Early Toolmakers: The Secrets Behind Rock Banging
Why were some early humans able to shape stone tools while others were not? Erin Marie Williams, a post-doctoral scientist in hominid paleobiology, is banging rocks together to...
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Prime Movers Media Gains Traction
Prime Movers Media, the nation’s first journalism mentorship program to focus on urban schools, is exceeding expectations thanks to power partnerships with top multi-media organizations.
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Alumnus Embraces His Dreams through Writing
Riding the waves off Melbourne Beach, Fla., alumnus Thad Ziolkowski, BA ’83, dreamed of becoming a professional surfer. Then his family moved to landlocked Kansas. Ziolkowski...
Grad Student Exposes Vulnerabilities of Social Media
As social media expands in popularity, so, too, has the volume of personal information living on the Internet. Forensic sciences master candidate Regina Elwell researched the...
First-Year Students Dig Deep in Dean’s Seminars
For incoming first-year students, pop culture may be embodied by celebrities such as Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber, rather than relationships. But “Hollywood and Politics,” a seminar taught by...
Pioneer of DNA Testing to Chair Forensic Sciences
Victor Weedn, who oversaw the development of the first portable DNA testing device, which became the basis for the U.S. Postal Service’s anthrax detection equipment, will join Columbian College...
Chemistry Alumna and New GW Trustee Madeleine Jacobs on Service, Philanthropy, and Career
Madeleine Jacobs, BS ’68, HON ’03, executive director and CEO of the American Chemical Society, was on campus recently as a member of Columbian College’s National Council of Arts...
Students Collaborate with EPA on Urban Sustainability Solutions
As part of their capstone project, graduate students in Professor Henry Teng’s Environmental Resource Policy Program took on a new role: consultants to the Environmental...
Washington Sex Scandals: Examining Culture, Controversy, and Citizenship
From Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain’s alleged extramarital affairs to Congressman Anthony Weiner’s suggestive tweets, sex scandals are a hot commodity in the 24/7 news cycle, often...
Chiswick on the Economy and Rise in Student Economics Majors
The seminal research on labor markets and immigration by Barry Chiswick, chair of the Department of Economics, seems particularly relevant today as the nation struggles to rebound...