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A Guide to Arts and Sciences' News, Events and People | July 2012 |
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Contents Exposing Social Media Vulnerabilities Alumnus Chases Dreams Dean Literacy Camp Helps Local Kids Panama Trip Immersed in Research Vertes Invention Ranks in Top 100 New GWAA Board Members Kudos
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Grad Student Exposes Vulnerabilities of Social Media
As social media expands in popularity, so, too, has the volume of personal information living on the Internet. Forensic sciences master candidate Regina Elwell researched the vulnerabilities of Facebook and other social networking websites. The result was the report "Social Engineering Attack Vectors Using Social Media." Using readily available tools from the Internet, Elwell illustrated how criminals and identity thieves can mine data on Facebook pages-then use the information to their advantage. Read more.
Alumnus Embraces His Dreams through Writing 
Riding the waves off Melbourn Beach, Fla., alumnus Thad Ziolkowski, BA '83, dreamed of becoming a professional surfer. Then his family moved to landlocked Kansas. Ziolkowski traded the surfboard for a pen, spent his free time corresponding with his best friend back in Florida, and realized he was destined to be a writer. He was 16.Ziolkowski's stay in Wichita lasted just over a year, but it was long enough to make an impression. Kansas formed the backdrop for his recently published first novel, Wichita, which The New York Times called "charming, smart, and devastating". Read more. First-Year Students Dig Deep in Dean's Seminars 
For incoming first-year students, pop culture may be embodied by celebrities such as Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber, rather than relationships. But "Hollywood and Politics," a seminar taught by Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs Patricia Phalen, introduces students to the complicated connections between Hollywood and Washington, D.C.Phalen's class is one of this fall's 19 Dean's Seminars, designed to engage students in small classroom settings while developing their critical thinking skills. The seminars push students to dig deep into topics and class discussions, drawing from readings, research, and field trips. Read more. GW Speech and Hearing Center Offers Summer Literacy Camp 
School's out for the summer, but for children who struggle with reading, the next three months can be a crucial time to work on literacy skills. Graduate student clinicians in GW's Speech and Hearing Center
are helping local children, ages 7 to 11, prepare for the fall through the new summer literacy camp. Campers receive small group instruction and one-on-one teaching to improve literacy skills, using a multisensory approach that focuses on problem areas such as phonemic awareness, decoding, vocabulary and reading comprehension. Read more.
Panama City Trip Emphasizes Research, Collaboration 
Rising senior and geography major Joseph Duffey
recently found himself embedded in the local culture of Panama City, entrenched in the politics and unique dynamics of the district of Casco Viejo. He was one of nine GW students who participated in a two-week research trip as part of the course "Urban Sustainability and Development: Summer Field Course in Panama," led by Marie Price, professor of geography and international affairs, and
Patricia Solís, adjunct professor of geography. In groups with Panamanian students, the students surveyed locals, completed a "reflective mapping" exercise on the sustainability of land use in the area, and presented their findings to various stakeholders involved in the Casco Viejo renovation. Read more.
Vertes' Invention Ranked in Top 100 of Most Technologically Significant Products of the Year 
The LAESI-DP 1000 Direct Ionization System, a commercial product based on an invention by Professor Akos Vertes
and his research group, has received a 2012 R&D 100 Award, ranking it as one of the 100 most technologically significant products introduced in the past year. The Laser Ablation Electrospray Ionization (LAESI) technique allows researchers to more quickly and effectively learn the chemical composition of a biological sample. GW owns the patent on the technique and licensed it to Protea Biosciences Inc., which developed the commercial product. Read more.
Eight Columbian College Alumni Join GWAA Board of Directors In June, the George Washington Alumni Association (GWAA) named eight Columbian College alumni to its Board of Directors. They are David Brunori, BA'84, Morgan Corr, BA'07, Anne Cutler, BA '81, Andrew Dixon, BA '92, Michael La Place, BA '85, MS �89, Judith Rosen Lipner, BA '76, MA '78, James Quinlan, BA'00, and James Walker, BS '07, along with the new President-elect, Steve Frenkil, BA' 74. The new members will work with other volunteers from across the university to strengthen the relationship between alumni and their alma mater and work with the Office of Alumni Relations to implement new programs and services for GW alumni. Kudos David Hildebrand, MA �87 in music history, analyzes the history of the star spangled banner in the article "Document Deep Dive: The Musical History of The Star-Spangled Banner" in Smithsonian Magazine. Professor of Political Science Forrest Maltzman and Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Elizabeth Saunders published the article "Unleashing Presidential Power: The Politics of Pets in the White House" in Political Science and Politics. Professor of Mathematics Jozef Przytycki authored the book Thirteen Gdansk Lectures in Knot Theory for the University of Gdansk. Nina Gilden Seavey, Associate Research Professor of History and Media and Public Affairs, was named one of the top 50 journalism professors in the US in 2012 in Journalism Degrees and Programs.
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