Marshes, Microbes and the Matrix of Life: Exploring Ecosystem Evolution
From the Chesapeake Bay to vents and volcanoes to D.C. parks, biology faculty detailed their field work on nature’s frontlines as part of a CCAS conversation series.
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GW Selected for 2026 Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification
The GW SMART DC tutoring program featuring CCAS students (above) was among the activities that helped GW earn the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.
The Ecology of Plant/Animal Interactions
In a video conversation with Dean Wahlbeck, Biology's John Lill discusses the interplay between plants and animals, and the impact of climate change on their coexistence.
Into the Fire: Researcher, Firefighters Team on Life-Saving Searches
Psychology’s John Philbeck is taking his spatial cognition research out of the lab and into action to aid search and rescue squads.
Writing Beyond Bars: Student Storytellers Free Incarcerated Voices
In her digital storytelling class, English’s Emma Wu connects GW students and D.C. inmates through a pen pal project for reclaiming memory and humanity.
Senior Wins Gold in Japanese Speech Contest
Senior Dusty Rogers came to GW not knowing a word of Japanese. Now she is a Gold Award winner at the annual J.LIVE Talk competition.
Black Hole Eats Star: Student Charts Record Blast
Physics PhD student Eliza Neights was part of a NASA mission that recorded a gamma-ray burst, the most powerful class of cosmic explosions, lasting for days.
A Legacy Reconsidered: Native Voices Rewrite America’s Racial Story
In his new book, History Professor David Silverman reframes U.S. racial struggles to spotlight Indigenous identities.
As we approach the close of 2025, CCAS Dean Paul Wahlbeck takes a moment to express his sincere gratitude to the GW community.
In a video conversation with CCAS Dean Paul Wahlbeck, Assistant Professor of History Timothy Shenk discusses the impact of modern American politics on our democracy.
More Than Pretty Pictures: Space Telescopes Transform Science, Society
As part of a CCAS conversation series, GW faculty explored how images from the Hubble and James Webb telescopes reshape science and influence policy, priorities and public perception.
Brewing History: Alumna Stirs Coffee’s Revolutionary Roots
In her new book, historian Michelle Craig McDonald, MA ’94, reveals coffee’s surprising place in America’s story of independence—and interdependence.
Tools of Change: Research Team Uncovers 300,000 Years of Technology Traditions
New research led by Anthropology’s David Braun reveals how early humans crafted stone tools during environmental upheaval.
In a video conversation with Dean Wahlbeck, Professor of Political Science & International Affairs Kimberly Morgan discusses the policies and politics driving the immigration issue.
Street Smarts: Geography Class Maps D.C.’s Immigrant Identity
In her Migrants in the City Dean’s Seminar, Geography’s Elizabeth Chacko turns the District into a classroom as students explore urban diversity.
Math’s Kao Wins CAREER Award Honors
Mathematics Professor Lien-Yung (Nyima) Kao was recognized with NSF’s prestigious honor for his work combining ergodic theory and geometry.
From Stigma to Science and Support: Anthropology’s Grinker Authors Autism Narrative
As a researcher, educator and father, Anthropology’s Roy Richard Grinker shares his personal and professional journey through autism’s changing landscape.
DIG-ging Anthropology: Senior Bridges Labs, Leadership
Lucia Kustra studies primate cultures and leads the next generation of anthropologists as president of the DIG pre-professional fraternity.
The Fine Print on Fingerprints
In classrooms and crime scenes, forensic sciences’ Heidi Eldridge relies on evidence over assumptions and encourages students to think for themselves.
Game, Set, Science: How Physics Powers Tennis
From hardcourts to hard science, CCAS faculty and alumni explain why physics can perfect your play.
Alumni Authors Write History’s Second Draft
In new books, alumni authors Alex Nyerges, BA ’79, MA ’82, and Lindsay Chervinsky, BA ’10, bring history to life.
Supported by an alumna’s gift, students in Short-Term Study Abroad programs journeyed to historical and cultural locales at the center of their studies.
Poetry in Motion: Sebree Writes Outside the Lines
In her poetry and her classroom, English Professor Chet’la Sebree challenges the stories we tell ourselves about art, AI and how to make sense of the world.
Field Study: Chronicling Conservation at Turner Reserves
Through a partnership with Planet Forward, students and recent graduates honed their environmental storytelling skills in the New Mexico landscape.
GW experimental physicists are pioneering big science at the smallest scale.
Alumnus Maps out Geography Opportunities
By utilizing GW resources both in and out of the classroom, Ken Wang, BA ’25, discovered a passion for geographic information systems during his studies.
True Crime Buster: Alumnus Revisits a Tragedy, Rewrites a Genre
In his new book, attorney and author Patrick Wohl, BA ’16, delves into a brutal murder from his hometown to tell the victims’ stories.
Class of 2025 Share GW Memories
From internships and classroom experiences to lifelong friendships and one-of-a-kind events, the CCAS Class of 2025 recalled their fondest GW memories.
From Campus Leader to Truman Scholar: Junior Honored for Public Service
Political science and accounting major Emily-Anne Santiago was one of 54 outstanding students nationwide to receive the highly competitive scholarship.
Ten Years of Transformation: Cisneros Institute Celebrates a Decade of Empowering Student Leadership
Since its founding in 2015, the Cisneros Institute has built communities, spearheaded scholarship and made students’ dreams come true.