New Books
Eric Cline, chair of the Department of Classical & Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, co-authored the book The Ahhiyawa Texts.
Thomas Mallon, director of the Creative Writing Program, wrote the novel Watergate, which was featured in this month’s Washingtonian magazine and recently made Newsweek’s list of 12 books “not to miss” in 2012.
Awards and Recognition
Donna Betts, assistant professor of art therapy, authored the article “Positive Art Therapy Assessment: Looking towards Positive Psychology for New Directions in the Art Therapy Evaluation Process” in the book Assessment in Art Therapy.
Alexis Boyd, a student in the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, won a grant from the Cosmos Club for her work in the development of an in vitro model of invasion by the infective L3 of Brugia malayi in human skin.
During the Homecoming game on February 18, five Columbian College alumni—Tina Brown, BA ’90, MFA ’96; Ingrid (Wicker) McCree, BA ’89; Chris Monroe, BA ’04; Shawnta Rogers, BA ’11; and the late Jim Tarr, BA ’60—will be inducted to the GW Athletic Hall of Fame.
Michael Komo, BA’11, former president of Pi Sigma Alpha, received a Martin Luther King, Jr. Award from GW for his outstanding service, leadership, and embodiment of the values and the dream of Dr. King.
Pravin J. Mishra, a student in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences, received the 2012 National Cancer Institute (NCI) Director's Innovation award of $10,000 for her research during the NCI Intramural PI Retreat.
Svetlana Roudenko, assistant professor of mathematics, received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program grant of $450,000 for five years.
Amir Stepak, a graduate student in political science, received a grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation's World Politics Statecraft and Fellowship Program.