For 50 years, astronomers have watched pulsars—neutron stars born in supernova explosions—sweep through space with bursts of energy. But the spectacular stellar phenomenon have provided scientists...
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Helping Transgender People Find Their Voice
By John DiConsiglio
When 15-year-old Lisa (not her real name) walked into the George Washington University Speech and Hearing Center, she looked and acted just like most other...
Helping Transgender People Find Their Voice
At the GW Speech and Hearing Center, Adrienne Hancock and student clinicians guide transgender clients to a new, more genuine voice—and a new outlook on life.
Novelist Jung Yun Finds ‘Shelter’ in Writing
In the 1990s, Jung Yun, now assistant professor of English and a bestselling novelist, gave up on writing. When, at 19, she was denied a spot in a creative writing workshop, the...
No Teeth? No Problem. Toothless Dinosaur Lost Baby Teeth as They Grew
A study co-authored by Ronald Weintraub Professor of Biology James Clark, discovered a new species of dinosaur, Limusaurus inextricabilis, that lost its teeth in...
A Night at the Opera: Alumnus Tenor Hits High Note
By John DiConsiglio
Opera singer Zach Borichevsky, BA ’06, has been a Romeo in Chile, an Eisenstein in Cincinnati and an Alfredo from Verdi’s La traviata...
Experiences, Temperatures Drive Belief in Climate Change
A new study, co-authored by Associate Professor of Geography Michael Mann, found that local weather may play an important role in our belief about climate change. The research...
No Teeth? No Problem. Dinosaur Species Had Teeth as Babies, Lost Them as They Grew
A study co-authored by James Clark, the Ronald Weintraub Professor of Biology, has discovered that a species of dinosaur, Limusaurus inextricabilis, lost its teeth in adolescence and did not grow...
Holiday Depression is More Than the Blues
By John DiConsiglio
Amid the family gatherings, parties and gift-giving, the holiday season overflows with joy and good cheer—or does it? Many people feel out of step with ruddy-...
Immigrant Saga Spans Centuries of Dreams
By John DiConsiglio
In the last 15 years, whenever Professor of History Tyler Anbinder mentioned to friends and colleagues that he was working on a book about...