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Media Tip Sheet: Nursing Workforce Challenges Amid Recent Strikes & Winter Surge of Viruses
Thousands of New York City nurses were back to work this week after a three-day strike, but the issues of staffing shortages, burnout, and high caseloads continue to mount for nurses across the U.S.
Media Tip Sheet: Debt Ceiling Concerns
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is sounding the alarm that the U.S. may reach the debt ceiling as soon as January 19.
Media Tip Sheet: Seattle Public Schools Sue Tech Giants over Social Media Harm
Seattle Public Schools is suing the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, SnapChat, and YouTube, calling it “the first step towards holding social media companies accountable for the harm...
COVID-19 During Pregnancy Ramps up Serious Health Risks
Pregnant women who are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 face a 7 times increased risk of dying and a significantly elevated risk of being admitted to an intensive care unit
University Statement - January 12, 2023
The George Washington University strongly condemns antisemitism and hatred, discrimination and bias in all forms.
GW Expert Discusses the Future of Generative AI
The creative capacity of artificial intelligence is rapidly improving, to the awe of millions of users and the dismay of artists and school administrators.
Research News Alert: Sudden Spin-down Event Illuminates Magnetar Mystery
A new paper published in Nature Astronomy is shedding light on magnetars, whose attributes remain poorly understood.
Media Tip Sheet: GW Experts Say Hold the Gun Industry Accountable for Violence
Today the Supreme Court said it will allow New York to enforce restrictions on carrying concealed weapons while legal challenges to the case continue.
Media Tip Sheet: GW Expert Available to Discuss Summit of North American Leaders
Two days of talks between the leaders of North America in Mexico ended on a positive note during the meeting of President Joe Biden and Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Media Tip Sheet: GW Expert Available to Discuss Rise in Diabetes Among Youth
New research projects a sharp increase in diabetes among US youth by the year 2060.
