Few trouble spots around the world are as perilous as North Korea. With the Communist nation emerging as a de facto nuclear power, world leaders are searching for clues to its global intentions...
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Hands-on Clinical Training Turns Students into Professional Psychologists
For an hour prior to seeing her first client at the GW Professional Psychology Program’s Center Clinic, second-year graduate student Jesse Greenblatt was more anxious than her new...
Hands-on Clinical Training Turns Students into Professional Psychologists
Professional Psychology graduate students gain invaluable hands-on experience treating patients at the program’s Center Clinic.
Earlier this semester, Art History Professor Lilien Robinson, BA ’62, MA ’65, showed her undergraduate class on 19th Century European Art a famous 1814 oil painting by the French...
Japanese Language Competition Sharpens Students’ Speech
Born in China, Yi Zhao considers himself just a mediocre Japanese speaker. His pronunciation isn’t perfect and he reads the language—among the five he’s studied—more...
Astrophysicists Identify ‘Monumental’ Kilonova Blast
Four Columbian College astrophysicists are part of a global group of scientists who collaborated to identify and study the first confirmed observation of two merging neutron stars, a so-called...
Coaching Wounded Warriors Across the Finish Line
At the Toronto opening ceremonies of the 2017 Invictus Games, with dignitaries like Britain's Prince Harry and former president Barack Obama looking on, USA Head Coach and Columbian College...
History Student Reigns as Miss Black America
History PhD student and reigning Miss Black America Brittany Lewis has a message for anyone who believes the stereotype that pageant contestants are all-beauty and no-brains. “...
Are Autism and Overeating Linked?
Children with autism are more likely to be “picky” eaters than their same-age peers, which is usually associated with being underweight. But they are also, paradoxically, more likely to be obese.
Corcoran, Smithsonian Put Art in Students’ Hands
Jennifer Hackney was a set decoration buyer for big budget movies like Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln and Captain Phillips with Tom Hanks. But as she logged...