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November 2020

Artists and Scientists Bring ‘Ghost Forests’ to Life

Biology’s Keryn Gedan and her student researchers joined artists and scientists on Virginia’s Eastern Shore to draw attention to “ghost forests,” standing dead trees and stark indicators of climate change along the Chesapeake Bay.

Alumni Milestone Gift Leads Student Aid Donations

A $15 million gift from the estates of CCAS alumni Mary H. Shepard, BA ’64, and Josephine R. Shepard, BA ’65, topped the list of more than $22.5 million in philanthropic donations toward need-based student scholarships. The Shepard gift is the largest one-time alumni donation in GW’s history.

Physics Collaboration Sheds Light on Particle Formation

CCAS physicists are leading an international research team that is expanding technological capabilities at a Virginia lab in an effort to explain how particles were formed in the microseconds after the Big Bang.

Student Vloggers Tour Virtual Learning World

Student “vloggers,” including English and music major Anne Laurie Joseph (above), are sharing video blogs that offer snapshots of life on the physical campus and inside the virtual learning environment.

New Mourning: How COVID is Altering the Way We Grieve

From Zoom funerals to socially-distanced memorials, COVID-19 has transformed end-of-life rituals. In an NSF-funded study, Anthropology professors and students are examining the new ways we say goodbye.

‘Safety Net’ Required to Slow Biodiversity Decline

A “safety net” of interlinked goals is needed to tackle nature’s alarming decline, warned Biology’s Amy Zanne (above) and international researchers gathered by the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity to address decade-long environmental targets that have fallen short.

Faculty Look Ahead to Biden Administration Priorities

From battling COVID-19 to negotiating foreign affairs, the incoming Biden administration will face challenges and opportunities. GW experts including CCAS faculty discuss how U.S. policies will change in a Biden White House.

Hail to the Chief: Sophomore Meets Dominican President

Political science major Gaetano Pellicce Sebelen (right) realized a lifelong dream when he introduced Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader (left) at an online GW seminar. Sebelen is interning in the Dominican Senate.

Noteworthy

Amy Heller, MFA ’12, (Photography), co-authored the book Lost and Found: Time, Tide & Treasures.

Nakeya Brown, MFA ’17, (Fine Arts) was featured in the Vogue article “How Photographer Nakeya Brown Celebrates Black Hair Care Through Her Work.”

Oleg Kargaltsev (Physics) received a $72,788 grant from the NASA-Stennis Space Center to research the high gamma-ray energies of the Vela pulsar and x-rays from its pulsar wind nebula.

Weiqun Peng (Physics) received a $337,624 grant from the Hackensack Center for Discovery and Innovation to study differentiation among human T-cells.

Junior Lucas Vining (Biology) won a $20,000 award in an innovation contest sponsored by the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber to fund his start-up company Ichosia Biotechnology.

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