A number of research centers and institutes are based at George Washington University (GW), a university in the Washington, D.C., in the United States. Among these are:
The following are listed by GW's Office of the Vice President for Research as listed chartered centers and institutes at GW. [1] [2]
Name | Associated School [2] | Description |
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ACCESS, School Success for English Language Learners, Institute on | Graduate School of Education and Human Development | |
Advancement of Research in Distance Education, Center for | Graduate School of Education and Human Development | |
Aging, Health, and Humanities, Center for | School of Nursing | |
Applied Developmental Science & Neuroeducation, Center for | Graduate School of Education and Human Development | |
Asian Studies, Sigur Center for | Elliott School of International Affairs | Founded in September 1991 as an outgrowth of the Institute for Sino-Soviet Studies. [3] It "promotes research and policy analysis on East Asia, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia through an active program of publishing, teaching, public events and policy engagement." [3] The center is named for Gaston J. Sigur, Jr. (1924–1995). [3] |
Biomedical Engineering, Institute for | School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | |
Biomedical Sciences, GW Institute for | School of Medicine and Health Sciences | |
Biomimetics and Bioinspired Engineering, GW Center for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
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Biostatistics Center | Office of the Vice President for Research | Biostatistics center established in 1972 as part of the university's Department of Statistics. [4] The center designs, executes, and analyzes multi-center clinical trials and epidemiologic medical investigations. [4] The center is "presently funded at over $50 million per year as the statistical center for 17 research projects," almost all of them funded by the National Institutes of Health. [4] The center has 110 employees. [4] |
Cancer Institute, GW | School of Medicine and Health Sciences | |
Capitol Archaeological Institute, GW | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | Affiliated with the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. [5] Its director is GWU professor of archaeology Eric H. Cline. [6] The institute conduct fieldwork at various sites, including Megiddo and Tel Kabri in Israel; Bir Madkhur, Jordan; the Say Kah Maya center in Belize; Koobi Fora in Kenya; and Oaxaca in Mexico. [7] |
Communitarian Policy Studies, Institute for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Competition Law Center | School of Law | |
Complex Litigation and Civil Procedure, James F. Humphreys Center for | School of Law | |
Computational Biology Institute | Office of the Vice President for Research | |
Computer Graphics, Institute for | School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | |
Coregulator Biology, Institute of | School of Medicine and Health Sciences | |
Corporate Responsibility, Institute for | School of Business | |
Crash Analysis Center, National | School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | |
Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management, Institute for | School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | |
Cyber Center for National & Economic Security | Office of the Vice President for Research | |
Cyber Security Policy & Research Institute | School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | |
DC Metro Tobacco Research and Instruction Consortium (MeTRIC) | Milken Institute School of Public Health | |
Documentary Center | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | Part of the Center for Innovative Media within the GW's School of Media and Public Affairs. [8] It sponsors a programs devoted to documentary education, production, and exhibition. [8] Nina Gilden Seavey is the founder and director of the center. [8] The center was established in 1990. [9] |
Economic Research, Center for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Education Policy, Center on | Graduate School of Education and Human Development | |
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Emergency Medicine, Ronald Reagan Institute of | School of Medicine and Health Sciences | |
Equity and Excellence in Education, Center for | Graduate School of Education and Human Development | |
Ethnographic Research, Institute for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, Institute for | ||
European Union Research Center | Elliott School of International Affairs School of Business |
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Evaluation Effectiveness, Midge Smith Center for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Excellence in Public Leadership, Center for | College of Professional Studies | |
First Federal Congress Project | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Global Health, Center for | Milken Institute School of Public Health | |
Global and International Studies, Institute for | Elliott School of International Affairs | |
Global Center for Political Engagement | College of Professional Studies | |
Global Media Institute | Office of the Vice President for Research | |
Global Women's Institute | Office of the Vice President for Research | |
Health Care Quality, Center for | Milken Institute School of Public Health | |
Health Policy Forum, National | Office of the Vice President for Research | |
Health Policy Research, Center for | Milken Institute School of Public Health | |
Health Workforce Research Center, GW | Milken Institute School of Public Health | |
Homeland Security Policy Institute | Office of the Vice President for Research | |
Human Paleobiology, Center for the Advanced Study of | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | The Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology (CASHP) describes mission as "to undertake research that addresses fundamental problems in human evolution." [10] Faculty come from multiple GW departments. CASHP also houses GW's human paleobiology graduate program. [10] The center contains seven laboratories: Evolutionary Neuroscience, Hard Tissue Biology, Hominid Paleobiology, Primate Behavioral Ecology, Primate Genomics, Social Cognition, and Stone Age Archaeology. [11] |
Immigrants in America, Institute for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Injury Prevention and Control, Center for | School of Medicine and Health Sciences | |
Innovative Media, Center for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Integrating Statistics in Decision Sciences, Institute for | School of Business | |
Intellectual Property Studies, Dean Dinwoodey Center for | School of Law | |
Intelligent Systems Research, Center for | School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | |
International Economic Policy, Institute for | Elliott School of International Affairs | The Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP) houses GW's master's programs in International Trade and Investment Policy (ITIP) and International Development Studies (IDS). The institute has four "signature initiatives": Climate Adaptation in Developing Countries, Ultra-poverty Initiative, Global Economic Governance for the 21st Century, and "G2 at GW" series on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations. [12] Stephen C. Smith is the current director. [13] |
International Science and Technology Policy, Center for | Elliott School of International Affairs | |
Latino Health Research Center | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Law, Economics, and Finance, Center for (C-LEAF) | School of Law | |
Magnetics Research, Institute for | School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | |
Massively Parallel Applications and Computing Technology, GW Institute for (IMPACT) | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
See massively parallel (computing). |
Materials Science, Institute for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Mathematical Sciences, Institute for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Medieval and Early Modern Studies Institute, GW | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
MEMS and VLSI Technologies, Institute for | School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | |
Middle East Studies, Institute for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Elliott School of International Affairs |
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Mind-Brain Institute, GW | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Nanotechnology, Institute for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences School of Engineering and Applied Sciences School of Medicine and Health Sciences |
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Neuroscience, GW Institute for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences School of Medicine and Health Sciences |
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Nuclear Studies, GW Institute for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Preparedness & Resilience, Center for | Office of the Vice President for Research | |
Proteomics Technology and Applications, W. M. Keck Institute for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences School of Medicine and Health Sciences |
See proteomics. |
Public Diplomacy & Global Communication, The Institute for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Elliott School of International Affairs |
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Public Policy, The George Washington Institute of | Office of the Vice President for Research | |
Quantum Computing, Information, Logic & Topology, Center for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Education, Center for | Graduate School of Education and Human Development | |
Regulatory Studies Center | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Reliability and Risk Analysis, Institute for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Risk Science and Public Health, Center for | Milken Institute School of Public Health | |
Security and Conflict Studies, Institute for | Elliott School of International Affairs | |
Social Well-Being and Development, Center for | Milken Institute School of Public Health | |
Solar Institute, The GW | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences School of Business School of Law School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
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Space Policy Institute | Elliott School of International Affairs | |
Spirituality and Health, GW Institute for | School of Medicine and Health Sciences | |
Sustainability Research, Education and Policy, Institute for | School of Business | |
Urban and Environmental Research, Center for | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | |
Washington Area Studies, Center for [14] | Office of the Vice President for Research |