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. As a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), George Washington University is a distinguished leader in global research. 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.
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CCAS research centers
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$21.6M
annual college research expenditures
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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
Researchers Discover Highest-Energy Light From a Gamma-ray Burst
Professor of Astrophysics Chryssa Kouveliotou and Assistant Professor of Astrophysics Alexander van der Horst were members of an international team of scientists who identified previously unseen...
Meet the NSF Student Research Fellows
Seven Columbian College PhD students were among the 2019 winners of the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Ghetto: Chronicling a Word’s Tortured History
What is a ghetto? A racially segregated city block? An enclave of immigrants? A walled urban prison? The ideologically charged term defies easy definition. While the word comes from the Italian “...
Inhumane or Unavoidable? Framing Animal Research Ethics
When is the use of animals in biomedical research justified—and when does it go too far? What is the trade-off between scientific experiments that may harm animal subjects—and the possibility of...
Research on Immigrants Earns Nation’s Top Dissertation Award
Just months prior to beginning her new job last year as an assistant professor of public policy and women's, gender and sexuality studies at Columbian College, Eiko Strader...
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project Advances to Research Competition Finals
Professor of Chemistry Stuart Licht and his team of researchers are finalists in the $20 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE competition for their C2CNT project, a low-energy...