Milken researchers receive grant for female genital mutilation prevention
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View ArticleStudent groups to host sickle cell screening event for Rare Disease Day
Updated: Feb. 26, 2024, at 3:12 p.m. Student organizations will partner to host a sickle cell trait screening event in the University Student Center on the rarest day of the year, Feb. 29. Genetic...
View ArticleCancer center launches program to monitor potentially cancerous lung masses
GW’s Cancer Center launched a program last month to evaluate patients with potentially cancerous lung abnormalities. The GW Incidental Lung Nodule Program will provide evaluations for patients with...
View ArticleReproductive rights group launches student abortion doula program
A reproductive justice student group has trained a team of students to help other students through the process of an abortion. Junior Sophia Boyer, the treasurer of GW Reproductive Autonomy and Gender...
View ArticleCherry blossom to reach peak bloom from March 23 to 26, park service says
Cherry blossom season is coming early this year, with peak bloom expected between March 23 to March 26, according to the National Mall National Park Service. Usually, peak bloom — or the day that 70...
View ArticleBiomedical engineering students produce low-cost 3D prosthetics for children
A team of biomedical engineering students has partnered with a humanitarian organization to produce dozens of 3D-printed prosthetic limbs for children at an affordable cost. Senior Alec Tripi, a member...
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Milken researchers find widened racial disparities in pollution-related...
Despite national efforts to curb air pollution, racial disparities from pollution-caused illnesses have worsened, according to a Milken Institute School of Public Health study published earlier this...
View ArticleStudent engineers to build community library for town in Uganda
An engineering student organization will build a community library to serve a town in Northern Uganda later this year. GW Engineers Without Borders is working on engineering calculations, grant...
View ArticleBiological sciences student names ancient amphibian species after Kermit the...
In 1984, researchers in Texas found the skull of an ancient amphibian species, but the specimen remained unstudied for decades as it sat in Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History storage. Four...
View ArticleMilken receives $5 million grant to bolster routine immunization in countries...
Milken Institute School of Public Health officials announced a partnership with global health organization PATH last month to enhance immunization in countries with conflict that decreases their...
View ArticleSEAS initiative adds undergraduate research opportunities in course curriculums
A multi-university initiative that includes the School of Engineering and Applied Science added research opportunities for undergraduates into course curriculums last year. The Research for All program...
View ArticleDoctoral candidate helps pregnant, postpartum Palestinian women from afar
A doctoral candidate launched an organization shortly after the onset of the Israel-Hamas war to help pregnant and postpartum Palestinian women from afar. In October, anthropology doctoral candidate...
View ArticleResearchers train humanitarian organizations on how to curb gender-based...
GW’s Global Women’s Institute is implementing a program to help international humanitarian organizations combat gender-based violence in developing countries. Putting Survivors at the Center...
View ArticleOfficials launch artificial intelligence research initiative
Officials announced an interdisciplinary research initiative on artificial intelligence’s real-life applications earlier this month. The Trustworthy AI initiative, a plan to engage GW researchers...
View ArticleBelief in anti-Black conspiracies increases support for political violence:...
Researchers have found that belief in a white supremacist conspiracy theory leads to increased support for anti-Black political violence and anti-democratic sentiments, according to a study by a GW...
View ArticleFaculty members call on Supreme Court to protect emergency abortions
More than 40 faculty members signed an amicus curiae brief last month urging the Supreme Court of the United States to protect emergency abortions in a case that the high bench will hear Wednesday. In...
View ArticleMilken researchers find drops in health care coverage after Medicaid...
Researchers in the Milken Institute School of Public Health found significant drops in health care coverage at health centers serving low-income communities after last year’s mass Medicaid...
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Milken researchers find widened racial disparities in pollution-related...
Despite national efforts to curb air pollution, racial disparities from pollution-caused illnesses have worsened, according to a Milken Institute School of Public Health study published earlier this...
View ArticleStudent engineers to build community library for town in Uganda
An engineering student organization will build a community library to serve a town in Northern Uganda later this year. GW Engineers Without Borders is working on engineering calculations, grant...
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Online hate stems from small platforms, researchers find
Researchers found online hate develops on smaller social media platforms instead of mainstream ones in a study published earlier this month. Researchers found that online hate speech originates on...
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