According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, excessive alcohol use accounts for 80,000 deaths each year in the United States, making alcoholism the third leading cause of...
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Shadows for Sale? Meet Visiting Artist Patrick Killoran
As we bask in the warmth of a sunny day, fair warning to those strolling through the Foggy Bottom campus: Watch your shadow. Buying people’s shadows is the current business/research of visiting...
Confucius Institute to Open at GW
Columbian College will soon be home to the GW Confucius Institute to promote the study of Chinese language and culture, support Chinese teaching through instructional training and certification,...
A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Thinking Green
For 22 years, the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration (TSPPPA) has partnered with the Anacostia Public High School in Washington, D.C., to tutor and mentor high school...
Interior Design and Architecture
What’s in a name? For the Interior Design Program—which is changing its name to include architecture—a new name reflects not just a...
Service-Learning in Southeast DC
For “green” policy expert Peter Linquiti, who was recently named Director of Graduate Studies of the Environmental Resource Policy Program, the program’s multi-disciplinary...
GW to Operate Renowned Koobi Fora Field School with the National Museums of Kenya
The National Museums of Kenya and Columbian College’s Center for the Advanced Study of Hominid Paleobiology have teamed up to provide a unique opportunity for...
Caterpillars Provide New Clues on Impact of Warmer Temperatures
Superstorm Sandy put climate change back in the national spotlight in late October, but Associate Professor of Biology John Lill needed only look in his backyard to see evidence...
GW Students Earn Top Awards in Chinese Speech Contest
The GW Jiangsu Cup Chinese Speech Contest brings together students from across the Washington, D.C. area to compete for prizes in Chinese speech.
Sound bites and bumper stickers. Spin and nuance. During an election year, it can be difficult to sort through the political rhetoric to find the facts behind the most important issues facing the...