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Raising Higher: OneGW's Path to Preeminence

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Lloyd’s List Honors Alumnus Christopher Wiernicki with Two Major Awards

December 12, 2025

GW Alumnus Chris Wiernicki, M.S. '83, was honored by Lloyd's List with the International Personality of the Year award and a spot on their annual shipping industry ranking before his retirement.

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Bridging Math and Medicine: A Spotlight on Doctoral Student Paulina Rodriguez

December 9, 2025

DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellow Paulina Rodriguez details her journey through applied mathematics with the FDA, GW Engineering, and Sandia National Laboratories.

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Eyes on Trust: Gaze Prediction Powers Safer Extended Reality

December 9, 2025

At MobiHoc 2025, members of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering won a Best Poster Award for their work on a "human digital twin," enhancing safety in extended reality systems.

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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)