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Thursday, August 22, 2019

Film: "Tears in the Fabric"

12:00pm - 1:00pm

“Tears in the Fabric” observes the toll of the factory’s collapse on one woman. Razia Begum lost both her daughters and her son-in-law and now struggles to care for her two surviving orphaned grandsons. In addition to the enormous personal loss, the tragedy rendered Begum and her grandsons homeless—the result of losing her family's livelihood. (Rainbow Collective, 2014, 30 minutes.)

Arts, Culture & Entertainment
Foggy Bottom Campus
Sustainability

Start Smart: Graduate Student Orientation

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Get to know the powerful tools and unique resources GW Libraries have for graduate students. Learn about library spaces and services, and discover resources specific to your discipline.

Academic Events
Career & Professional Development
Research

Friday, August 23, 2019

Start Smart: Graduate Student Orientation

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Get to know the powerful tools and unique resources GW Libraries have for graduate students. Learn about library spaces and services, and discover resources specific to your discipline.

Academic Events
Career & Professional Development
Research

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Start Smart: Graduate Student Orientation

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Get to know the powerful tools and unique resources GW Libraries have for graduate students. Learn about library spaces and services, and discover resources specific to your discipline.

Academic Events
Career & Professional Development
Research

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Laboratory Safety Training

9:00am - 9:00am

Required annual training for those who work in a research or teaching lab.

Research
Safety & Security
Virginia Science & Technology Campus

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Laboratory Safety Training

4:00pm - 4:00pm

Required annual training for those who work in a research or teaching lab.

Foggy Bottom Campus
Research
Safety & Security

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Jumping into Grad School

6:00pm - 7:00pm

This workshop will help incoming graduate students review study strategies and note taking techniques to reestablish successful study habits.

Academic Events
Foggy Bottom Campus
Research

Monday, September 9, 2019

Laboratory Safety Training

11:00am - 11:00am

Required annual training for those who work in a research or teaching lab.

Foggy Bottom Campus
Research
Safety & Security

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Analyzing Open-Ended Survey Data

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Join this workshop to learn how to take open-ended survey questions and turn them into relevant themes that are useful for organizational development.

Academic Events
Foggy Bottom Campus
Research

Thursday, September 19, 2019

GWPA Postdoc Appreciation Day

10:30am - 10:30am

You are invited to celebrate the great work of George Washington University Postdocs and advance your career at the GW Postdoc Association (GWPA) Postdoc Appreciation Day. The GWPA will host a career panel with speakers that can advise GW postdocs on both industry and academic careers. This will be followed by a workshop that will teach you how to perfect a short “elevator pitch” about your research.

Career & Professional Development
Foggy Bottom Campus
Research

Collecting Social Media Data

4:00pm - 5:30pm

This workshop will include an overview of social media APIs and data formats, before exploring Twitter’s API in depth.

Academic Events
Foggy Bottom Campus
Research

Friday, September 20, 2019

Laboratory Safety Training

3:00pm - 3:00pm

Required annual training for those who work in a research or teaching lab.

Foggy Bottom Campus
Research
Safety & Security

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Management of Hepatitis C infection with the DC Department of Health

7:30am - 8:30am

This is a conference held by the GW medical center student council (one of the umbrella organizations of the GW Student association) with the DC department of health on medical management of individuals with hepatitis c.

Academic Events
Research
Student Organizations

School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Laboratory Safety Training

10:30am - 10:30am

Required annual training for those who work in a research or teaching lab.

Foggy Bottom Campus
Research
Safety & Security

Zotero In-Depth

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Come learn about Zotero, "a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite and share your research sources."

Academic Events
Career & Professional Development
Research

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Introduction to Photoshop

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Get started with Photoshop, a powerful imaging and graphic design software from Adobe.

Academic Events
Career & Professional Development
Research

Friday, September 27, 2019

The First North Korea Economic Forum Annual Conference

9:00am - 12:45pm

The North Korean economy went through a turbulent period since the UN Security Council imposed unprecedented sanctions targeting North Korea’s key foreign currency earning exports. In response to the changing external dynamics and internal marketization, Kim Jong-un announced a “new strategic line” putting relatively more emphasis on economic development.

Academic Events
Foggy Bottom Campus
Research

Elliott School of International Affairs

Teaching Day 2019

9:00am - 3:30pm

Teaching Day is the University Teaching and Learning Center's annual fall event that draws faculty from across GW into conversation around teaching and learning.

Academic Events
Faculty & Staff
Research

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Learn the basics of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and how it can be used for research.

Academic Events
Career & Professional Development
Research

Monday, September 30, 2019

Borders and Boundaries: Thinking Geographically with QGIS

2:30pm - 4:00pm

This session will focus on how to develop spatial research questions and integrate geographical information systems into your International Affairs research.

Academic Events
Career & Professional Development
Research

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Laboratory Safety Training

2:30pm - 2:30pm

Required annual training for those who work in a research or teaching lab.

Foggy Bottom Campus
Research
Safety & Security

Knowledge is Power: Understanding the Influence of Algorithms

5:30pm - 7:00pm

During this interactive session, we will discuss the influence of algorithms on our social lives, political attitudes, concepts of privacy, and our daily routines.