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Guillermo Orti, a professor of biology, said postdoctoral researchers are not provided with many resources to help them apply for research grants and complete job searches.

GW plans to launch office dedicated to postdoctoral researchers

By Kathryn Sheehan
January 28, 2019
Officials said enrollment in online nursing programs has increased from 329 students in 2010 to 846 students this fall – a more than 150 percent increase.

Nursing school online enrollment more than doubles over nine years

By Kathryn Sheehan
December 10, 2018
Officials said the most recent waste audit last spring found beverage containers and paper are the most frequently recycled items on campus.

Waste audit finds food scraps most common trash placed in recycling bins

By Kathryn Sheehan
November 8, 2018
Officials said the Kidney Center has screened more than 1,000 people, finding kidney disease in one-third of its patients since opening in 2015.

Kidney Center screens more than 1,000 patients three years after opening

By Kathryn Sheehan and Jared Gans
October 22, 2018
University President Thomas LeBlanc who spoke at the ceremony, said GW is committed to striving “for preeminence in all our endeavors.”

Medical school debuts high school academy encouraging careers in medicine

By Kathryn Sheehan and Diego Mendoza Diaz
October 10, 2018
Giovanna Kupeic, an undergraduate intern for the Office of Sustainability, speaks at the office's first roundtable discussion Wednesday night.

Sustainability office hosts student-led discussions on green campus initiatives

By Kathryn Sheehan
October 10, 2018
The Green Office Certification program has certified 58 offices on campus, like the Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service.

More than 50 offices certified for eco-friendly practices

By Kathryn Sheehan
September 26, 2018
Jacob Schafer, the president of the Interfraternity Council, said the executive board has “full flexibility” to change sanctions on fraternity chapters that did not have at least 80 percent of members attend a formal sexual assault education session.

IFC softens penalties for chapters that failed to meet sexual assault training requirement

By Arianna Dunham and Kathryn Sheehan
June 11, 2018
Medical Faculty Associates faculty said administrators must improve communication and align the goals of the three centers before pursuing an official partnership.

Medical group partnership is unrealistic without consistent goals, MFA faculty say

By Kathryn Sheehan and Caitlyn Phung
May 21, 2018
Keith Crandall, the director of the Computational Biology Institute and a professor of biology, is one of two GW researchers who will attempt to analyze the genetic codes of “all life on Earth.”

GW researchers embark on $4.7 billion endeavor to sequence DNA of ‘all life on Earth’

By Kathryn Sheehan
May 3, 2018
Sixteen public health professors are urging a D.C. court to overturn a federal initiative allowing states to impose work requirements on Medicaid users.

Public health professors push back against health care work requirements

By Kathryn Sheehan
April 23, 2018
Harald Griesshammer, a professor of physics, said GW is lagging behind many peer institutions, as most schools have already transitioned to an electronic research compliance system in the last 10 years.

Research office to launch new electronic compliance system

By Kathryn Sheehan
April 23, 2018

GW Cancer Center offers new online training on LGBTQ patient care

By Kathryn Sheehan and Diego Mendoza Diaz
April 16, 2018
Part-time mental health care will soon expand to the Virginia Science and Technology Campus following a lobbying effort by nursing school faculty and students.

Officials to hire mental health counselor for Virginia campus

By Leah Potter and Kathryn Sheehan
April 12, 2018
If the bill passes, University President Thomas LeBlanc would be required to review all sexual misconduct claims made against employees on campus.

New bill would require university presidents to review employee sexual misconduct claims

By Leah Potter and Kathryn Sheehan
March 1, 2018
Officials began a pilot program earlier this month to send food trucks to the Virginia Science and Technology Campus to determine whether or not the trucks should become a permanent dining option.

Officials explore adding food trucks to Virginia Campus

By Kathryn Sheehan
February 22, 2018
Jessica Lo, a freshman and an international student from Taiwan, said officials should make Title IX training more informative specifically for international students.

Title IX training needs to better address cultural barriers, international students say

By Kathryn Sheehan
February 8, 2018
Officials are revamping part of the nursing school’s flagship building, the third floor of the Innovation Hall on the Virginia Science and Technology Campus, to create a communal space for students.

Renovations to install new student space, simulation lab in nursing school

By Kathryn Sheehan
December 4, 2017
While the Virginia Science and Technology Campus benefits from its location in rapidly growing and prosperous northern Virginia, top administrators say the campus still doesn't have a clearly defined mission.

Thirty miles from D.C., Virginia campus still searches for its identity

By Leah Potter and Kathryn Sheehan
November 13, 2017
Greek councils are holding 19 “new member days” over the course of the fall semester to gear up for formal recruitment in the spring.

New member sessions this fall to prepare freshmen for Greek life commitment

By Leah Potter and Kathryn Sheehan
October 30, 2017
A demonstrator holds a light-up sign condemning Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' stance on Title IX enforcement during a candlelight vigil Thursday outside the Department of Education.

Outside Education Dept., survivors, advocates hold vigil in support of Title IX

By Kathryn Sheehan and Sarah Roach
October 20, 2017
The Title IX office uses a hearing board model to determine responsibility in a sexual assault case, but experts said GW should consider changing its system.

Title IX review should examine how sexual assault cases are decided, experts say

By Kathryn Sheehan
October 11, 2017
GW's Title IX office, currently located in Rice Hall, is the only such office of GW's 14 peer schools to offer just one justification to appeal a Title IX decision, requiring a claim to be based on “new information” relevant to the case.

GW’s Title IX office lags behind peer institutions in staffing, avenues for appeal

By Leah Potter and Kathryn Sheehan
October 4, 2017
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