Benjamin R. Young, a Korean history PhD candidate in Columbian College and recent Fulbright scholar in Seoul, discusses the escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea and averting a potential nuclear collision course.
Economics’ Joann Weiner shares her thoughts on tax policy, global markets, the ride-share economy and inspiring her students to think like an economist in an insightful conversation with Columbian College Dean Ben Vinson.
History’s Joel Blecher has received a prestigious NEH fellowship to study Islam’s historical connection to the spice trade, reframing the continent-spanning commercial routes from the point of view of medieval Muslim merchants.
Tech entrepreneur Dave Gottesmann, BA ’03, a criminal justice major, is turning chance meetings into real relationships with Perchance, a dating app that gives Cupid a helping hand by using GPS to connect potential partners.
Theaters around the world are presenting diversity-rich Shakespeare performances. English’s Ayanna Thompson, a Phi Beta Kappa Scholar lecturing at campuses across the country, is reimagining the Bard to spark dialogues on race.
A $700,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will support research by the American Communities Project on the relationship between public health and media, socioeconomics and culture at a local level.
The Corcoran School's first-ever program in Interaction Design prepares BFA and MA students to devise solutions to complex human challenges—from designing smart devices to reimagining educational environments.
Kick off 2018 by joining the virtual book club for GW alumni. Connect with fellow graduates and enjoy books on professional development topics including management, leadership, organizational change and more!
Gustavo Hormiga received a $26,852 grant from the National Geographic Society to study the colonization and diversification of linyphiid spiders in the Juan Fernandez Islands.
Anne Kinney was awarded a $623,000 contract from the National Science Foundation for an intergovernmental personnel assignment.
Jonathan Reeves was awarded a $14,810 grant from the Leakey Foundation for a project titled “Movement Ecology and Pleistocene Hominin Landuse: Perspectives from Koobi Fora.”
