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What Does Peace Mean?

Peace is a state we all want to attain—for ourselves, for our loved ones, for the world. But peace means different things to different people and cultures.

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GW Culture Buffs Hit Miami Beach for Art Basel

Artists, A-list celebrities, art collectors—and GW alumni—flocked to Miami Beach, Florida, this past weekend for Art Basel Miami Beach, one of the biggest art fairs in the United States.

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Satellite Images Reach New Heights

By John DiConsiglio

From 300 miles above the ground, Accra, Ghana, looks like most major cities. A satellite image shows a network of lines and rectangles, representing roads and buildings...

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Digging Up D.C. History

By John DiConsiglio

No one has ever confused the Anacostia River with the mighty sweep of the Nile. But to archaeologist Kate Birmingham, MA ’10, a cultural resources...

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Let’s Talk About Sex

By John DiConsiglio

On Day One of her new course on Sexual Communications, Katrina Pariera, assistant professor of communication, opened with an icebreaker. With students...

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Are Female Candidates Still Running Against Gender Bias?

By John DiConsiglio

Hillary Clinton’s hairstyle. Sarah Palin’s wardrobe. When female candidates run for office, the electoral focus invariably seems to fall on their appearance rather than...

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Silencing Schizophrenia

By John DiConsiglio

For many people suffering with schizophrenia, the most terrifying aspect of their condition is the voices—the phantom sounds that echo menacingly through their brains....

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From Cross-Disciplinary Study to the Slums of India, Students’ Business Plan is Changing Lives

By John DiConsiglio

Columbian College junior Maz Obuz and his friend Elliot School student Evan Young were just looking for a good grade in an engineering...

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Can Stephanie Travis Save Sketching?

By John DiConsiglio

It’s the dirty secret of design in the digital age: Today’s architects spend many more hours laboring over computer screens than sketchbooks. Hand-drawings, the...

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GW to Bolster Israel Studies

A grant from The Morningstar Foundation, the family foundation of Susie and Michael Gelman, will help develop an Israel Studies component of Columbian College's Judaic Studies Program. The grant...