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They have a shared interest in tackling the myriad established and nascent online threats.

Kerry Washington may have taken television by storm, playing crisis manager Olivia Pope on ABC's Scandal , but she joked Sunday that she is still haunted by being cast as a frog in a college musical.

A massive earthquake along the New Madrid fault kills or injures 60,000 people in Tennessee.

A slew of politicos and celebrities have been asked by their alma maters to come dole out advice to the class of 2013 in the coming weeks.

Bowers worked with the Post's Ezra Klein and graphics editor Emily Chow to produce the tool, which launched in April 2012 using economic data models from to predict the likelihood of President Obama being re-elected. In the essay, Bowers says the work of political science professors John Sides at George Washington University, Lynn Vavreck at UCLA, ... (more)

It's commencement weekend in Washington which may supply some relief from the scandalsl and sports woes At Georgetown University, a host of distinguished speakers-from Nobel Prize winners, to heads of state to high government officials, will send graduates from the various schools-from foreign service to university, to economics-off to a brighter ... (more)

The D.C. Cancer Consortium has launched "D.C. Goes Pink," a month-long campaign dedicated to increasing cancer awareness and promoting regular cancer screenings.

The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services will hold a forum on May 22 to discuss public health issues that disproportionately affect Latino immigrant communities.

When the Washington D.C. city council held a hearing last week on new proposed regulations of the District's burgeoning food truck scene, it took seven hours to get through all the complaints.

Trustees voted Tuesday to name Nayef Samhat the private college's new leader. Samhat has served as provost and a political science and international studies professor at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, for the past four years.

A study released today by George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services researchers offers an in-depth look at hospitals nationwide and admissions to intensive care units .

Barack Obama learned this week what can happen to US presidents caught up in allegations of scandal: they have to address them instead of anything else.

Daniel Mach, Director, Freedom of Religion and Belief Program, American Civil Liberties Union Edward Swaine, Law Professor, George Washington University Faiza Patel, Co-Director, Liberty and National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice Matthew Duss, Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

ESI International, the world's leading project management training company, will be conducting a free breakfast seminar entitled " Developing Your Project Management Capability - Your Roadmap to Success : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. " on Wednesday 29th May 2013, 8.30am - 11.00am at the Crowne Plaza, Sheikh Hamden ... (more)

Universities are taking online degrees to a whole new level, giving college students opportunities and experiences that are not often found in a traditional college classroom.

A new analysis of sodium levels in 480 packaged and restaurant foods over the period 2005-2011 provides further evidence that voluntary approaches to sodium reduction have not delivered the across-the-board reductions required to meet government targets.

CRDF Global President and CEO Cathy Campbell will participate in a panel discussion on the current and future role of science engagement to reduce weapons of mass destruction threats worldwide.

Whitney Powers, of Bedford, was recently elected President of the Health Services Management Leadership program at The George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. She is currently a 2015 candidate in the Master's Program for Health Services Administration.

Scheherazade S. Rehman is a professor of international finance/business and international affairs at The George Washington University.

Two local universities are taking major steps toward extending the rights of victims of sexual assault, with one extending a statute of limitations on reporting assaults and the other extending geographic boundaries of jurisdiction over sexual assault claims.