Featured Stories
Class of 2018 Reflections: Moments and Memories
As graduating seniors said goodbye to friends and faculty, a few shared the moments and memories that shaped their CCAS experience.
Edward Green Establishes Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Department of Anthropology’s newly established Edward C. Green Postdoctoral Fellowship Fund will train professionals who plan to work outside academia.
A Farewell Message From Ben Vinson III
In a farewell message to the CCAS community, Dean Ben Vinson reflects on his GW experience and honors “the greatness that is this place and… the greatness that is to come."
A Legacy Comes to Life
The words, wisdom and remarkable legacy of “The First Lady of the World” is being brought to life through the painstaking work of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project.
Can Art Therapy Defuse Teacher Burnout?
With half a million teachers leaving the profession each year, Art Therapy graduate student Christina Hagemeier devised a research project to explain the ABCs of burnout—and to show beleaguered educators that they aren’t alone.
Alumna’s Mission: Making Global Educational Dreams a Reality
Ashleigh DeLuca, BA ’13, helped impoverished Gambian children graduate from high school. But she’s not stopping there. Her next goal is to bring them to the U.S. for college
Return to Spider Island
On a remote volcanic island in the South Pacific, Biology’s Gustavo Hormiga hikes forests and scales mountains to find rare spiders. On each return trip, he’s helped define an evolutionary legacy and preserve an ecological landscape.
Living Art: When a Chemistry Lab Doubles as an Art Studio
Chemistry’s Erik Rodriguez uses fluorescent proteins to unlock cellular secrets. But he’s also found another use for the multi-colored microbes: paint for creating his own protein portraits from living material.
New Interdisciplinary BA and BS Programs in Neuroscience Launched
Neuroscience is uncovering new insights into the biological basis of behavior and thought. With the new BA in cognitive neuroscience and BS in neuroscience, CCAS students are on the forefront of an emerging field.
Paul Wahlbeck Named CCAS Interim Dean
Art + Science = A Hybrid Project Combining Politics and Dance
Political science and dance major Eva Gustafson combined her fields of study into a Luther Rice Undergraduate Fellowship dance production that celebrates the journey of American women through the eyes of Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton.
Dean Vinson Departing CCAS to Become Provost of Case Western Reserve University
In Engaged Liberal Arts Classes, Students Combine Scholarship With Professional Development
Exploring the Frontier of the Periodic Table
