Digital Townhouse Project

Welcome to the digital townhouse! You can find a text version of this video here, and you can find more information about Townhouse Tokens here.

(Also, please forgive my enormous volume variability in that video. Highly recommend low volume and captions on.)

Official UHP Messages on COVID-19

Riddle of the Week

“I am the backwards miner
I remove what few will buy
Putting silver and gold
Where holes used to be.”

To give your answer to the riddle, click here!

Contest of the Week

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Featured Blog Posts

Peer Advisor Wisdom

UHP: How to Take Origins Like a Pro

By UHP Peer Advisor Grace Truslow   Walking into one of your first college courses as a seminar style class with demanding philosophical readings can at first be overwhelming. However, origins classes offer the opportunity for you to strengthen your abilities in...

Navigating Your First Year as an Introvert – By PA Grace Truslow!

Entering college is a large life transition for everyone. As an introvert, it may seem as though many of the keys to integrating into this new and dynamic environment are held by those who are more naturally outgoing. However, you can have an incredible first year by...

Advice from the (Peer) Advisors: New Year, New You? Me Too.

With 2020 behind us and the new year just beginning, Peer Advisor Megan shares what’s on her mind and how she’s starting fresh in 2021. — I think it’s fair to say 2020 was not the year most people were hoping for. I had all these big plans, and nearly all of...

Discussion Posts

Spring 2024 Openings and Opportunities

See some opportunities for internships and writing submissions for the Spring and Summer! Reducetarian Fellowship: The Reducetarian Fellowship is for exceptional DC-area students who are eager to create a more sustainable, healthy, and compassionate world. The...

Summer 2024 Internship Opportunity

Are you considering an internship for Summer 2024?  The Columbian College of Arts & Sciences and the GW Career Center are offering a new 4-part program for a select number of Sophomore and Juniors in the Humanities who are searching for summer internships:...

SURE Stories: Salinity Affected Lands in Transition (SALT): Conference on Saltwater Intrusion and Sea Level Rise in Coastal Agroecosystems

The following blog post was written by fellow UHPer and Fall 2023 SURE Award recipient, Paul Leoni (Environmental and Sustainability Science, ’25). Read on about Paul’s research and how he plans to utilize the SURE Award funding to further expand upon his...

SURE Stories: Redesigning Existing Pesticides Using Biobased and Renewable Feedstocks

The following blog post was written by fellow UHPer and Fall 2023 SURE Award recipient, Chaitrali Patil (Biology and Statistics, ’24). Read on about Chaitrali’s research and how she plans to utilize the SURE Award funding to further expand upon her experience!...

SURE Stories: Vestibular Ganglion Pathology in a Chick Model for Syndromic, Cogential Vestibular Disorders

The following blog post was written by fellow UHPer and Fall 2023 SURE Award recipient, Katie Phillips (Neuroscience, ’25). Read on about Katie’s research and how she plans to utilize the SURE Award funding to further expand upon her experience! As a first-year...

SURE Stories: Exploring Public Attitudes Toward School Vouchers in a Religious School Context

The following blog post was written by fellow UHPer and Fall 2023 SURE Award recipient, Alex Lucero (Political Science with a Public Policy focus, ’24). Read on about Alex’s research and how he plans to utilize the SURE Award funding to further expand upon his...

SURE Stories: Ultrasound Modulation of Melatonin Release

The following blog post was written by fellow UHPer and Fall 2023 SURE Award recipient, Lexi Carmine (Biomedical Engineering, ’24). Read on about Lexi’s research and how she plans to utilize the SURE Award funding to further expand upon her experience! Hello!!...

SURE Stories: A International Lens on Harm Reduction Efforts and Disparities in DC

The following blog post was written by fellow UHPer and Fall 2023 SURE Award recipient, Mykala Bledsoe (Sociology, ’25). Read on about Mykala’s research and how she plans to utilize the SURE Award funding to further expand upon her experience! I began my...

Photos From Our Fall 2023 UHP Fire Night!

On October 19th at the Mount Vernon Quad, sugar and pizza were consumed, and a good time was had! Students made s’mores and enjoyed the fellowship of friends, make sure you come out to the next UHP event, where good times never end!...

UHPers Meet NC State Honors Students!

Students from NC State University’s Honors Program visited D.C. during their Fall Break, from October 6th-9th. During their visit, they met up with students from our Honors Program to make connections, explore the city, and see GW’s campus! On Sunday,...

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