As someone who completed a dual master’s degree program at GW, Lanre Williams-Ayedun, ESIA MA ’06, GWSPH MPH ’07, values making the most of her time. So when she heard about a new, user-friendly networking community from GW in February 2018, it sounded like a good fit. The community was GW Career Connect, and since […]
When Sumera Haque, SPH MPH ’01, came to the U.S. in 1999, she was a single mother of two boys. Trained as a physician in her native Pakistan, she was unsure what to expect in her new country. Nearly two decades later, Haque has an international reputation for her work in public health and serves […]
Even as a young child, Kofi D. Essel, MD ’11, MPH ‘17, FAAP, was drawn to medicine. His interest in the sciences, a mom who was a nurse, and the need to manage his food allergies and asthma so he could excel in sports combined to put the young Dr. Essel on his career path. […]
The former Colonial picked up her third Olympic medal since 2010. George Washington University alumna Elana Meyers Taylor claimed an Olympic women’s bobsled silver medal Wednesday, earning a spot on the Olympic podium for the third straight Winter Games. Ms. Meyers Taylor, GWSPH B.S. ’07, along with partner Lauren Gibbs, entered the day in the […]
Lydia Orth, MPH ’15, relocated more than 1,600 miles for the sole purpose of attending the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. Although she was exuding excitement before moving to D.C., it was a tough transition. Having grown up in Denver, Colorado, she wasn’t use to the fast paced rhythm of the […]
The Winter 2018 issue of GW Magazine features the popular Gift Guide, an in-depth profile of GW’s new president, and profiles of our remarkable alumni. The 2017 GW Gift Guide Bomber jackets, finials, olive oil, stationery, dog carriers, cheese plates, T-shirts, coffee and robots are featured in this curated (and varied) selection of alumni-made gifts […]
Thanks to Amanda Quintana, MSPH, MPH ’16, and Jelle Barkema, ESIA MA ’16, for sharing their story with us! Where did you meet on campus? We met off-campus at a campus sponsored event by the Elliott School GSF organization called TNOs or Thursday Night Out. It was my first time attending a TNO since […]
While taking an EMT course as an undergrad at GW, Jessica Federer, GWSPH BS ’05, developed an incredible amount of respect for the doctors and nurses she observed working night after night in the Emergency Room, but she was frustrated that they could not change the health care system or public health environment to prevent […]
Meredith Becker, CCAS BA ’98, GWSPH MS ’01, has been promoted to executive director at Brightview Mt. Laurel, a Brightview community in Mt. Laurel, NJ. The community features assisted living apartment homes, as well as award-winning Alzheimer’s care, in a secure residential environment. Becker is the former associate executive director for Brightview Greentree, a Brightview […]
Early this morning, GW Today announced that GW has received gifts from the Milken Institute, the Sumner M. Redstone Charitable Foundation, and the Milken Family Foundation: The George Washington University has received three gifts totaling $80 million that will address—in collaboration with other institutions—many of the world’s public health challenges, focusing on prevention of disease […]
