Rooftop solar panels decreased GW’s carbon footprint: officials
Officials said they have saved $50,000 and 450 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions since installing rooftop solar panels last May.
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Engineering professor developing model detecting ice on Mars
An engineering professor is programming a satellite that will orbit Mars to find water ice, a key resource for human settlement of Mars.
Milken researchers author editorial on racism in health industry
Two Milken researchers and a CUNY medical student analyzed the underrepresentation of Black, Latino and Indigenous people in the medical field.
Two professors receive NSA cyber scholarship grant
Two cybersecurity professors received a grant from the National Security Agency allowing students to work in the Department of Defense following graduation.
SMPA professor receives grant to protect female journalists
The National Science Foundation awarded Rebekah Tromble a grant to create a response system for female journalists facing online harassment.
Law professor finds ankle monitors as restrictive as incarceration
A law professor found that ankle monitors limit privacy, social relationships, employment opportunities and financial standing.
Professors comply with maskless teaching policy: students
Students said professors without masks in class comply with the University’s masking policy requiring professors to stay six feet away.
Milken professors sign Supreme Court brief on abortion rights
More than 30 Milken professionals signed a brief in support of abortion rights for a Supreme Court case on a Mississippi law.
Officials search for new sustainability director
Meghan Chapple, the Office of Sustainability’s former director, stepped down following nearly 12 years at the University.
Absence of Vern COVID-19 testing site stirs health concerns
Students living on the Vern said they feel unsafe traveling on the Vex to Foggy Bottom for COVID-19 testing, but experts said it should not pose health risks.