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Adam Friedman, MD, has been named interim chair of the GW Department of Dermatology

The Physical Therapy Program at SMHS celebrated 20 years at GW during their anniversary celebration in January.

Amir Afkhami, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was mentioned by the American Enterprise Institute in an article discussing his new book, "A Modern Contagion: Imperialism and Public Health in Iran's Age of Cholera."

Kathleen Ogle, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine, spoke to Reuters for an article about PumpStart, a program started by students from the Boston University School of Medicine as a volunteer effort for doctors in training to visit nearby high schools and spread awareness about CPR.…

Robert W. Turner II, PhD, is the featured guest speaker at a NFL Alumni Association health and wellness event hosted at Morehouse College.

George Washington University (GW) Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Jeffrey S. Akman, MD ’81, RESD ’85, announced Jan. 17, that he will step down from his roles as vice president and SMHS dean following eight years in the…

For generations in America, matters of racial equity and civil rights have been framed in rigidly defined terms: an act, a view, or a piece of legislation was either racist or not racist.

Researchers from GW, FDA, and industry leaders published in PLOS Biology, describing a standardized communication method for researchers performing high-throughput sequencing called BioCompute.

Robert W. Turner II, PhD, assistant professor of clinical research and leadership, spoke to WUNC 91.5 (North Carolina) for a segment about what life after the NFL looks like for many players.

Rohan Fernandes, PhD, received more than $1.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to investigate nanoimmunotherapies for cancer