News Releases

No Teeth? No Problem. Dinosaur Species Had Teeth as Babies, Lost Them as They Grew
December 22, 2016
Americans’ Likeliness to Believe in Climate Change Connected to Geographic Location and Local Weather Events, Study Finds
December 19, 2016
Inauguration Experts Available from GW
December 15, 2016
Study Finds Ideology as Important an Inspiration to American Jihadists as Affiliation With Islamic State Group
December 06, 2016
New GW Battleground Poll: Public Opinion of Trump Improves; Voters Don’t Think He’ll Build a Wall at Mexican Border
December 06, 2016

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Media Events

Brooklyn Artist Glenn Goldberg to Show Works Interpreting Nature at GW’s Luther W. Brady Art Gallery

The Luther W. Brady Art Gallery will open its "Of Leaves and Clouds" exhibit on January 11.

Research News

GW Extremism Tracker: US Officials Charged 111 People with ISIS-Related Offenses Since March 2014

The number of ISIS-related charges issued in the United States since March 2014 increased from 109 to 111, according to updated research from the George Washington University’s Program on Extremism.

Two New Tools to Enhance Effectiveness of Behavioral Therapy in Children with Autism

In two scientific papers published Tuesday, researchers identified two approaches that have the potential to help a large number of children with autism spectrum disorder through behavioral therapy.

New Study: Male Chimpanzees Can Be Players And Good Fathers

New research suggests that male chimpanzees are more invested in protecting their own offspring than previously thought.

Researchers Identify Oldest Textile Dyed Indigo, Reflecting Scientific Knowledge From 6,200 Years Ago

The findings pre-date the artifact previously thought to be the oldest textile by 1800 years.

GW Researchers Use Light to Control Human Heart Cells and Expedite Development of New Drugs

The research is outlined in a paper which published in Nature Communications on Tuesday.

Researchers Identify New Way to Measure Autism in Boys

The technique will provide clinicians and therapists with a physical measure of the progress patients are making with behavioral and/or drug treatments.

Triceratops Gets A Cousin: Researchers Identify Another Horned Dinosaur Species

The findings were published in PLOS ONE on Dec. 9.

ISIS in America: GW Examines Americans Recruited by Islamic State in First Comprehensive Report

The most comprehensive report to date was released at a public event on Dec. 1.

Nature and Nurture: Human Brains Evolved to be More Responsive to Environmental, Social and Cultural Influences

The research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Nov. 16.