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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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Making with Mission: GW Innovation Center Hosts Flea Market to Support Local Unhoused Community

November 21, 2025

On November 15, the GW Innovation Center transformed Tompkins Hall M06 into a marketplace for student designers, artists, and creatives at the annual Ward 2 Mutual Aid Flea Market.

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Showcasing Research to Bridge Healthcare Gaps at BMES 2025

November 20, 2025

At the 2025 BMES Annual Meeting, GW Engineering’s BME Department highlighted its leadership in research bridging healthcare gaps through student presentations and a faculty award.

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Documenting the Untold History of British Computer Systems

November 18, 2025

Adjunct Prof. Stephen Kaisler published two new installments in his “Historical Computing Machine Series,” exploring British Computer Systems developed from the early 1950s through the mid-1990s.

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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)