Detecting the Undetectable: Vertes Chip Identifies Invisible Chemicals Threats
Professor of Chemistry Akos Vertes recently added a new invention to his long list of accomplishments: a nano-device capable of rapidly identifying materials made up of as little as 100,000 molecules.
Daniel E. Martínez Named Director of the GW Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute
Daniel E. Martínez, an assistant professor of sociology at the George Washington University Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, has been named director of the new GW Cisneros...
Columbian College alumnus Gilbert Cisneros, BA ’94, and his wife Jacki, have donated $7 million to create the GW Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute.
“Gil and Jacki...
On Baltic Tour, Choir Hits all the Right Notes
By John DiConsiglio
From the churches of Latvia to the castles of Lithuania to the villages and town squares of Estonia, the Baltic States of Northern Europe are renowned for their rich...
Working in South Africa, Students Take Stand Against Rape
By John DiConsiglio
For victims of sexual violence, the house in the South African district of Observatory is a safe place. From the outside, along a quiet tree-lined street, the building...
Festive Graduation Weekend Celebrates Class of 2015
“Class of 2015, my charge to you today is to make history—do it by continuing to be the best you can be, do it by pausing every now and then to reflect like an historian on the...
Alumnus Solves Forensics Mysteries, Touches Lives
By John DiConsiglio
Each morning when Adrienne Borges, MS ’06, arrives for work at the Bode Technology Group's Cellmark Forensics Lab in Lorton, Va., she dons her white...
The Holocaust Killing Centers: An Historical Nightmare for the Disabled
In the early years of the Nazi regime, 300,000 disabled people were systemically slaughtered as part of a twisted euthanasia program. GW English Professor David Mitchell memorializes the largely...
Behind the Scenes of New Museum, Students Brings Art to Life
When Lauren Shenfeld, BA ’13, shows up for work at the new George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum each morning, she’s greeted by more than George Washington’s...
