GW Is Top Medium Enrollment Producer of National Study Abroad Scholarship
George Washington University was recently named the top producer among peer institutions for the Department of State’s Gilman Scholarship for study abroad.
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Arctic Researchers Partner with Indigenous Communities
Vera Kuklina, a research professor in Columbian College’s...
Learning to Live with Nationalism?
One glimpse at America’s fractured political landscape—from rancorous elections to partisan stalemates to collapsing civic discourse—would convince most observers that nationalism is making a...
Alumna Makes Chemistry Connections
When Maggie Teliska, PhD ’04, recalls her time as a chemistry student in GW’s Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, she doesn’t immediately think about her many accomplishments—like her...
Breaking News: As Newspapers Fold, Will Civics Follow?
Before embarking on a career in academia, Professor of Political Science Danny Hayes worked as...
HIV-Prevention Project Targets Latina Transgender Women
When Assistant Research Professor of Psychology Ana María del Río-González designed her newest project—a peer-coaching program to promote HIV-prevention among Latina transgender women in Washington,...
SMPA Welcomes Two New Terker Distinguished Fellows
Kristen Grimm, president of Spitfire Strategies, a woman-owned, strategic communication firm...
Fact Checks Curtail Misinformation Beliefs
Fact-checking reduces belief in misinformation and leaves a more enduring mental imprint than false claims, according to a new study co-authored by Assistant Professor of Media and Public Affairs...
Good for the Heart: Study Links Housing, Heart Health
Inclusionary zoning policies that increase the supply of affordable housing may be good for the heart, according to a study by CCAS researchers.
For Tambe, a Wider World of Women’s Studies
For Ashwini Tambe, the new director of Columbian College’s WGSS program, the seeds of her feminist activism may have been sown on a street in Bengaluru at the age of 11.
New Degrees Match Marketplace Demand
New undergraduate degrees in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences seek to prepare students for in-demand expertise in burgeoning professions.
Coast Guard Alumni Serve Ships and Shores
Captain Zeita Merchant, MPA ’10, is responsible for keeping a massive marine system, The U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York, secure.
Psychology Student Reigns as Miss D.C.
Clinical psychology doctoral candidate Andolyn Medina excels in her studies and on pageant stages. Now the newly-crowned Miss D.C. is competing for a new title.
Meet the Columbian Distinguished Fellows
From examining the psychological effects of political polarization to tying disability themes to fantasy genres, the PhD student winners of the Columbian Distinguished Fellowship represent a wide...
Campus Mural to Honor First Black Alumna’s Legacy
In summer 2020, Naseem Haamid, BA ’21, a political science major and Bronx, N.Y., native, received a call from then-senior business administration major Owen Manning...
Study: School Shootings Shatter Communities
The decades-long plague of school shootings in America has left survivors traumatized and families devastated. Now a new study co-authored by Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Public...
Alumna Pictures Digital Diversity
Claritza Jiménez, BA ’05, has launched a business-to-business site called InColorStock that she hopes will fill the market gap for diverse images.
Failing Grade: Are Americans Flunking Historical Literacy?
For historians like Christopher Brick, BA ’02, director of the Columbian College History...
GW-BNU Summer Statistics Research Virtual Forum 2021
This June, the GW Department of Statistics and the School of Statistics at Beijing Normal University presented a three-day virtual research forum. At the forum, program experts shared ...
Kitchen Chemistry: At-Home Experiments Enhance Remote Learning
Assistant Professors of Chemistry LaKeisha McClary and Ling Hao gave new meaning to the term “kitchen chemistry.”
Pandemic Lit: Can Classics Teach COVID Lessons?
As the deadly pandemic ravaged society, the public coped in wildly different ways. Some locked-down in isolated communities. Others threw caution to the wind and flaunted safety restrictions. And...
Celebrating 200 Years: Assessing the Pandemic's Long-term Impact
The pandemic has led to concerns over the long-term socio-economic, psychological, behavioral and cognitive impact of COVID-19 within communities hit hardest by the virus. As a part of GW's...
Archival Project Tells GW’s COVID Story
An archival project led by Professor of American Studies and International Affairs Melani McAlister is capturing intimate snapshots of GW life during COVID.
Geography Students Chart Next Generation of Mappers
Through the YouthMappers’ activities, GW will play a key role in efforts to address the underrepresentation of women in the geospatial community.
In Mental Health, Is ‘Normal’ an Illusion?
During an undergraduate anthropology class, Roy Richard Grinker, professor of anthropology and international affairs, quoted statistics to help his students grasp the worldwide prevalence of mental...
GW Recognizes Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Nominees
Recognizing Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Nominees
Mission to Mars: Alumna Follows Perseverance into Space
When the NASA rover Perseverance touched down on Mars, Columbian College alumna Pamela Conrad could say she’d been there before.
Magic Trick: Harry Potter Casts Spell on Poli Sci Seminar
Like millions of other people around the world, senior political science major Lauren Wagner has read ever Harry Potter book from cover-to-cover—several times. Her mother...