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Joining Forces
Since launching “Joining Forces,” a national initiative to support military families, last spring, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, Ed.D., have successfully recruited the participation of numerous businesses, nonprofit organizations, and individuals.
A Home Away from Home
The Nash twins have a routine. It plays out in their Pentagon City apartment on the occasional nights when their schedules overlap. Rachel prepares dinner and Leah packs tomorrow’s lunches.
A Passion for Scientific Discovery
Nobel laureates Aaron Ciechanover, M.D., Ph.D., and Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D., had a number of lessons to offer George Washington University students earlier this week.
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The Hays Daily News - Why Aren't We Producing the Doctors America Needs?
Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was featured in The Hays Daily News for his 2010 article finding that top medical schools do not produce many students who 1) practice in an underserved area, 2) practice a primary care specialty, and 3) are members of an underrepresented minority…
The Associated Press - Summer Scorcher Gripping the Country
Gary Little, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine, was interviewed by The Associated Press about an uptick of heat related visits to the emergency room, due to the heat wave this week. Little was also featured by WNEW-FM and KUIK Radio (Portland, Ore.) about the heat wave.
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Kids and sports: Play it safe
Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and pediatrics, was quoted in the Minneapolis Star Tribune about treating children who have received concussions while playing sports. 
ABC7 - D.C. Residents Continue to Exercise Despite Extreme Heat
Jehan El-Bayoumi, M.D., associate professor of medicine, was interviewed by ABC7 about exercising in the extreme heat. Dr. El-Bayoumi advises bikers and runners to avoid exercising in the middle of the day during the heat wave. 
Baylor Innovations - Your Pills Are Calling
Richard Katz, M.D., Bloedorn Professor of Cardiology, was interviewed for a story in Baylor Innovations about his work in the field of mobile health, also known as mhealth. 
Tara O’Toole, M.D. to Receive the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award
Tara O’Toole, M.D. '81, M.P.H. will be a recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards. The awards are the highest form of recognition that the University and the GW Alumni Association bestow upon alumni each year.