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Celebrating women's history

 

Editors Yair Ben-Dor and Aidan Schurr

Biomedical Engineering Student Co-founds New Interdisciplinary Science Magazine

January 9, 2026

Alongside Yair Ben-Dor, B.S. '25, BME undergraduate student Aidan Schurr co-founded The Catalyst, a new STEM magazine reframing the narrative for science students in D.C.

The students pictured with award check at the New Venture Competition

Environmental Engineering Students Win Top Awards for Innovative Startup LayerPure

January 8, 2026

CEE doctoral candidates Samarpan Deb Majumder and Zhaoyang Wang are reimagining water filtration with their award-winning, high-efficiency startup LayerPure.

Dr. Robert Pless

Professor Robert Pless Named LAS Collaborator for Third Consecutive Year

January 2, 2026

The Laboratory for Analytic Sciences announced that Professor Robert Pless is a 2026 collaborator, continuing his partnership with the lab and advancing national security-related research.

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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)