iPhone Takes Center Stage During Commencement Weekend

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The Class of 2015 received a celebratory sendoff through hugs, handshakes, well-wishes and ... the iPhone. During the Columbian College Celebration, Dean Ben Vinson took a selfie after urging students to “make history and allow passion to guide you to a meaningful life.” And Apple CEO Tim Cook closed his powerful commencement address by capturing the moment on his iPhone. Read more.

Art Therapy: Healing Trauma Sufferers Through Imagery

For trauma sufferers like veterans returning from combat and children dealing with emotional distress, struggles with loss, grief and transitioning to changed lives can be overwhelming and tragic. In a video conversation with Dean Ben Vinson, Heidi Bardot explains how art therapy has shown promise in helping individuals cope with the repercussions of crises. View video.

At South African Center, Students Combat Sexual Violence

In the wake of apartheid, South African women have endured high sexual violence rates. Students in Dan Moshenberg’s Women’s Studies class traveled to Cape Town to work with rape crisis advocates and transform a nation’s ideas of gender-equality and women’s rights. Read more.

True Detective: Alumna Solves Forensics Mysteries, Touches LIves

Move over CSI. Adrienne Borges, MS ’06, is a real-life forensic science sleuth. The Columbian College alumnus has helped identify missing World War II soldiers, catch serial killers, free innocent suspects and bring peace of mind to families searching for lost loved ones. Read more.

Corcoran’s NEXT Highlights Graduate Students' Art and Design Talents

From photojournalism to handcrafted exhibits, graduate students showcased a spectrum of art and design creations at NEXT, the Corcoran’s annual exhibition of cutting-edge student thesis artwork. The show gave 63 MA candidates an opportunity to present their art to the Washington, D.C., community. Read more.

English Seminar Leads Students Along the Trail of Lincoln’s Killer

From Ford’s Theatre to Petersen House, students in Thomas Mallon’s Dean’s Seminar on Lincoln’s assassination followed John Wilkes Booth’s path to infamy—in the classroom and on the Washington, D.C., streets. The popular course uses the assassination to observe 19th century American culture. Read more.

Sarah Binder Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Sarah Binder will add her name to a coterie of Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners and the world’s most highly-regarded scholars as an inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a leading center for independent policy research and among the country’s most prestigious honorary societies. Read more.

Senior Journalism Scholarship Winner Steps Into Presidential Spotlight

Marianna Sotomayor, a senior in the School of Media and Public Affairs with a passion for political journalism, was the winner of the inaugural George Washington University-White House Correspondents’ Association scholarship. The $2,500 award included a meeting with President Obama and the First Lady. Read more.

Faculty Honored as 'Best of the Best'

Joseph Cordes, Nathan Brown and Alexander Dent were the recipients of the Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Faculty Prizes, the university’s top faculty award, at the fifth annual faculty honors ceremony, celebrating the “best of the best” in teaching, writing and research. Read more.

Alumna Poet Finds Her Way With Words

From the Lincoln Center to the Kennedy Center, Elizabeth Acevedo, BA ’10, has wowed audiences with her vibrant performance poetry. Drawing on stories of growing up Dominican in the U.S., Acevedo credits her theatre and English professors with shaping her innovative style. Read more.

In the Spotlight

Douglas Boyce’s composition Alcyone was performed by the Aeolus Quartet, Juilliard’s graduate resident string quartet, for the 22nd Annual Lisa Arnhold Memorial Recital, Death and Transfiguration.

A portrait of Dana Tai Soon Burgess is among the works to be featured in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition, Eye Pop: The Celebrity Gaze.

Peter D. Linquiti published a new book, The Public Sector R&D Enterprise: A New Approach to Portfolio Valuation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015).

Peter Nemes received a $395,853 grant from the National Science Foundation to support research in microsampling single-cell mass spectrometry for examining cells in the developing embryo.