It isn’t every day that something scientifically extraordinary is sighted in the sky, which makes Physicist Oleg Kargaltsev’s recent discovery that much more significant. Using images captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope camera, he detected a double pulsar binary system—the only one of its kind known to be in existence. Read more.

Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are just for entertainment and catching up with friends, right? Think again. Research by Public Policy’s Lori Brainard demonstrates how social media sites provide law enforcement new and innovative ways to collaborate with the community. Read more.

If you browse the library of books authored by Columbian College faculty this year, you’d discover prolific scholarship on topics ranging from the Trojan War to the citizenship of women in the U.S. Read more.

The Jim Joseph Foundation awarded a $1.47 million grant to launch an interdisciplinary MA in experiential education and Jewish cultural arts—the first of its kind in the nation. Read more.

On a recent Monday morning, 15 Columbian College students listened to Denver Brunsman discuss “Washington as an intellectual” while sitting in a classroom inside the new Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at the Mount Vernon estate. Read more.

Author Molly McCloskey is this year's Jenny McKean Moore Writer-in-Residence. The author of two short story collections, a novel, and a work of non-fiction, McCloskey will teach creative writing classes to students and a free community workshop for adults. Read more.

White House correspondent Major Garrett and former Undersecretary of State Tara D. Sonenshine have joined the School of Media and Public Affairs as distinguished fellows. Read more.

More than 2,100 Colonials returned to campus for Alumni Weekend 2013. Among the events were Political Science’s 100th anniversary celebration and a reception with Dean Ben Vinson III. Read more.

• Jonathan Chaves authored the book Every Rock a Universe.
• Mika Natif co-edited the book Eros and Sexuality in Islamic Art.
• Faye Moskowitz and her Jewish Literature Live class were featured as one of “The Hottest Seats in Class” in Time.

More "In the Spotlight"

• John Sides Releases "The Gamble"
• University Mourns Loss of Two Community Members
• Strategic Plan Implementation Underway
• Five Questions on the Minimum Wage
• Chris Deering to Guide VSTC Operations

• Digital Advertising: Benefits and Costs, Featuring Google’s R.Preston McAfee
• Annual Reception with President Knapp (New York)
• The Introvert's Guide to Workplace Happiness and Productivity
• GW Culture Buffs at the Newseum
• Rebuilding New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy and Irene
• 5th Annual Distinguished Designer Lecture

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• Graduate Programs Open House
• Trachtenberg School: MPA & MPP Information Session
• Departments of Music and Theatre & Dance Cabaret Showcase
• GW Bands: Verdi, Wagner, and the Big Screen
• Yeskel Memorial Concert Series: Stephen Wade, The Beautiful Music All around Us

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