COVID increases risk of death during pregnancy: Milken study
Researchers from the Milken School of Public Health found catching COVID-19 while pregnant can increase the risk of death by seven times.
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HIV vaccine achieves a 97 percent success rate in SMHS human trials
The vaccine developed by SMHS researchers achieved a 97 percent success rate, more than 66 percent higher than any other HIV vaccine.
Students eligible for free counseling services
Officials announced a partnership with AcademicLiveCare to provide free counseling, urgent medical care, therapy and psychiatry appointments.
MFA to lose up to $65 million this FY, crushing June recovery plan
Interim University President Mark Wrighton walked back GW’s earlier projection for the MFA break even by the end of fiscal year 2023 Friday.
GW researchers develop two malaria vaccines
GW researchers developed two vaccines using mRNA technology that could be the first to limit the infection and transmission of malaria.
GW's NIH research funding dropped by about $32 million since 2019
The NIH granted GW less than $80 million for research last fiscal year compared to $111,931,263 million in FY 2019.
Year in review: Biggest stories of 2022
As new administrators arrived, University decisions, free speech disputes and abortion rights advocacy stirred debate across campus and the country.
Title IX Office releases first annual report
The report details 380 cases of sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, pregnancy and parental support and domestic violence.
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.
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.