Gendering the Renaissance: Text and Context in Early Modern Italy
Research & Discovery
At Columbian College, scholars and scientists join student researchers to challenge assumptions and
Advance the forefronts of knowledge.
Research
Discovery and innovation are a Columbian College tradition—from our century-long research partnership with the Smithsonian Institution to our state-of-the-art Science and Engineering Hall. Whether our scholars are observing celestial bodies light years from Earth or examining the roots of diseases like tuberculosis and malaria, Columbian College faculty and students are uncovering age-old mysteries and finding solutions to 21st-century challenges.
13
CCAS research centers
and institutes
$19.7M
annual college research expenditures
507
permanent full-time faculty members
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Impact
Faculty Research
Columbian College faculty are prolific authors, awarding-winning scholars, innovators and artists. They are recipients of Guggenheims, Pulitzers and NEH fellowships, and are published in top media outlets and journals.
Student Research
From labs and classrooms on campus to field sites around the globe, Columbian College students work side-by-side with world-renowned researchers and scholars on a journey of cultural and scientific discovery.
Centers & Institutes
Columbian College is home to top research centers and institutes that explore an array of issues and ideas such as the origins of humankind, the inner workings of the brain and the growth of solar energy.
"Research has definitely broadened what I know about myself and what I want to do in the future. It's really changed my perspective on my career goals, and I'm very excited to keep going on that path now."
Sarah Schrup
BS '19
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Research Making Headlines
Vaccine Hesitancy Poses Threat to Efforts to End Pandemic: New Commentary
David A. Broniatowski, associate director of GW’s Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics, co-authored an editorial about how vaccine hesitancy could pose a major threat to public health...
George Washington University Helps Digitize Popular COVID-19 Memorial
With help from anthropology professor Sarah Wagner, a team from GW, UMD and Artist Suzanne Firstenberg created a digital exhibition that now gives others the chance to visit the “IN AMERICA How...
Uncovering COVID'S Hidden Tolls
Antwan Jones, associate professor of sociology and epidemiology, is charting COVID-19’s deadly sweep across...
Shape of Fish Holds Key to Evolutionary Mystery
Fish that transition from bottom-dwellers to midwater swimmers evolve their bodies in predictable ways, shedding deep-...
Digital Collections Keep Student Research Alive
With the onset of COVID-19 and resulting disruptions to hands-on student research, Associate Professor of Biology...
Ghosts of the Coast: Artists and Scientists Bring ‘Ghost Forests’ to Life
For a decade, Assistant Professor of Biology Keryn Gedan has told an ecological ghost story. The...