Plus, A Changing Supreme Court, Faculty World Traveler and More
Plus, A Changing Supreme Court, Faculty World Traveler and More
Columbian College

January 2022

Martin Luther King Jr. and his family
Amid the backdrop of the 1960 presidential election, Martin Luther King, Jr., faced a harrowing nine days in a dangerous prison. In his book, Paul Kendrick, MA ’05, MPA ’07, tells how King’s ordeal changed politics as we know it.
Brandon Bartels and Paul Wahlbeck having a coversation
Political Science’s Brandon Bartels spoke with CCAS Dean Paul Wahlbeck about how public pressure and the increasingly politicized nomination process has changed perceptions of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Professor Bill Adams posing while in Antarctica
Globe-trotting professor Bill Adams, PhD ’77, joined an ultra-exclusive club as a visitor to all 196 nations on earth, from Saharan sands to Antarctic ice (above). 
Male butterflies (top) and female butterflies (bottom)
A new study led by Biology’s Arnaud Martin uses the gene editing technique known as CRISPR to reveal how butterfly species develop distinctive traits and offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to witness evolution in action.
Mother holding a baby while looking at her computer
A team of GW researchers led by Professor of Physics Neil Johnson revealed how dangerous misinformation has spread online during the pandemic and why Facebook’s safeguards are not working.
Burned American flag waving at a Trump rally
Despite the January 6 insurrection, fear has yet to quash political organizing, noted scholars at a conference hosted by the CCAS Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics

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Noteworthy

We note with regret the passing of artist and philanthropist Clarice Smith and former GW professor Dwight S. Cropp.
Elizabeth Block, BA ’94, (English, Art History) authored the book Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion.
Leon Grayfer (Biology) was awarded a $276,018 grant from the National Science Foundation to study Medicaid coverage of opioid use disorder treatment. 
Watson Leffel, BA ’16,  (Organizational Sciences, Psychology) wrote the article “Making The Future Of Work Work For Everyone” in Forbes.
Katrina L. Pariera (Organizational Sciences & Communication) co-authored the research article “Encouraging Parental Sexual Communication with Teen Sons: A Social Norms Experiment” in the journal Health Communication.
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