Break Down: How Wood Decay Drives Carbon Cycle
Through a combination of lab and field experiments, Associate Professor of Biology Amy Zanne and a team of researchers have developed a better understanding of the factors...
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Alumni Offer Advice for 2020 Grads
For the Class of 2020, college ended in uncertainty. Upended by the coronavirus pandemic, graduation ceremonies moved online and plans for the future were cast in doubt.
But Columbian...
The Post-Pandemic Economy: Is There a Road to Recovery?
As the world adjusts to the new realities of the coronavirus pandemic, the global economy remains in freefall. The United States continues to stagger with more than 20 million jobs lost and a...
Researchers Follow Social Distancing’s Path
Two Columbian College scholars are separately embarking on research projects that test the reaches of social distancing.
Alumni on the COVID Frontlines, Two New York Physicians Fight On
In early March, the emergency department at New York–Presbyterian Queens Hospital was abuzz with stories of coronavirus outbreaks from China to Italy. Dr. Luke Fey, BS ’13,...
Student Writers Explore ‘New World’
First-year students in Assistant Professor of Writing Christy J. Zink’s seminar shared their journal reflections on the challenges of living in “Our New World.”
Students Step Up During COVID Crisis
Sewing Lesson: Senior Launches Mask-Making Project
Senior Leisha Mahajan can barely sew a stich. But that hasn’t stopped the political science major from...
April 10, 2020: Message From the Dean Regarding COVID-19
The fallout from COVID-19 has changed our lives in ways that would have been unimaginable just a short while ago.
Baking, Gardening, Memes and More: Students Share Their Self-Care Tips
CCAS Spotlight asked Columbian College students how they are managing stress and bringing joy to their daily routines while practicing social distancing. From exercise to poetry to...
Making a Difference: Alumni Lend Helping Hands
During the coronavirus pandemic, alumni are coming to the aid of their communities—in their hometowns, across the country and around the world.
To mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which barred sex-based discrimination in voting rights, CCAS Spotlight spoke to Associate Professor of Political Science ...
CCAS Recognizes Newest Bouchet Society Inductees
Five Columbian College PhD students were nominated for induction in the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, which recognizes and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral...
Inside the Jane Austen Phenomenon
A GW Dean’s Seminar course called The Austen Phenomenon explores how the 19th-century author has transcended the academic world and become a pop-culture icon.
For Alumnus Cisneros, A Mission to Make a Difference
During a recent event celebrating the GW Cisneros scholars, philanthropist and U.S. Congressman Gil Cisneros, BA ’94, called on each of the student-scholars to use their education...
On Trip to Oman, Students Mix Business and Culture
For the students in Associate Professor of Arabic and International Affairs Mohssen Esseesy’s Business Arabic class, a 2019 spring break trip to Oman offered a one-of-a-kind ...
Matchmaker, Matchmaker: An Alumna’s Labor of Love
Michelle (Ezra) Jacoby, BA ’87, describes herself as a “compulsive connecter.” She’s the friend you call for a book recommendation, a restaurant tip or the number of the best...
Commemorating History’s Dark Chapter
History PhD student Ashley Valanzola met Monique Novodorsqui-Deniau in a Paris café. Valanzola was researching the lives of Jewish women in France who survived the Holocaust...
Why Your New Year’s Resolution Should Be Self-Acceptance
By Kristen Mitchell
A new year brings a season of change and the opportunity to focus on goals for the future. For many people, however, resolutions about weight loss and eating can often...
Fins and Limbs Tell an Evolutionary Tale
About 400 million years ago, our early ancestors took their first hesitant steps out of the primordial seas on to land.
But did they really step? Or did they crawl? Or wiggle?
...
Student Debaters Lend Voice to International Peace Project
GW student debaters engage in international peace project
Regulatory Studies Center Celebrates 10 Years
The GW Regulatory Studies Center celebrates its 10th anniversary this fall, marking a decade as a leading resource for...
LGBTQ+ Planned Gift Memorializes Fond Memories
In 1974, Michael Schmidt, BA ’78, MBA ’85, had just arrived on the GW campus and was already facing difficult questions. Like many other first-year students, he was uncertain...
Carving up the Thanksgiving Story
Most people know the traditional Thanksgiving story, a cheerful American tale handed down through grade school classes and outdated textbooks. It’s built on the image of welcoming Indians...
Alumna’s Global Mission: Better Schools for Girls
When Sally A. Nuamah, BA ’11, first traveled to Ghana to study abroad during her sophomore year at Columbian College, the political science major expected to find herself in a...
NSF Grants Expand Koobi Fora's Reach
Junior Hannah Jacobson knew what she wanted from the Koobi Fora Field School when she traveled to Kenya last summer. A collaborative effort between the National Museums of Kenya...
Jin Haugland has a love/hate relationship with her cell phone. On the one hand, the first-year student from Houston, Texas, knows her phone is an indispensable tool for connecting...
Meet the NSF Student Research Fellows
Seven Columbian College PhD students were among the 2019 winners of the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Environmental Studies Student Sets Sail
For environmental studies student Frank Wenninger, learning outside of the classroom is taking him on an expedition of a lifetime.