Forty-three full-time faculty members joined Columbian College this year, a figure that includes 12 new positions spread equally across the sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. Among...
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Uncovering the Human Impact of U.S. Border Policies
The United States is known as the land of opportunity … if you can get there. The fate of unauthorized migrants who cross the border from Mexico is of particular interest to Daniel E....
Aristotle defined friendship as a “single soul residing in one body.” Jane Austen described it as the “finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.” And Oscar Wilde adroitly noted “true friends...
Young Love: What Causes Dysfunctional Romance?
The way young adults respond to the intense emotions that come with romance may say something about how they were brought up. Recent graduate Michelle Kuhn, BA ’13, looked at...
Unimaginable Journeys: From Friendship to Surrogacy
By Heidi Bardot, MA ’99, Director, GW Art Therapy Program
I didn’t know it at the time but my experience as an Art Therapy graduate student nearly 15 years ago proved life-...
Unlocking a Cure for Tuberculosis
Chemistry’s Cynthia Dowd Leads Effort to Identify New Ways to Fight the Disease
In a study led by Assistant Professor of Chemistry Cynthia Dowd, researchers identified a...
Little leaguers and professional baseball players alike have our extinct ancestors to thank for their success on the mound, according to a study by Neil Roach, a postdoctoral...
Katherine Bradshaw’s Love of the Bard
Forget contemporary authors and playwrights—for Katherine Bradshaw, it’s all about William Shakespeare! The rising sophomore’s...
Unmanned Flying Vehicles: The Next Criminal Element?
There is much in the news these days on privacy concerns relating to the proliferation of drones in the U.S. but not much discussion about the potential criminal factor. Just imagine a robot...
Conflicted City: Analyzing East Jerusalem through a Geographic Lens
Aurora Echavarria analyzed how past conflicts between the two peoples have affected Jerusalem’s physical environment and exacerbated tension.