The rise of digital information has transformed fields from marketing to medicine—and made data science one of the fastest-growing careers. In Columbian College’s new interdisciplinary Data Science Program, graduate students are mastering tomorrow’s technology and stepping into today’s workplace. Read more.

From the depths of a Chinese serpentine mine to the labs of the Science & Engineering Hall, Chemistry’s Henry Teng became the first scientist to track the step-by-step process of a fungus attacking nutrient-filled minerals using acid, chemicals and a cellular knife. His findings may lead to a global agricultural revolution. Read more.

A good internship can be invaluable for students to explore professional interests and maybe get a foot in the door. But even an opportunity that seems like a stepping stone can dissolve into a bust. In her GW Research Days prize-winning study, Psychology senior Jennifer Nichols explained how good internships can go bad. Read more.

Political Science’s Samuel Goldman will lead the new Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr., Institute for Religious Freedom at GW as its inaugural director. Established through a $2.5 million gift, the institute will foster dialogue on religious understanding and church-state separation, and act as a hub of collaboration. Read more.

Philanthropist and Hispanic education pioneer Gilbert Cisneros, BA ’94, and communications giant Richard Frisch, BA ’78, were among six GW alumni honored for their volunteer efforts at the 55th annual Alumni Outstanding Service Awards. The awards recognize alumni for their contributions to the university community. Read more.

In an ongoing collaboration with USAID, the Geography Department hosted the annual Mapathon to improve global crisis response by mapping vulnerable developing world sites. Students used open source software to remotely map communities in Mozambique as part of an Obama Administration anti-malaria campaign. Read more.

Six teams of Columbian College students are among the 10 finalists in the annual entrepreneurial New Venture Competition. Their projects include an app that turns exercise miles into charity donations, a mental health curriculum designed by and for students and color-customized 3D printing material for artists and designers. Read more.

An alumni pair of professional persuaders shared tips and trends on the communications business as guests in Clay Warren’s Persuasion class. Aaron Kwittken, BA ’92, and Shanee Goss, BA ’00, are, respectively, the global chairman & CEO and a managing director of Kwittken, a fast growing global communications agency. Read more.

From a photojournalism portrait of a Bolivian childhood to a mixed-media recreation of a Brazilian village, Corcoran students showcase a world of art and design talent at NEXT, the annual exhibition of cutting-edge thesis artwork. The show allows graduating artists to present their creations to the D.C. community. Read more.

GW's Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration is now the highest ranked public affairs school in the Washington, D.C.-area, according to the 2016 U.S. News and World Report rankings of graduate programs. Nationwide, the school tied for 13th among public policy and public administration programs. Read more.

Tara S. Behrend was selected as a 2016-2017 Fellow with the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.

Charlene Bickford received a $34,633 Leon Levy Foundation Grant from the National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy for a documentary history of the First Federal Congress.

History PhD candidates Kate Densford and Ben Young and undergraduate history and archaeology student Peri Buch were awarded Fulbright Fellowships.

Marcy Norton received a 2016-17 Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Marie Price was elected the first female president of the American Geographical Society.

Victor Weedn was appointed to the Office of the Deputy U.S. Attorney General as an advisor on forensic issues.

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• Welcoming Class of 2020 to Campus
• Jackie Robinson Project Turns 20
• Museum Receives Mellon Grant for Curator
• First Destination ‘Visualizes’ GW Grads Success
• U.S. Sen. Booker to Deliver Commencement Address
• Historic Corcoran Doors Open For Restoration Gift
• Mentorship Program Teams Former and Current Student-Athletes
• Power & Promise Honors Gifts and Gifted
• D.C. Students Explore Research at STEM Day
• Inside the Presidential Debates
• Museum Celebrates First Anniversary
• Senators: Put Politics Aside to Reform System
• GW Surprises D.C. Students With Free Education
• Who Has ‘A Right to the City?’
• Duke Energy Renewables Innovation Fund Awardees
• Reclaiming D.C.’s Musical Culture
• Students to Conduct USDA Study
• Professors Share 'One Thing' That Prepared Them
• At TellDC, SMPA Student Steps up to the Hill
• TSPPPA Alumna Climbs ‘Jungle Gym’ Policy Career
• SMPA Intern Goes Inside Vox.com
   

• Save the Date: Alumni Weekend 2016 – October 27-30
• Annual Dorn C McGrath, Jr. Lecture: A Different Vision for Cities (Washington, D.C.)
• The Outlook for the U.S. Economy and the Role of Financial Conditions: GW Economics Alumni Spring Networking Reception and Lecture (Washington, D.C.)
• 2016 Frieda Kobernick Fleischman Lecture in Judaic Studies (Washington, D.C.)
• GW Virtual Networking Hour April 2016
• GW On the 2016 Presidential Campaign Trail: Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
• GW On the 2016 Presidential Campaign Trail: San Francisco (San Francisco, Calif.)
• Culture Buffs at the Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington, D.C.)
• SMPA Silver Anniversary (Washington, D.C.)

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• Grand Opening of the Cisneros Hispanic
  Leadership Institute
• Info Session: MA in Art Therapy
• Info Session: MS in High Technology Crime Investigation (Computer and Digital Forensics)
• Info Session: MS in Organizational Sciences
• Info Session: MA in Philosophy and Philosophy & Social Policy
• Info Session: Graduate Certificate in Survey Design and Data Analysis
• Oral Advocacy Showcase and Competition
• 2016 GW New Venture Competition Finals
• Philosophy Department's 2016 Thacher Lecture
• Corcoran Literary Festival
• Planet Forward Summit on Sustainable Cities
• Last Day of Regular Classes

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