Volume 106, Issue 18
Stories from the October 15, 2009 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
A chemistry professor has secured a grant for an estimated $720,000 from the National Institutes of Health to expand drug research on tuberculosis. Cynthia Dowd, who has explored the development of small molecules as a treatment for tuberculosis, was awarded the grant over stiff competition – only 1 percent of applications receive funding. Dowd said […]
Thursday Democracy and the Uneven Playing Field Lucan Way, assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto, will discuss governments and the delusion of democracy. Monroe Hall room 428 | 3 to 4:30 p.m. Friday Program Board hosts Deepak Chopra World-renowned physician and author Deepak Chopra will speak to students at this free […]
Wednesday’s match was not much of a challenge for the GW women’s volleyball team. In just 64 minutes, they cruised past Morgan State 3-0 with scores of 25-12, 25-9 and 25-17. “We were expecting a pretty solid win,” senior Katie Butz said. “We were definitely expecting to take care of our side.” Although the match […]
GW plans to burn 3,500 tons of waste this year in hopes of eliminating the University’s solid waste carbon emissions. The 3,500 tons of waste produced each year at the Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses will be converted into 1,800 megawatt hours of electricity, generating enough power to run 100 homes for an entire […]
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell will present the first-ever George Washington University Colin Powell Public Service Award on Thursday at a ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of American History. Powell, who received his master’s of business administration from GW in 1971, will personally present U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Undersecretary Tammy Duckworth […]
Web Exclusive The eighth annual Interfaith Dinner Wednesday night featured performances and foods from the Muslim and Jewish traditions and promoted a message of peace between world religions. “Our main goal is to begin a dialogue. The purpose of the event is not to solve all crisis between our two peoples but to show we […]
A new counseling program aimed at increasing awareness and treatment for those suffering from eating disorders has been initiated by the University Counseling Center. Two key components of the push, which encourages students with eating disorders or body issues to seek help, are an improved treatment plan and increased outreach to at-risk groups, including women […]
Web Exclusive They have a dream. And it’s almost a reality. In 1996, then-President Bill Clinton authorized Congressional legislation proposing the establishment of a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in the District. More than a decade later, funding is nearly complete and planners hope to move forward with construction. The planned site for the memorial […]
On Thanksgiving night – while most of the GW community will be enjoying family, turkey and fall break – Information Systems and Services employees will be hard at work moving servers currently located in the Academic Center to the support building on F Street. The movement will cause major University technology outages for a 24-hour […]