Omicron variant's spread.

GW to tighten campus restrictions at start of spring semester to curb COVID spread

By Ishani Chettri
December 30, 2021
About half of GW's COVID-19 vaccine trial participants hail from minority backgrounds, exceeding the 30 percent goal researchers set.

SMHS, MFA create office for clinical research to consolidate resources

By Ishani Chettri
December 28, 2021
GW has weathered a grim year – from a pandemic and a budget crisis on campus to police brutality and White nationalist demonstrations on its doorstep.

Spring classes to begin remotely for at least one week, officials move up booster deadline

By Isha Trivedi, Ishani Chettri and Michelle Vassilev
December 22, 2021
First cases of Omicron variant identified in GW community

First cases of Omicron variant identified in GW community

By Ishani Chettri and Michelle Vassilev
December 13, 2021
Nearly a quarter of Ward 2 residents have received a COVID-19 vaccine.

GW announces booster shot requirement as community braces for Omicron variant

By Ishani Chettri and Michelle Vassilev
December 13, 2021
Matthew Hindman, an associate professor of media and public affairs, co-authored a study published last week analyzing more than 10 million tweets from fake news producers and distributors over two 30-day periods.

Faculty incorporate Rittenhouse, Arbery trials in classroom discussions

By Ishani Chettri
December 6, 2021
Lauren Onkey took over as the director of the school on July 12.

New Corcoran director to use experience in journalism, museum management to lead school

By Ishani Chettri
November 15, 2021
Sara Matthiesen, an assistant professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies and history, said her book analyzes how government policies and social programs have hindered proper support for family care.

Professor discusses how governmental neglect has impacted reproductive labor

By Ishani Chettri
November 11, 2021
Public health school Dean Lynn Goldman said administrators are working with "appropriate University offices" to address the comments with a "high sense of urgency."

Milken enrollment continues to rise through COVID-19 pandemic

By Ishani Chettri and Zahaan Riyaz
November 8, 2021
Interim Provost Chris Bracey said the majority of untenured, tenure-track faculty have requested extensions.

Higher education experts support extension of tenure clocks for junior faculty

By Ishani Chettri
November 1, 2021
The institute is planning to begin accepting students to a master’s of public health degree program with a concentration in climate and health next fall.

Faculty assemble interdisciplinary research to launch Climate and Health Institute

By Ishani Chettri and Sarah Hendrick
November 1, 2021
Jay Daigle, a teaching assistant professor of mathematics, said he struggled to obtain feedback on his class in last fall’s virtual setting.

Faculty hired during virtual year continue adjusting to in-person teaching

By Ishani Chettri and Ianne Salvosa
October 18, 2021
Lang said the researchers will need to carefully examine the size of the satellite’s antennas to prevent electromagnetic waves from colliding with each other, skewing the data.

Engineering professor to program satellite for detecting ice on Mars

By Ishani Chettri, Michelle Vassilev and Ethan Fox
October 18, 2021
Wright said China’s resistance to international cooperation through its more assertive foreign policy heightened its global rivalry with the United States during the pandemic.

Author discusses how COVID-19 shaped international leadership

By Ishani Chettri
October 12, 2021
Matt Eich, an assistant professor of photojournalism, said the past academic year was tough for Corcoran students and faculty because artmaking is difficult to replicate over a screen.

Corcoran’s non-degree arts program will remain on hiatus amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Ishani Chettri and Meghan Flanagan
October 11, 2021
Kate Weisburd, the study's lead researcher, said many individuals don’t have stable housing or reliable electricity access to recharge their monitors on time, leading some to reincarceration.

Law professor finds ankle monitors as restrictive as incarceration

By Ishani Chettri, Kylie Brown and Abigail Fleming
October 4, 2021
The center began experimenting with virtual appointments over Zoom in 2015.

GW Writing Center to continue virtual appointments with in-person service this fall

By Ishani Chettri and Abigail Mittendorf
October 4, 2021
Warren said when she arrived at GW in 1966, women were not allowed to own property without their husbands' permission.

Warren calls on graduates to ‘fight hard’ for justice at postponed Commencement

By Isha Trivedi and Ishani Chettri
October 2, 2021
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., opened the online discussion as panelists discussed how tax filings could help families in minority communities avoid voter suppression.

Panelists talk boosting voting registration through tax system

By Ishani Chettri
October 1, 2021
Nearly 255,000 cases of breast cancer are found in women annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Professor receives grant to develop breast cancer therapy that combats drug resistance

By Ishani Chettri
September 20, 2021
The Office of the Board of Trustees on 21st Street.

Wrighton could repair fractured relations with administrators, faculty say

By Ishani Chettri
September 20, 2021
Professor David Shambaugh said he views Chinese president Xi Jinping as more of a “modern emperor,” because he aims to make China a global power while maintaining ethical behavior and promoting China’s imperial past.

