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3 hrs ago | Sys-Con Media

John Gong Accepts a Position on the Eco-Safe Board of Directors

Mr. Edward Nixon, Chairman of the Board of Eco-Safe, has stated his confidence in bringing Mr. Gong to Eco-Safe due to his longtime familiarity with Mr. Gong and his professionalism.

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Related Topix: George Mason University, Stanford University, Science / Technology, Robots

7 hrs ago | China Digital Times

Chen Guangcheng, NYU and Academic Freedom

Representative Chris Smith, who heads the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on human rights, said that New York University controlled Chen's movements and tried to monitor the congressman's conversations with the activist.

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Related Topix: Activism, New York University, California, United States Naval Academy

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Newswise

GW Cancer Institute Publishes Overview on Value of Patient Navigation for Community Cancer Centers

A recently published paper by the George Washington University Cancer Institute addresses the value of patient navigation programs for community cancer centers.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Nursing, Oncology

Black Voice News

Health Disparities: A Function of Assets, Access and Attitudes

Last week, I attended a "think tank" conversation with leaders of the Rodham Institute, a newly- established center at George Washington University is dedicated to reducing health disparities in Washington, D.C. This is an important effort because Washington is such a divided city.

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Related Topix: Mississippi, African-American, Howard University

The Daily Caller

NYU funds lavish vacation homes for top faculty, staff

New York University has loaned millions of dollars to select faculty and administrators for them to buy vacation homes, an unprecedented compensation deal critics say is excessive.

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Related Topix: New York University, Conservative Political News, US News

National Public Radio

A Look Ahead To The Future Of Afghanistan

Julian Barnes , covers the military and national security for The Wall Street Journal Tom Bowman , Pentagon correspondent, NPR Stephen Biddle , professor of political science and international affairs, George Washington University Twelve years after the war began, Afghanistan's president announced Tuesday that Afghan forces officially assumed ... (more)

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Financial Times

Maryland Smith launches flexible MBA

Competition in the market for premium online MBA degrees continues to rise with the entry of another leading US business school.

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Related Topix: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Asian Correspondent

Specializations Offered at Top Washington, D.C. MBA Programs

We looked at the specializations offered at five top Washington, D.C. MBA Programs including George Mason University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, American University, Each of these top Washington, D.C. MBA Programs offers a variety of electives and areas of concentrations to their students.

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Related Topix: Georgetown University, George Mason University, American University

The Washington Post

University programs that train U.S. teachers get mediocre marks in first-ever ratings

The vast majority of the 1,430 education programs that prepare the nation's K-12 teachers are mediocre, according to a first-ever ranking that immediately touched off a firestorm.

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Related Topix: Columbia University, Illinois Wesleyan University, Wesleyan University

Mon Jun 17, 2013

WUSA9.com

Cyndi Lauper To Headline GW University Alumni Weekend

Cindy Lauper accepts Best Musical Award for 'Kinky Boots' from presenters Jane Krawkoski and Jessie Tyler Fergeson onstage at The 67th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013 in New York City.

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Related Topix: Dance, Cyndi Lauper, Pop/Rock, Music!, Tony Awards

Log Cabin Democrat

UA-Fort Smith grad earns Capitol Hill fellowship

Rep. Steve Womack announced this week the creation of a Capitol Hill fellowship designed to give Arkansas college students an in-depth view of the workings of Congress.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Steve Womack, University of Arkansas Fort Smith, Arkansas, Arkansas Government

My Addiction

Medication for male pattern baldness may also help decrease alcohol consumption

The drug appears to contribute to the adverse effects of alcohol, causing extreme sedation, intoxication and even memory impairment.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Proscar, Finasteride (generic), Alcoholism

Columbia Journalism Review

On covering same-sex marriage

On Wednesday, CJR and the ACLU co-hosted a panel at Washington, DC's Newseum on how journalists can better cover same-sex marriage.

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Related Topix: ACLU, Gay/Lesbian

MediLexicon

Primary Care Doctor Shortage Set To Get Worse, USA

The serious shortage of primary care doctors in America will get much worse unless the country reforms its graduate medical education system, researchers from the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services reported in Academic Medicine .

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Related Topix: Health Care Policy, Health

Sun Jun 16, 2013

CBS Local

Study: Male Pattern Baldness Drug May Lower Alcohol Tolerance

A new study shows that a drug used to treat male pattern baldness could diminish one's tolerance for alcohol in those who take it.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Baldness, Health, Proscar, Finasteride (generic)

Medical Daily

Where Have All the Doctors Gone? U.S. Producing 'Abysmally Low' Number Of Primary Care Physicians

Rural areas fare even worse for primary care, as less than one in 20 new doctors choose to begin their careers outside of major cities and suburbs in the United States, according to a new study by researchers at George Washington University School of Public Health and Human Services.

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Related Topix: Medicaid, Health

The Washington Post

dan_hopkins

Dan Hopkins and George Washington University's Danny Hayes and John Sides offer an empirical perspective on the issues dominating Washington.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, Maricopa County, AZ

USA Today

Supreme Court gay-marriage rulings: Anything but simple

If the range of possible Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage this month requires a scorecard, the potential confusion arising from those decisions may demand a manual.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, California

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Herald Star Online

Dr. Drake Richey

RICHEY, Dr. Drake, M.D., 81, of St. Clairsville, retired Radiologist/Chief of the Medical Staff at Barnesville Hospital, passed away 10 June 2013 at Trinity Hospital in Steubenville.

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Related Topix: Wellsburg, WV, West Virginia University, Wheeling, WV, Brooke County, WV

El Paso Times

Mayor election: Oscar Leeser leads with 76 percent of the vote

Businessman Oscar Leeser has a signifcant lead over city Rep. Steve Ortega to be the city's next mayor, according to early voting results of more than 27,300 voters.

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Related Topix: El Paso, TX, University of Texas at Austin