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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Family Ties: Chimps in the Wild Shine Light on Human Parenting Practices
Chimpanzees are humankind’s closest living relatives, but what do their family interactions reveal about our own parenting practices?
In a video conversation with Columbian College Dean...
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...