Elliott professor looks back on Chinese leadership in new book

By Ishani Chettri
September 13, 2021
Construction on the CREATE design studio began when classes moved online last year.

Digital studio with audiovisual technology opens in Gelman Library

By Ishani Chettri
September 13, 2021
GW Veterans organized a ribbon-tying campaign to represent each person who lost their life on 9/11, held up by nine flags to represent the GW alumni who passed away in the attacks.

University, student leaders gather for 9/11 memorial on 20th anniversary

By Ishani Chettri
September 13, 2021
Researchers created a “diversity index” to determine which ethnic and racial groups were underrepresented in 10 health care professions.

Milken professor publishes compilation of research on military women’s health

By Ishani Chettri
September 9, 2021
Technology staff have offered training sessions for faculty to familiarize themselves with new classroom technologies as they return to classrooms.

Officials upgrade classroom technology to enhance remote learning options

By Ishani Chettri
September 7, 2021
Nilofar Sakhi, an Elliott professorial lecturer, said there is a need for a system that the international community will trust, so they can coordinate and send money to Afghan refugees.

Experts discuss U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Ishani Chettri
September 2, 2021
LeBlanc said students need to work together toward building an inclusive community.

Faculty welcome new class at in-person convocation

By Ishani Chettri
August 30, 2021
Hana Akselrod has contributed to the University’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts since October as the co-director of the MFA's COVID-19 Recovery Clinic.

Medical Faculty Associates selects first-ever COVID-19 response lead

By Ishani Chettri and Michelle Vassilev
August 30, 2021
Diagnoses of eating disorders increased by 25 percent during the pandemic nationwide for people ages 12 to 18, according to a study released in April by the Epic Health Research Network.

Social media, isolation exacerbated eating disorders during pandemic, students say

By Ishani Chettri and Michelle Vassilev
August 23, 2021
Capital Bikeshare tweeted that the company's bike stations would be "offline" Sunday night as the company removed all D.C. stations from a map on its website that displays each bikeshare posting throughout the DMV.

Capital Bikeshare, Metro team up to offer free bike rides

By Ishani Chettri
August 5, 2021
The Graduate School of Education and Human Development building on G Street.

Master’s program in Israel education established in GSEHD

By Ishani Chettri
July 29, 2021
Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency in D.C. Wednesday, enabling her to order mandatory medical quarantines and ban price gouging on medical supplies.

Bowser reinstates indoor mask mandate as COVID-19 cases rebound

By Ishani Chettri and Zach Blackburn
July 29, 2021

NASA-funded Milken study finds racial disparities in air pollution levels

By Ishani Chettri
July 23, 2021
Christopher Bracey, the vice provost for faculty affairs, said at a Faculty Senate meeting Friday that officials have increased salaries for some faculty whose pay was not in the same range as their colleagues.

Faculty instructed not to ask students about vaccination status, officials say

By Ishani Chettri
July 22, 2021
Capital Bikeshare tweeted that the company's bike stations would be "offline" Sunday night as the company removed all D.C. stations from a map on its website that displays each bikeshare posting throughout the DMV.

Capital Bikeshare to expand service as D.C. reopens

By Ishani Chettri
July 6, 2021
Explore spooky stories of Capitol Hill at a walking tour around the grounds of the Capitol building Friday.

Senate committee debates D.C. statehood for first time since 2014

By Ishani Chettri
June 24, 2021
Officials said students will feel safer if everyone who rides shuttles has to present photo identification.

Vex service will return in August for first time since COVID-19 pandemic began

By Ishani Chettri
June 24, 2021
The Fourth of July fireworks will begin at 9:09 p.m. and last 17 minutes with launches from both sides of the Reflecting Pool.

National Mall to host Fourth of July fireworks display

By Ishani Chettri
June 17, 2021
Faculty from non-STEM fields said they have been frustrated with the humanities taking a backseat to STEM priorities during LeBlanc's tenure.

‘Demoralizing’: Liberal arts faculty look back on LeBlanc’s controversial tenure

By Yankun Zhao, Carly Neilson and Ishani Chettri
May 24, 2021
Head coach Terry Weir said the team was more consistent toward the end of the season, and he's excited for what the future holds for the men's and women's squads.

Men’s and women’s track and field finishes strong at A-10 Championship

By Ishani Chettri and Nuria Diaz
May 10, 2021
Ryan said Winston Churchill's legacy inspired him to take on a level-headed temperament and positive outlook of the world.

Former Speaker of the House discusses congressional experience, economic policy

By Ishani Chettri
April 28, 2021
Assistant professor Peng Wei said GW's portion of the NASA grant will cover expenses for tools like unmanned aerial vehicles and weather sensors.

SEAS professor receives grant from NASA to develop safety system for pilotless planes

By Ishani Chettri
April 26, 2021
Chair Alexander Dent said the department's recent diversity initiatives are unrelated to the complaint and have been in the works for some time.

