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Conflicted City: Analyzing East Jerusalem through a Geographic Lens

Aurora Echavarria analyzed how past conflicts between the two peoples have affected Jerusalem’s physical environment and exacerbated tension.

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What a Catch: Biology PhD Candidate Sequences Fish Genome

Growing up in Argentina, Daniela Campanella, a doctoral candidate in biological sciences, fished the fresh lagoons of the Pampas Region with her father and grandfather, catching...

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Philanthropy-Inspired Fellowship Partners National Park Service and Columbian College

A new graduate certificate program has been created within Columbian College to strengthen knowledge about the natural and cultural resources that form the heart of the National Park Service (NPS...

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Celebrating National Council’s 20 Years

Columbian College’s National Council for Arts and Sciences celebrated its 20th anniversary last month at a dinner held at the United States Institute of Peace. Comprised of alumni,...

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Clean Energy Leader Amit Ronen to Direct Solar Institute

Amit Ronen, the deputy chief of staff for U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), has been named the new director of the GW Solar Institute, the University announced at its 5th...

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New MA in Islam Bridges Gaps in Knowledge, Understanding

Something rather special, even symbolic, happened at GW this year when Religion Department faculty members Robert Eisen, who is Jewish, and Mohammad Faghfoory, a...

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Turtle Ants: Shielded from Danger

Scott Powell has spent a lot of time sitting in trees in eastern Brazil. Among the branches and tropical wildlife, the assistant professor of biology has passed many summer hours...

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Shaping Mathematics . . . Literally and Figuratively

From the time he was seven years old and his father brought home a thick library book about origami, Lowell Abrams has been fascinated by the way shapes can be folded and fit...

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Ben Vinson III To Be Next Dean of Columbian College

Ben Vinson III, a renowned scholar and vice dean for Centers, Interdisciplinary Programs, and Graduate Education at Johns Hopkins University, has been named the new dean of...

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Crime Detection: Accelerating Sperm Analysis

Forensic laboratories are often plagued with a backlog of evidence related to sexual assault cases. Currently, the only way to test the presence of semen is the microscopic observation of...