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The Habits of Honey Bees
Have you ever hosted a backyard cookout and wondered why all the honeybees in the neighborhood suddenly found your fruit salad? Ever pondered how a hive produces that delicious honey you add to your tea? The answer lies in the fascinating habits of honeybees.
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Museum Studies Moves Downtown
The Museum Studies Graduate Program kicked off 2012 with a move into the heart of Washington, D.C.’s museum district. Now located at 13th and G Streets, NW, the new space provides much needed growing room for one of the largest museum studies programs in the country, and affords students easy access to practitioners in the field.
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Understanding Criminal Minds: New Graduate Program in Forensic Psychology
Agencies involved in homeland security, law enforcement and the criminal justice system are increasingly relying on professionals skilled in forensic psychology to help solve crimes and prevent future criminal behavior. To address this need, Columbian College has launched a new graduate degree program in forensic psychology.
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GW Collaborates with Smithsonian to Launch Five Joint Research Initiatives
With the signing of a renewed Memorandum of Understanding last year between GW and the Smithsonian Institution, President Steven Knapp and Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough each pledged $100,000 to support new collaborative research projects. As a result of this agreement, the GW–Smithsonian Opportunity Fund was created and five projects have recently been chosen to receive approximately $40 thousand each in joint funding.
Kathryn Newcomer on TSPPPA's Critical Role
Columbian College’s Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration (TSPPPA) boasts top-ranked graduate programs that are educating tomorrow’s analysts, leaders, managers, and researchers in the public and nonprofit sectors. At the school’s helm is Kathryn Newcomer, a Fulbright scholar, internationally recognized expert on program evaluation, and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
Aping around at the National Zoo
Over at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park, “aping around” is more than just an expression. At the Think Tank exhibit, part of the Ape Mind Initiative, Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences Francys Subiaul and his student interns are researching how primates, including human children, learn from others using computer-based games as well as specially-designed problem-boxes and tools.
Science and Engineering Hall Breaks Ground
With the ceremonial turn of more than a dozen golden shovels in the earth, ground was officially broken on the new 400,000-square-foot Science and Engineering Hall (SEH), a state-of-the-art facility that will provide transformative and integrated learning and lab spaces for the biological and physical sciences and the engineering and applied sciences.
New Advising Tool Removes Guesswork from Tracking Student Progress
Last month, GW launched its new online degree advising tool for Columbian College undergraduates, allowing students and their advisors to track progress toward graduation with the click of a button. DegreeMAP, which stands for Measuring Academic Progress, complements and supplements the advising process, helping students have a better understanding of degree, GPA, and major/minor requirements.
