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May’s Local Hero: Brian Harris

May 12, 2025

Each month we highlight one of the members of the GW Engineering staff in our Local Hero editorial feature. Take the time to meet May’s Local Hero, Brian Harris!

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Researchers Advance Methods for Detecting Coordinated Social Media Posting

May 5, 2025

GW Engineering researchers co-authored a study that advances methods to detect coordinated link sharing on Facebook, helping expose manipulation by malicious actors.

ART-Med Lab's Go2 robotic dog at GW's InnovationFest

GW’s First InnovationFest Spotlights Engineering and Campus-Wide Research

May 5, 2025

GW Engineering joined over 150 scholars at the inaugural InnovationFest, showcasing groundbreaking research from labs and student projects across campus.

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THE STATE OF

ENGINEERING for women

WiE

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)