Anousheh Ansari, SEAS MS ’92, the first female private space explorer, first space ambassador and first astronaut of Iranian descent, has joined CRDF Global’s board of directors. The company, an independent nonprofit organization, promotes international scientific and technical collaboration through grants, technical resources, training and services. Ansari became the fourth ever—and first female—private spaceflight participant […]
Category: Tech
5 Things the GW Alumni App Can Do For You
The GW Alumni Mobile App made its debut just before Alumni Weekend 2013, bringing more accessibility, information and fun to the GW alumni community. If you haven’t downloaded the app yet, here are five reasons to get it today! Alumni Directory: Your alumni community of friends and mentors is right at your fingertips—sort by class […]
SEAS Hosts Reception at Society of Women Engineers Conference
On Friday, Oct. 25, GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) hosted a reception for alumnae and students during the annual Society of Women Engineers conference in Baltimore, MD. During the event, more than 40 Colonials met for drinks, food, and lively conversation at the Hyatt Regency overlooking the Inner Harbor. Vicki Gumtow, SEAS […]
Team Capitol DC Places Top 10 in Solar Decathlon
Recently, we shared the story of Solar Decathlon participants Team Capitol DC, a collaborative effort between GW, Catholic University (CUA ) and American University (AU). The team competed in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon and placed seventh overall—our friends at GW Today caught up with the team to learn more about the competition […]
Download the GW Alumni Mobile App!
The Office of Alumni Relations is thrilled to introduce the inaugural version of the GW Alumni mobile app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices! This app provides access to events, news, and connect our lifelong, worldwide community of alumni with each other. Highlights include: Events Stay in the know about what events are coming up, […]
Alum to Speak at Atlantic’s Tech & Health Conference
Chris Anderson, CCAS BS ’81, will be a speaker at the third annual “The Atlantic Meets the Pacific” tech and health conference, presented by The Atlantic Magazine and the University of California, San Diego. Anderson is CEO at 3D Robotics and a former editor for Wired. The Atlantic Meets the Pacific conference is geared towards […]
Annual SEAS Competition & BBQ Brings Students and Alumni Together
On May 15, the GW School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) held its 4th annual Pelton Senior Design Competition and Senior-Alumni BBQ. A record 190 guests saw computer science major Michelle Cano take home top honors with her project, Text for All Ages: Mobile Adult Literacy. Cano designed a software application for mobile phones […]
Student reports on career event featuring GW alumnus
The School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) recently hosted the event, How Do I Become A Public Health PR Professional? This student-focused career event featured alumnus Steven Immergut, SPHHS MPH ’95, assistant commissioner for public affairs at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. SPHHS undergraduate student Lizzy Belz, class of 2014, shared her […]
Stephanie Ricker Schulte, CCAS MA ’02 & PhD ’08
Stephanie Ricker Schulte, CCAS MA ’02 & PhD ’08, published the book Cached: Decoding the Internet in Global Popular Culture. Cached focuses on how people imagine and relate to technology, delving into the political and cultural debates that produced the internet as a core technology able to revise economics, politics, and culture, as well as […]
Alumni Speaker Series: Team Dynamics as a Project Manager
Jeffrey Colclough, GWSB MS ’01, will be hosting a lecture in the alumni speaker series entitled, “Team Dynamics as a Project Manager” on May 10th, 2013. Colclough is currently the Vice President of the National Security Sector of the Science Applications International Corporation. SAIC is a Fortune 500 company that delivers services and solutions based […]