Columbian College faculty are prolific authors, award-winning scholars and noted innovators and artists. They are recipients of Guggenheims, Pulitzers and NEH fellowships, cited in top media outlets, such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, published in leading scholarly journals like Nature and Science, and affiliated with prestigious academic centers, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Faculty are also integral to GW's membership in the Association of American Universities (AAU), the top tier of research universities in North America.
The Most Pressing Threats to U.S. National Security This Election Cycle
GW's Thom Shanker, director of the Project for Media & National Security at the School of Media and Public Affairs, discusses pressing threats to U.S. national security, and predictions for...
Chemistry's Role in Studying Brain Disease
In a video conversation with CCAS Dean Paul Wahlbeck, Chemistry's Ling Hao discusses the role of chemistry, bioinformatics and cell biology in the study of human neurodegenerative diseases.
Rebranding North Korea: Changes in Consumer Culture and Visual Media
July 1, 2025
EALL's Immanuel Kim explores how North Korea's modernization affects its citizens and global relations as it seeks engagement with global modernity and technology.
Nightmare in the Pacific: The World War II Saga of Artie Shaw and His Navy Band
March 6, 2025
SMPA Professor Michael Doyle's book narrates the unconventional wartime experiences of the bandleader and his recruited musicians, forming the hard-swinging group known as Shaw’s Rangers.
Hidden Heroes: Anthology of North Korean Fiction
March 4, 2025
EALL Professor Immanuel Kim's book unveils North Koreans' lives from the 1980s to today, exploring identity, community, and power for a nuanced view beyond stereotypes.
With prestigious fellowships, our community of faculty scholars are making an impact across the sciences, the social sciences, the arts and the humanities.
Major research grants from such institutions as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health are helping to propel the work of Columbian College faculty in significant ways.
At Columbian College, faculty take advantage of a variety of internal and external funding opportunities to facilitate research while encouraging scholarship and cross-disciplinary innovation.
The Columbian College Office of Research strives to provide opportunities and support to faculty participating in research activities. Visit their site to find updates, policies, events and more.
"We could be pushing the edge of what's thought to have been possible. We could be going beyond all of our boundaries."
Evangeline Downie
Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor of Physics
