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Class of 2024 Share GW Memories

From internships and classroom experiences to forging friendships and attending one-of-a-kind events, the CCAS Class of 2024 recalled their fondest GW memories.

Undergraduate and graduate students displayed poster presentations of their scholarly work at the annual CCAS Research Showcase. (Photos: William Atkins/GW Today)

Student Research Shines at CCAS Showcase

Undergraduate and graduate students across the sciences, social sciences and humanities displayed their scholarly work at the CCAS Research Showcase.

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History Detectives: Following the Lives of Potato Famine Immigrants

History’s Tyler Anbinder and his student researchers dug through 100 years of bank records from Irish immigrants. What they found rewrote a historical tale.

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The Playful, Elusive Legacy of a Great Provocateur

GW art history students learn about Marcel Duchamp while curating an exhibit showing his influence.

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It’s Not Easy Being Green: New Species Named for Kermit the Frog

Kermitops gratus, an ancient species of amphibians discovered by researchers including GW Biology's Cal So, pays homage to the iconic Muppet.

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CCAS Community Members Recognized for DEI Contributions

Faculty, students and staffers were honored for their “unwavering commitment to DEI principles.”

Physics Ph.D. student Nick Kirschner working with wires in a physics lab

Ready to Launch: A GW Student’s NASA Mission

PhD student Nick Kirschner’s research journey took him from NASA to the New Mexico desert—part of an agreement that is propelling GW astrophysics to new heights.

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Born to Run—for President

How did Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen team toward the political promised land? Luther Rice Fellow Maureen Rafter studied the president and the Boss.

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Chemistry's Role in Studying Brain Disease

In a video conversation with CCAS Dean Paul Wahlbeck, Chemistry's Ling Hao discusses the role of chemistry, bioinformatics and cell biology in the study of human neurodegenerative diseases.

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Making Hiss-tory: How Snakes Scaled Evolutionary Heights

From losing legs to stretching skulls, snakes evolved faster and with more variety than other species, a new study reveals.