Ancient Muslim Manuscripts Unearthed
Two previously unknown versions of “Fath al-Bari,” a classic work that shaped the way Sunni Muslims understand Muhammad’s sayings and practices, were discovered by Joel Blecher,...
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Research Grants Open Doors to Discoveries
From tracking fossil footprints through Kenya to enhancing cybersecurity to preparing the next generation of math and science teachers, it’s been a banner year for major new research grants at...
The Impact of Islam in the Contemporary World
Dean Ben Vinson sat down with Assistant Professor of Anthropology Attiya Ahmad to discuss her research on the socio-cultural interrelationship between gender,...
Scholarship Program to Boost STEM Teachers
Through a $1.5 million grant from NSF and the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, GW STEM majors can receive two years of tuition in exchange for teaching after graduation in a high-need school...
At latitude 42 degrees South, longitude 165 degrees West—somewhere in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean, roughly 200 nautical miles east of New Zealand—Lily Anna Segalman got...
For Author Waberi, Voices of Genocide Echo From Rwanda
In 1998, Abdourahman Waberi, then a 32-year-old novelist and poet, embarked on a mission to Rwanda with 10 African authors and filmmakers. It was just four years after the...
As a middle schooler, Victoria Skrivanos, now a Columbian College sophomore majoring in communication and minoring in journalism and mass communication, hit on what seemed like a...
Architecture Seminar Draws Blueprint for Debate
East meets West in Stephanie Travis’ Modern Architecture and Design Dean’s Seminar. As in: the East Building of the Smithsonian National Gallery of Art meets the West Building. It...
Making Women + Math = Opportunities
As a 6th grader, Isabelle Berger was convinced she hated math. When her middle school teacher used baseball batting averages to explain statistics, Berger’s eyes glazed over with...