Plus, Art Therapy Celebrates 50 Years, Smartphone Society and More
Plus, Art Therapy Celebrates 50 Years, Smartphone Society and More
Columbian College

November 2021
Paul Wahlbeck and Tara Sinclair in conversation

Forecasting the Future of our Post-Pandemic Economy
In a video discussion, CCAS Dean Paul Wahlbeck spoke with Economics Professor Tara Sinclair about the pandemic’s economic impact and her analysis on what’s to come. 
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Smartphone Society: How Our Phones Changed Ourselves
A panel of GW and Smithsonian anthropologists debated the cultural and ecological impact of smartphones on our daily lives as part of a CCAS Dean’s Seminar event series.
Scattered blue pills

Study: Healthcare Bias Blocks Access to HIV Drug
A new study led by Psychology’s Sarah Calabrese suggests healthcare provider bias against people who inject drugs may prevent patients from accessing preventative HIV medication. 
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Changing the Media’s Focus on Latinos

As part of GW’s Latinx Heritage Celebration, Columbian College’s Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute and School of Media and Public Affairs hosted a discussion on breaking stereotypes of Latino identity in journalism.
Art Therapy written in colorful sidewalk chalk

Art Therapy Marks 50th Anniversary

The CCAS Art Therapy Program, one of the oldest and most influential of its kind, is celebrating a milestone half-century of using art concepts to aid in healing the mind and body. 
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Loeb Institute Maps Global Religious Freedom

Columbian College’s Loeb Institute for Religious Freedom partnered with global nonprofits to launch a first-of-its-kind data framework ranking countries that protect and restrict religious rights.  
Cornel West, Xolela Mangcu, and Vanessa Wills on Zoom

Cornel West to Students: ‘We Want to Hear your Voice’
In a wide-ranging conversation with Sociology’s Xolela Mangcu and Philosophy’s Vanessa Wills, celebrated public intellectual Cornel West discussed governments, philosophers and the blues.
Hadley Chittum’s portrait of a D.C. couple released after a combined 50 years in prison

Corcoran Students Capture College Photography Honors 
Three Corcoran students won awards in the College Photographer of the Year competition, including a gold medal for senior Hadley Chittum’s portrait (above) of a D.C. couple released after a combined 50 years in prison. 

Additional Headlines

Noteworthy
Alexander B. Downes authored Catastrophic Success: Why Foreign-Imposed Regime Change Goes Wrong.
The Entomological Society of America awarded third-year biology major Sarah Shamash first place for Best Undergraduate Poster for her research poster on the cascading effects of the Brood X cicada emergence. The society also awarded biology graduate student Vince Ficarrotta second place for his presentation on evolution, genetics and morphology.
Marya Sergeyevna Rozanova-Smith (Geography) received a $660,422 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in the Arctic.
Jung Yun (English) authored the novel O Beautiful.
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