Professor launches gun violence intervention program
The NIH awarded a public health professor a grant earlier this month to analyze the effects of gun violence on youth in communities with crime rates in D.C.
Health & Research
Flu cases spike early as officials warn of severe flu season
DC Health officials have recorded 532 positive flu cases in D.C. since Oct. 7, which is 498 more cases than the total positive cases in the last seven years.
Officials to require Title IX training for staff, faculty
Trustee Charles Bendit said the fact that only 20 percent of faculty participated in voluntary Title IX training was “unacceptable.”
Students win $3,500 grand prize for case challenge contest
A team of students won a contest last month that challenged participants to formulate a strategy to prevent intimate partner violence among D.C adolescents.
COVID limited abortion providers: Milken study
A professor in Milken released a study earlier this month that found the pandemic decreased labor within the abortion and contraceptive services workforce.
Officials establish regional medical campus in Baltimore
GW and LifeBridge Health signed an agreement that will allow a cohort 30 third- and fourth-year students to study at the hospital, starting in the spring.
Former DC Health Director to hold first endowed professorship
Officials announced Monday that LaQuandra Nesbitt, the former director of DC Health, will hold the first of the University’s 14 endowed professorships.
Milken analysis finds school excelled in pandemic response
The study applauded the school’s financial aid increase, COVID testing laboratory and GW Health volunteer task force during the pandemic.
Professor finds supply chains decreased solar panels costs
A professor in SEAS found that the global trading of solar panel technology saved countries $67 billion from 2006 to 2020.
Officials plan to sell MFA building on M Street
The MFA plans to sell its building to an outside buyer and sign a long-term lease to retain 100 percent of the workspace.