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Media Tip Sheet: GW Expert Available to Discuss Morocco & France’s Cultural Ties Ahead of World Cup Matchup

Morocco faces off against France in the 2022 World Cup semi-finals. Morocco is the first African and Arab nation to ever reach this stage of the World Cup.

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GW Researchers Find That Most Dual Smokers and Vapers Likely to Continue Smoking

The findings run counter to the industry’s message that vaping can help current smokers quit.

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Media Tip Sheet: U.S. to Announce Major Milestone in Nuclear Fusion Research

The Department of Energy plans to announce today that scientists for the first time have produced a fusion reaction that creates a net energy gain.

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Media Tip Sheet: Respect for Marriage Act

The legislation repeals the Defense of Marriage Act and requires state governments and the federal government to legally recognize same-sex marriages.

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Media Tip Sheet: AAA Expects 113M Americans to Travel for the Holidays

Millions of Americans will soon be hitting the road for the holidays. According to AAA, nearly 113 million people will travel from December 23rd to January 2nd.

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Media Tip Sheet: House Speaker Election Drama

The House Republican leader’s path to the Speaker’s gavel is riddled with obstacles, namely the stubborn resistance of far-right members.

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Media Tip Sheet: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Leaves Democratic Party

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced she is leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent.

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Tik Tok Trend Fueling Shortages of Diabetes Drug

The recent social media frenzy over the cosmetic use of Wegovy and Ozempic is so concerning and a step backwards

Immune cells were isolated from recipients who received the vaccine or placebo. Antibody sequences from vaccine-binding B cells were then analyzed to measure bnAb-precursor response rate among participants and the frequency of bnAb-precursor B cells among memory B cells (MBCs) in each participant. Credit: Christopher Cottrell; created with Biorender.com

Phase 1 Trial of the First-In Human HIV Vaccine Shows Promising Results

The results show critical new insights into their novel vaccine strategy, which involves a stepwise approach to producing antibodies capable of targeting a wide range of HIV variants.

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Media Tip Sheet: Peru Political Crisis

For the fifth time in two years, Peru has a new president.