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Media Tip Sheet: UN High Seas Treaty to Protect Ocean Biodiversity

For the first time, United Nations members have agreed to a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in international waters.

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GW Launches New Russia Studies Program

War on Ukraine Drives Creation of New Research Program That Rethinks How We Study, Talk About, and Engage with Russia

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Media Tip Sheet: The Four-Day Workweek Debate

There’s a growing push among U.S. state legislatures and Congress to allow workers the opportunity to try a four-day workweek.

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Media Tip Sheet: Attorney General Garland’s Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee

Garland will likely face questions on the Justice Dept. investigations into the handling of classified documents by President Biden and former President Trump.

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Media Tip Sheet: GW Experts on the One-Year Anniversary of the War in Ukraine

One year ago, Russian troops launched a multipronged invasion of neighboring Ukraine. GW faculty experts are available to discuss the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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NEWS ALERT: GW Law Professor Available for Comment on Gonzalez vs. Google

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in Gonzalez v. Google, a case that questions whether tech giants can be held legally responsible for content promoted by their algorithms.

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Media Tip Sheet: Should HR managers defer to AI when making employment decisions?

Human resource managers are using artificial intelligence tools and other machine learning software to assist in the hiring and interview process.

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Media Tip Sheet: Russia suspends START nuclear pact

A GW expert on nuclear arms control can discuss Russia's suspension of the START nuclear pact.

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Nanomaterial Boosts Potency of Coronavirus Disinfectants

A research team led by the George Washington University has engineered a new nanomaterial that can boost the potency of common disinfectants.

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Media Tip Sheet: Humanitarian assistance for earthquake victims in northwest Syria

As of Friday, Reuters reports the death toll from the Feb. 6th earthquakes in Turkey and Syria now nears 44,000 between both countries, with rescuers pulling more survivors alive out of the debris...