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Raising Higher: OneGW's Path to Preeminence

GW’s strategic framework is a bold roadmap for our third century—aligning our community as OneGW to generate impactful scholarship, strengthen student success, and sustain a culture of excellence across the university.

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Guru Sankar Duppada

15 Million Pulses and Counting: PhD Student Achieves Micro-Propulsion Milestone

November 3, 2025

First-year PhD student Guru Sankar Duppada developed a vacuum arc thruster that can reach 15 million pulses, demonstrating its ability to withstand the endurance a real mission demands.

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Inside GW Career Quest San Francisco with Shrey Patel

October 31, 2025

From riding in an autonomous taxi at Zoox to seeing CBS News's behind-the-scenes magic, there was never a dull moment for Shrey Patel, a cybersecurity master’s student.

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Professor Helveston Published in Science Policy Forum on Revitalizing the US Automotive Industry

October 30, 2025

EMSE Professor John Helveston published an article in Science discussing how strategic collaboration with China can revitalize the U.S. automotive industry.

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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)