‘Wanted!’ Hunt for Lincoln’s Killer Leads Student to Artifact
Anthropology graduate student Isabella Quartiere, BA ’25, is exploring how a John Wilkes Booth wanted poster preserved at GW reflects presidential history.
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SMPA Launches Endowed Democracy Prize
A new endowed Democracy Innovation Prize will support student projects that promote democracy, strengthen democratic institutions and build civic participation.
AI in Action: Faculty Experiment with Teaching Tools
Through new platforms and new innovations, GW scholars and students are putting artificial intelligence to work in classrooms and clinical settings.
Understanding Behavioral Development
In a video conversation with Dean Wahlbeck, Cognitive Neuroscience Professor Gabriella Rosenblau discusses how social cognition develops in childhood, particularly for those with autism.
Marshes, Microbes and the Matrix of Life: Exploring Ecosystem Evolution
From the Chesapeake Bay to vents and volcanoes to D.C. parks, biology faculty detailed their field work on nature’s frontlines as part of a CCAS conversation series.
GW Selected for 2026 Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification
The GW SMART DC tutoring program featuring CCAS students (above) was among the activities that helped GW earn the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.
The Ecology of Plant/Animal Interactions
In a video conversation with Dean Wahlbeck, Biology's John Lill discusses the interplay between plants and animals, and the impact of climate change on their coexistence.
Into the Fire: Researcher, Firefighters Team on Life-Saving Searches
Psychology’s John Philbeck is taking his spatial cognition research out of the lab and into action to aid search and rescue squads.
Writing Beyond Bars: Student Storytellers Free Incarcerated Voices
In her digital storytelling class, English’s Emma Wu connects GW students and D.C. inmates through a pen pal project for reclaiming memory and humanity.
Senior Wins Gold in Japanese Speech Contest
Senior Dusty Rogers came to GW not knowing a word of Japanese. Now she is a Gold Award winner at the annual J.LIVE Talk competition.