CCAS officials quiet about anthropology department culture survey findings

By Ishani Chettri
April 26, 2021
Melani McAlister, a professor of American studies, has spent more than 20 years teaching her students about the global context of the United States.

American studies project documents pandemic experiences with interviews, photos

By Ishani Chettri and Greyson Webb
April 12, 2021
Jenae Holloway said her previous job at Glamour Magazine “rarely touched” on Black women's experiences and intersectionality even though its content includes female empowerment.

Alumni panel unpacks diversity in professional industries, intentional inclusion

By Ishani Chettri
April 12, 2021
The consortium will study how war uniquely affects gender minorities and promote a "gendered approach" to foreign policy.

Elliott School students launch consortium on women in national security

By Ishani Chettri
April 5, 2021
Program leaders created the speaker series to give faculty members and students across GW a platform to share their research on issues like women and incarceration.

WGSS master’s program applications triple for this fall

By Ishani Chettri
March 31, 2021
For many students, poor internet connections and feelings of isolation are pushing them to find housing in D.C.

Former RAs worry program cancellation will damage residential community, end financial support

By Jarrod Wardwell and Ishani Chettri
March 8, 2021
Gates said changes need to occur across the globe and require innovation to adapt everyday sectors, like electricity and agriculture, to become more climate-friendly.

Bill Gates pushes for immediate climate action at webinar

By Ciara Regan and Ishani Chettri
February 22, 2021
Experts in higher education said the disparity in salaries among business professors is unrepresentative of salary disparities across higher education.

Female full business professors continue to earn higher average salaries than males

By Ishani Chettri
February 22, 2021
The research office reorganization is intended to both cut costs and improve the office's workflow, administrators said.

Department chairs pressure administrators to ‘cluster hire’ underrepresented faculty

By Ishani Chettri
February 8, 2021
Wilkerson said while caste is not a new term or idea, as it dates back to enslavement in the context of America, the idea has not made “inroads” into the daily thinking of average Americans.

Best-selling author discusses past, present caste systems in latest book

By Ishani Chettri
January 31, 2021
Mary McCord, a POE fellow, said the “radicalization” and violence present during the Capitol riot share similar parallels with foreign terrorist organizations in how participants used social media to share ideas.

Cross-University panel breaks down takeaways from U.S. Capitol riot

By Ishani Chettri
January 30, 2021
Rachelle Heller, the director of the Center for Women in Engineering, said 13 pairs of mentors and mentees have participated in the center's mentorship program since its start this summer.

SEAS women’s mentorship program helps students prepare for careers, mentees say

By Ishani Chettri
January 25, 2021
Rioters lift a fence picket in front of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. The GW Program on Extremism is tracking those charged with criminal activity during the riot in a database launched Friday.

Humanities, social science professors work U.S. Capitol riot into class discussions to ‘process’ event

By Carly Neilson and Ishani Chettri
January 19, 2021
Anuj Mehrotra, the dean of the School of Business, said he has worked to improve communication between students, faculty and staff in his first year leading the school.

Business school’s switch to B.S. degrees provides more hands-on experience: students

By Ishani Chettri
November 23, 2020
Provost Forrest Maltzman said GW continues to prioritize hiring a diverse and strong set of faculty.

Faculty adjusted due dates, discussed election results around Election Day

By Ishani Chettri and Nuria Diaz
November 16, 2020
Interested in trying yoga for the first time? A free beginner yoga course for youth this Sunday might be for you.

Weekend Outlook – Chill out with glow-in-the-dark yoga

By Ishani Chettri
November 12, 2020
David Drucker, a senior political correspondent for the Washington Examiner, said it is difficult to “draw a definitive conclusion” about the Senate's makeup even as Republicans are “very likely” to hold onto their majority.

GSPM host politics, journalism experts assessing 2020 election results

By Ishani Chettri
November 10, 2020
Students studying the sciences said they're concerned the skills they're picking up in online labs won't be up to par in the job and graduate school markets.

STEM students struggle to grasp content from online labs

By Ishani Chettri
November 2, 2020
Kim said North Korea has comedy films despite its depiction as threatening and having “crazy leadership.”

Author discusses comedy in North Korean films

By Ishani Chettri
October 11, 2020
Although overwhelming majorities of undergraduate and graduate students support moving to pass/fail classes this semester, experts and administrators say the move could hurt students in graduate admissions.

Most undergraduate, graduate students support fall pass/fail policy, officials say

By Jayde Lyon and Ishani Chettri
October 4, 2020
Lisa Benton-Short, the geography department chair, said the program will bridge the gap between quantitative approaches to problem-solving and environmental issues.

Geography department launches major in environmental, sustainability science

By Carly Neilson and Ishani Chettri
September 28, 2020
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