Troubled Water: A Student’s Crusade to Solve Puerto Rico’s Crisis
Omar Negron-Ocasio, a graduate student, saw the need for a sustainable solution to Puerto Rico's ongoing water crisis and created water filtration company.
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Earthquake May Have Destroyed Ancient Canaanite Palace
Professor of Classics and Anthropology Eric Cline co-directed a team of Israeli and American researchers that uncovered evidence of an earthquake that may have destroyed a...
Election Outlook: Alumnus Highlights ‘Good News’
During election season, Joshua Douglas, BA ’02, JD ’07—a nationally renowned expert on election law—finds his inbox crowded with emails from friends, family, students and media...
Changing Landscapes, Changing Diets: How Fossilized Teeth Reveal Dietary Shifts
Enquye Negash, a postdoctoral researcher in the Columbian College’s Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, led a research team that documented dietary shifts in...
Adapting to a Different Kind of Fall Semester
With a limited number of students on campus this fall and all classes taught remotely, CCAS Spotlight asked Columbian College students to share their stories of how they are approaching...
Alumna Journalist Spotlights Cries For Racial Justice
Zinhle Essamuah, BA ’15, MA ’17, has a different take on the axiom that journalists give voice to the voiceless.
Changing Landscapes, Changing Diets: How Fossilized Teeth Reveal Ancient Dietary Shifts
Enquye Negash, a postdoctoral researcher in the Columbian College’s Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, led a new study that documents dietary shifts in herbivores that lived between...
Getting Creative: Student Research in the Virtual Learning Environment
Student research through virtual learning in the COVID-19 pandemic
Managing a Transformed Educational Landscape
When Paul Wahlbeck was named permanent dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences in late July, he faced an educational landscape transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic....
New Faculty Bolsters Columbian College Ranks
Columbian College will welcome 18 new faculty members this fall, bringing the total number of full-time academics to 534, and adding new skills and expertise to disciplines across the sciences,...
Paul Wahlbeck to Serve as Permanent CCAS Dean
Paul Wahlbeck has been appointed dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS), where he has served as interim dean since 2018.
“Since joining GW, I have...
Teacher, Scientist, Leader: Chemistry’s King Retires
Since 1973, Professor of Chemistry Michael King has been a fixture on the Foggy Bottom campus. You could find him working at his desk, even if you stopped by at 6 in the morning...
What to Read: A Faculty Bookshelf
A good book can offer insight, comfort or a welcome escape—never more so than in times of crisis.
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...
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 ...
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.
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...
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 ...