GW Magazine | Spring 2024
Garrett Johnson's journey from chemotherapy to college basketball.
FEATURED
A Writer's Tragicomic Sensibility Shines
Short stories by Ghassan Zeineddine, B.A. ’02, give literary tradition a contemporary spin and give voice to the Arab American experience.
Plasma Promise
Aerospace engineer Michael Keidar's research on the physics of plasma is yielding big results in everything from satellite propulsion to cancer treatments.
ALUMNI PROFILES
Our alumni are changing the world. Here we showcase ones who are expanding health care access, advocating for the environment and championing unsung heroes.
Defending the Front Line
Jennifer Olsen, M.P.H. ’04, is combating a new kind of public health crisis: underserved caregivers.
Mercy Mission
Nasser Diallo, B.A. '18, founded Clinic+O to improve health care access for millions in his native Guinea and across West Africa.
Circle of Life
JG Collomb, B.S. ’96, is an advocate for peaceful coexistence between humans and animals.
Sowing Seeds of Success
Steven Salm, B.B.A. ’07, is the founder and CEO of PLANTA, a collective of 100 percent plant-based restaurants.
LATEST NEWS
Covering the Bases
GW alumnus is the minor league hitting coordinator for the New York Mets.
Saving Lives
Alumnus Andrews Nyantakyi is the founder and executive director of a nonprofit aimed at training bystanders to provide emergency care in Ghana.
History Detectives
For a decade, professor Tyler Anbinder and students dug through 100 years of long-lost records from Irish immigrants. What they found rewrote a historical tale.
Full Speed Ahead
Student leader Demetrius Apostolis is a member, advocate and ally of the LGBTQIA+ community at GW.