Melissa Perry Named Chair of Prestigious National Review Committee
Melissa Perry, ScD, MHS, has been named Chair of the Health Effects Institute (HEI) Review Committee.
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FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for GW COVID-19 Test
On August 7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted an Emergency Use Authorization to a COVID-19 diagnostic test developed by scientists at GW.
Our condolences go out today to the family and friends of the entrepreneur and visionary philanthropist Sumner M. Redstone, who died at age 97.
Milken Institute SPH Researchers to Advise Amtrak on COVID-19 Response
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 11, 2020) — Researchers in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health are working with Amtrak to provide expertise and guidance.
Dean Lynn Goldman Participates in Congressional Legislation Announcement
Dean Lynn Goldman recently participated in a telebriefing about proposed federal legislation on use of pesticides.
As COVID-19 Surges, Community Health Centers Face Serious Financial Instability
WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK, N.Y. (August 3, 2020) – Community health centers nationwide are facing critical revenue losses that could significantly affect their ...
GW Researchers Develop Miniature Device to Diagnose COVID-19
The project was funded by a $50,000 COVID-19 Technology Maturation Grant from GW’s Technology Commercialization Office (TCO).
George Washington University to Conduct Clinical Trial for COVID-19 Experimental Vaccine
WASHINGTON (July 27, 2020) — The George Washington University (GW) today announced that it will participate in a clinical trial for an investigational COVID-19 vaccine.
Eleven States with Surging COVID-19 Cases at Risk for Shortages of ICU Doctors
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 27, 2020) — A hospital workforce estimator developed by the Mullan Institute finds 11 states with surging COVID-19 rates are currently at risk ...
Factors Linked to Structural Racism Put Latino Communities at Risk for COVID-19, New Study Says
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 23, 2020) — Factors linked to structural racism put Latino communities in the U.S. at high risk of COVID-19, a study published today says.