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Human Brain Allocates Attention Based on Known Size of Objects
Knowledge about the real-world size of an object, not its visual size, guides one’s attention, according to a new GW study.
By the Book: Alumnus’ 2019 Must-Reads
Whether you’re keeping up with politics or longing to escape with a page-turner, BuzzFeed Book Editor Isaac Fitzgerald, BA ’05, has your next great read.
Adventures in Ant Land
Biology’s Scott Powell has traveled the world to capture nature’s most amazing ants in action. Can they teach us a better way to transport people and resources?
Sleep and Depression: Double Threats for Moms
A clinical psychology doctoral student reveals that the combined risks of sleep deprivation and depression follow women through pregnancy and into the postpartum period.
Research on Immigrants Earns Nation’s Top Dissertation Award
Eiko Strader’s socioeconomic study on earning inequality challenges the way we look at immigrants’ impact on the economy.
At Geography Mapathons, Students Make Their Mark on the World
From disaster relief to disease prevention, students are supporting aid efforts around the world—all with the click of a mouse
In Memoriam: Leo Ribuffo
It is with sadness that we share the news of the passing of Leo Ribuffo, a beloved professor of history in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.
Physics, Professionally Speaking
Alexander van der Horst’s redesigned capstone course equips physics students with the oral, written and ethical expertise needed to succeed in 21st-century careers.
What’s Next For #MeToo?
Kavita Daiya, director of the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, discusses the future of the #MeToo movement—its setbacks, next steps and the momentum driving its success
The Daring Alumna on the Flying Trapeze
In her mid-30s, Laura Wooster, BA ’97, swung into a career as a trapeze artist. She’s taken her aerial expertise from circus big tops to the White House.
Mission: Rescue the Bay
Biology’s Keryn Gedan leads her student researchers into the Eastern Shore marshes of the Chesapeake Bay, where sea level is rising at three times the global average.
Finding Answers to Aphasia
People with aphasia can feel like prisoners within their own brains. Malathi Thothathiri and her students are searching for a better understanding of the disorder.
New Faculty Strengthen CCAS Ranks
Columbian College welcomed 29 new full-time faculty members this year, strengthening disciplines across the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
On the Roof of Africa
For a team of GW students, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania was the adventure of a lifetime—and a charitable expedition.
Midterm Math: Making Elections Add Up
Can math save our election system? Daniel Ullman and E. Arthur Robinson forecast the pluses and minuses of how we count votes.