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Innovating for Impact: GW Engineering Students Win Big at UN Hackathon

August 27, 2025

Dhairya Shah and Anket Patil, computer science graduate students, joined over 200 technologists and innovators at UN Technover, taking home best overall in the event's "Ahead of the Storm" Hackathon.

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GW Engineering Students Give Back on Welcome Day of Service

August 25, 2025

GW Engineering students joined 2,200 volunteers from across the GW community at 62 sites across D.C. for GW’s Welcome Day of Service, giving back to the community in meaningful ways.

Isaac Bilsel

Enhancing AI through Hardware Innovation

Isaac Bilsel Receives ARCS MWC Scholar Award

August 21, 2025

First-year Ph.D. student Isaac Bilsel begins his doctoral studies with support from a Scholar Award from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Metro Washington Chapter.

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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 )

45%
 

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)