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Paul Wahlbeck and Cynthia Dowd sitting together on a stage in front of a Columbian College of Arts and Sciences screen

Fighting Human Pathogens

In a video conversation with CCAS Dean Wahlbeck, Chemistry's Cindy Dowd discusses her work to fight disease through the development of inhibitors to human pathogens.

Former President Jimmy Carter appearing at Lisner Auditorium in 2007.

Former President Carter Remembered as Humanitarian, Visionary

In the wake of the 39th president’s death, CCAS historians examined Jimmy Carter’s complicated legacy.

A young male chimpanzee in the Täi Forest of Côte d ́Ivoire cracking a nut

Inside Ancient Toolkits: Partnership Seeks Primates’ Wooden Tech

A team including GW anthropologists and physicists are working in forest field sites and campus computer labs to fill a blank page of the archaeological record.

Four students in white aprons standing at a kitchen counter cutting and prepping ingredients

Cooking Up Culture Italian Style

From the classroom to the kitchen, students explored Italy’s culinary traditions in Italian Professor Lynn Westwater’s hearty history and literature course.

Chris Warshaw speaking on stage with Paul Wahlbeck in front of a Columbian College logo screen

Our Democracy at Work

In a video conversation with CCAS Dean Wahlbeck, Professor of Political Science Chris Warshaw discusses how public opinion and political outcomes impact policy.

GW President Ellen Granberg with the 2023 Arthur S. Flemming Award winners. (Photo Courtesy National Academy of Public Administration)

Flemming Awards Marked 75 Years of Honoring Government Service Excellence

In partnership with TSPPPA, the awards recognized accomplishments including combating human trafficking and improving addiction treatment.

A group of protestors carrying signs reading "COVID is a hoax"

Cracking the Code of Science Denial

From Galileo to COVID, science breakthroughs have been shadowed by science deniers. Chemistry’s Holden Thorp teaches students how to read their playbook.

Katherine Marshall Woods

How to Cope with Post-Election Stress

For many, the anxiety of the presidential election remains. Clinical Psychology’s Katherine Marshall Woods has tips for unwinding and sharing kindness.

Nina Agyemang sitting at an anchor desk in a TV station with signs for CBS News in the background

Empowering Future Leaders with the Nana Agyemang Media Scholarship

Nana Agyemang, BA ’16, is using her platform, EveryStylishGirl, and an endowed scholarship at GW to help lift the next generation.

Cognitive Neuroscience Professor Sarah Shomstein sitting in front of a computer at a desk in a sunny office

Imagine That: Professor Pictures Unique Mind’s Eye

Psychology’s Sarah Shomstein was skeptical of aphantasia, a phenomenon where people lack mental imagery. Then she looked inside her own head.