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How Long Can Trapped Earthquake Victims Survive? Professor Barbera Weighs In

March 31, 2025

EMSE AssociateProfessor Joseph Barbera discusses the survival odds of trapped earthquake victims in an ABC News piece following Myanmar’s recent 7.7-magnitude quake.

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Professor Badie Discusses NTSB Report on Baltimore Bridge Collapse in Live Interview

March 26, 2025

Prof. Sameh Badie discussed the NTSB report on the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, highlighting the need for vulnerability assessments and collaboration to improve bridge safety.

Students working in Prof. Park’s lab (2018).

GW and SMU Develop Magnetic Tweezer System for Safer Robotic Surgery

March 25, 2025

GW and SMU researchers developed a magnetic tweezer system enabling precise, remote robotic surgery by allowing surgeons to see and feel the environment in real time.

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THE STATE OF

ENGINEERING for women

GW Engineering beats the national average for women pursuing engineering degrees. 

 

24.5%

National Average,
undergraduate women
in engineering
source: ASEE 2020
Engineering By
The Numbers )

47%

Women in the GW Engineering
Undergraduate class 
of 2026
(source: GW Engineering)

28%

National Average, graduate women in engineering,
source: ASEE 2020 Engineering By The Numbers)

34%

Women enrolled as GW Engineering On-Campus graduate students (source: GW Engineering Data)