A number of research centers and

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are based at

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(GW), a university in the

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, in the United States. Among these are:

List of chartered centers and institutes listed by the GW's Office of the Vice President for Research

The following are listed by GW's Office of the Vice President for Research as listed chartered centers and institutes at GW.Chartered Centers & Institutes - By Alphabetical Order
- from the GWU Office of the Vice President for ResearchChartered Centers & Institutes - By School
George Washington University.

Other GW centers and research institutes

*The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) is a "nonpartisan policy analysis and program-development research center" at GWU's

Milken Institute School of Public Health The Milken Institute School of Public Health (known as School of Public Health, Milken School, or SPH) is the school of public health of the George Washington University, in Washington, DC. '' U.S. News & World Report University Rankings'' ranks ...

(formerly the School of Public Health and Health Services).Our History
, Center for Health and Health Care in Schools. Primarily funded by the

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is an American philanthropic organization. It is the largest one focused solely on health. Based in Princeton, New Jersey, the foundation focuses on access to health care, public health, health equity, ...

, the center "has been a leader in the development of school-based health center programs for children for more than twenty years and is the current incarnation of the Making the Grade Program that began funding school-based health centers in the 1980." In addition to its research and demonstration grant programs related to school-based health centers, the center has conducted research and organized programs on school

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programs and school

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programs. CHHCS was previously known as the School-Based Adolescent Health Care Program National Program Office (1987–1992) and the Making the Grade National Program Office (1993–2000). *The Center for the Connected Consumer (CCC) at the

George Washington University School of Business The George Washington University School of Business (known as GW School of Business or GWSB) is the professional business school of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The GW School of Business is ranked as one of the top business sc ...

is co-directed by Donna Hoffman and Tom Novak, both professors of marketing at GW.About the Center for the Connected Consumer
Center for the Connected Consumer, George Washington University School of Business (accessed November 18, 2015). The CCC says that it "is dedicated to understanding how consumers interact with

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environments." *The George Washington University Heart & Vascular Institute (formerly the Richard B. and Lynne V. Cheney Cardiovascular Institute) is part of GW's School of Medicine & Health Sciences. In fiscal year 2014, the center reported slightly over $5 million in total research support.2014 Annual Report
George Washington University Heart & Vascular Institute. Richard J. Katz, M.D., Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Medicine at GW, directs the center. *The Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet is the research arm of GW's

Graduate School of Political Management The Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) at the George Washington University is a school of political management and applied politics, strategic communications and civic engagement. Its graduates hold a variety of professional titles in ...

. *The Jacobs Institute of Women's Health is part of GW's Milken Institute School of Public Health. It describes itself as "a nonprofit organization working to improve health care for women through research, dialogue, and information dissemination."About Us
Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University.

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External links

Chartered Centers & Institutes - By Alphabetical Order
- from the GWU Office of the Vice President for Research
Chartered Centers & Institutes - By School
- from the GWU Office of the Vice President for Research {{GWU George Washington University Research institutes in Washington, D.C.

Lists of university research institutes