The evidence of climate change is seemingly all around us. But are we overlooking one of the smallest and most insightful signs? In a video conversation with Dean Ben Vinson, John Lill explains how a shift in a tiny caterpillar’s life-cycle can impact an entire ecosystem. View video.

An international team that included James Clark and his former graduate student Brian Andres discovered and named the earliest and most primitive pterodactyloid—the largest winged creature ever. The discovery may transform our views of the prehistoric world. Read more.

It isn’t easy being the first person in a family to go to college. For many, campus-life can be a lonely landscape. But a new Columbian College mentoring program, which pairs freshmen with senior first-generation students, is helping to ease the transition. Read more.

What do American Studies, provocative clothing, and alien impersonations have in common? Ask Celebration graduate speaker Maggie Unverzagt Goddard. As she prepares for graduation, Goddard discusses art, culture, and building connections between disciplines and life. Read more.

As graduating seniors say goodbye to friends and faculty and prepare to embark on the next chapter of their lives, a few of them recently paused to shared their favorite Columbian College moments and memories. Read more.

Student volunteers are making a difference across the District and the country. Now, with the help of the Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service, they are discovering new ways to lend a helping hand. Read more.

The Human Genome Project opened a new world of genetic research—and released a vast reserve of data. How can science decipher all that information? The Computational Biology Institute is cracking the code on complex biological systems. Read more.

Planet Forward launched a multimedia digital story-telling collaborative to help universities around the world address environmental threats. The consortium will study sustainability and crises in food security, water, energy, and climate change. Read more.

Christopher Klemek was awarded the Spiro Kostof Book Award by the Society of Architectural Historians for his book Transatlantic Collapse of Urban Renewal (University of Chicago Press).

Richard Ruth co-edited the book Healing after Parent Loss in Childhood and Adolescence: Therapeutic Interventions and Theoretical Considerations (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers).

Nikki Usher authored the book, Making News at The New York Times (University of Michigan Press).

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• In Memoriam: Clarence (Pete) Mondale
• In Memoriam: Phyllis Palmer
• Alexander Pollock Wins GW Oral Advocacy Award
• Mexican Ambassador to U.S. Praises GW Programs
• Young Alum Recognized for Non-Profit Leadership
• Field Notes from Rwanda: One Alum’s Journey
• Journalists ‘Don’t See a Representation of America’ in White House Press Corps
• Azar Nafisi’s Thoughts After ‘Lolita in Tehran’
• Rachel Lesniak Named Regional, State Student Employee of the Year
• Conference Highlights Achievements of National Civil War Project
• Honoring Excellence in the University Community

• Museum Studies Reception at the American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting (Seattle)
• GWebinar: Competition vs. Collaboration: How the Best Leaders Achieve Success and You Can, Too (Online)
• Trachtenberg School Alumni BBQ (DC)
• GW Culture Buffs at the Building Museum (DC)
• GW at the Nationals (DC)
• GWAA Annual Meeting and Reception 2014 (DC)
• GW Alumni and Family Day at Bay Area Discovery Museum (San Francisco)
• Recruit DC Alumni Only Career Expo (DC)

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• Information sessions for Columbian College graduate programs
• Columbian College Graduate Celebration
• Columbian College Undergraduate Celebration
• University Commencement
• Summer Session I Begins
• Decade of Docs: Celebrate 10 Years of Docs in Progress

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