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Filling in Branches on the "Tree of Life"
GW biologists are contributing to one of the planet's biggest collaborative science initiatives: The Tree of Life, a global scientific effort to map the evolutionary relationships among all species on earth.
Geographers Redefine Immigration Trends
New research by GW geographers Elizabeth Chacko and Marie Price finds that there's no better example of new immigration trends than in Washington, D.C.
Hoover Scholarship Helps Students with Disabilities
Blind since birth, Corbb O'Connor—who navigates campus with the help of his guide dog, Phoenix—is a recipient of the Mei Yuen Hoover Scholarship for students with disabilities.
Happening Now at Columbian 
- "Paint it. Sculpt it. Adobe it." opens Feb 8 in Classroom 102 and will run through February 12. This show is the annual Presidential Scholars in the Arts (PSA) exhibition. http://ccas.gwu.edu/1g
- GW Study Abroad Fair: Feb. 3, 11am - 3pm: Marvin Center Conference Room http://ccas.gwu.edu/1f
- Jane Austen: The Author, Her Legacy and..Sea Monsters? Columbian College Assoc. Dean Tara Wallace joins other Austen scholars http://ccas.gwu.edu/1e
- Another miracle: Girl rescued 15 days after Haiti's earthquake, renews hope, Examiner, 1/28/10, Randall Packer, professor of biology, comments. http://ccas.gwu.edu/1d
- Doctoral Student Jonah Choiniere names new species after Columbian College expedition to Gobi desert; describes how one family of dinosaurs came to look like birds independent of birds. http://ccas.gwu.edu/1c
Engaging Washington and the World
"Welcome to the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, where our mission is
to educate and engage our students in Washington and the world. With more
than 40 departments and programs encompassing the languages, literature,
social and lab sciences, the performing arts, and more, Columbian College is
uniquely positioned to provide the broad-based liberal arts education needed
for personal fulfillment and professional success. Our internationally
recognized faculty and active partnerships with prestigious research
institutions place Columbian College at the forefront in advancing policy,
enhancing culture, and transforming lives through research and discovery.
I invite you to take a closer look at our people and programs, and our efforts to make a difference in the world around us."
In The Spotlight
Ken Zweibel, director of GW's Solar Institute, spoke about the long-term practical and economic benefits of the development of solar energy before the House Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. He touted solar as having the greatest potential payoff because it is the best available source of energy.
Kathryn Newcomer, an expert on program evaluation, has been named director of the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration. Newcomer helped brief President Obama's transition team about general management across the federal government. The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration is GW's focal point for public affairs education, as well as research and public service. Read more.
Dancer and choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess, MFA '94, is now head of the Theatre and Dance Department. Burgess is the founding director of Washington, D.C.'s premier Asian American dance company, Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company, which is known for its Asian-inspired works and visual clarity. 
James Clark, a Ronald B. Weintraub Professor of Biology in The George Washington University's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, discovered a unique beaked, plant-eating dinosaur in China. This finding demonstrates that theropod, or bird-footed, dinosaurs were more ecologically diverse in the Jurassic period than previously thought and offers important new evidence about how the three-fingered hand of birds evolved from the hand of dinosaurs.
English professor, poet and author Jane Shore uses personal experience to write about life's basics from childhood, the family and the onset of middle age. Her newest collection of poems is called A Yes-or-No Answer.
Chemistry Professor Christopher Cahill helped land two grants through the Energy Frontier Research Center, including an award totaling nearly $1.3 million for research focusing on radioactive elements to help develop nuclear energy systems. Cahill is a winner of the department's Bender award for outstanding teaching and just returned from a sabbatical as a Fulbright Scholar in Cardiff, Wales, and as a visiting fellow at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois.
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