For Human Ancestors, Bigger Wasn’t Better
Nearly 3 million years ago, the earliest members of the Homo genus—which includes our species Homo sapiens, or modern humans—emerged as the bully on the evolutionary block. They...
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Dean Ben Vinson: The Path Ahead
Ben Vinson, dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, recently reflected on his vision for an “engaged liberal arts” and the overall educational enterprise...
GW Names Inaugural Director of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design
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A Sampling of New Books by Columbian College Faculty
What do digital media, a pioneering African American TV show and the ecological history of stone have in common? They are among the topics addressed in books by Columbian College faculty this year...
Elizabeth Chacko: The Thrill of Discovery
Geography Professor and Department Chair Elizabeth Chacko has always seen her professional career as an academic adventure—a chance to ask a new question, uncover a new insight...
New Analysis Suggests Body Size Increase Did Not Play A Role in the Origins of Homo Genus
A new analysis of early hominin body size evolution led by Mark Grabowski, Assistant Research Professor in the GW Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, suggests that the earliest...
By John DiConsiglio
For the faculty and students of the Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology (CASHP), coordinating research activities within the program—much less across...
New Grants Pave Way for Columbian College Research and Discoveries
From scientific examinations of turtle ant colonies and orb-weaving spiders to research investigations delving deep into the cells of developing embryos and the brains of people with schizophrenia...
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.