Female candidates have similar electoral success rates as men. So why do we view the political arena as rife with sexism? In an historic election season, Political Science’s Danny Hayes reveals that the perception of bias—more than the bias itself—may be what’s behind the notion of gender discrimination. Read more.

Embarrassed. Awkward. Uncomfortable. That’s how most of us feel when we talk about sex. But not in Katrina Pariera’s new course on Sexual Communications. Her classroom is alive with uncensored dialogue and free-flowing student  discussions. All topics are on the table, and what’s said in class stays in class. Read more.

Don’t tell archaeologist Kate Birmingham, MA ’10, that discoveries are only made in far off deserts. As a National Park Service staffer, the Museum Studies alumna brings history home. She is uncovering the Washington, D.C., region’s legacy of Native American settlements and slave plantations. Read more.

Dean Ben Vinson spoke about the globalization of higher education and the potential of knowledge to transform lives at forums in Hong Kong and Beijing. The events were part of GWtalks, a discussion series that showcases academic leaders addressing global topics with international alumni, parents and friends. Read more.

Lead by Sergio Almécija of the Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, researchers identified a new genus and species of small ape that roamed the earth 11 million years ago. It may be the missing chapter to the beginning of ape and human history. Read more.

In his novel Finale, English’s Thomas Mallon pulls back the curtain on the tumultuous Reagan administration. Turning iconic political figures into literary characters, Mallon positions Reagan as the most consequential and enigmatic president in modern times. Read more.

A hundred years after the racially-motivated lynching of a Jewish factory worker at the hands of a Georgia mob, the Judaic Studies Program co-sponsored a panel that re-examined the tragedy, and reflected on a legacy of bigotry and violence. Read more.

Call them creepy. Call them gross. But don’t underestimate spiders. The cunning arachnids are hunters, architects and super sleuths. Gustavo Hormiga cut through their tangled webs and shared the complex methods that seven spiders use to trap their victims. Read more.

Susan Dudley was awarded a $132,797 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a comparative evaluation of U.S. and E.U. regulatory effects on agriculture.

Mohammad Faghfoory co-authored the book Life After Death, Resurrection, Judgment and the Final Destiny of the Soul: Volume 1.

The GW Geography Bowl Team won the Mid-Atlantic Division Meeting Geography Bowl Competition.

Richard Longstreth was presented the Award for Architectural Excellence in Architectural Scholarship and Preservation Advocacy by the Society of Architectural Historians.

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• British Romantic Period Students Explore Classical Masterpieces at National Gallery of Art

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• Raise High Tailgate! GW Basketball at the Barclays Center Classic (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
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• GW Culture Buffs at The Nutcracker
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• Raise High Tailgate! at Alumni House 
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• Ciclo de Cine: La Isla Minima
• American Studies Film Club Presents Pretty in Pink
• Jazz Showcase
• Annual Elton Lecture on “Liberalism and Racial Justice”
• University Singers: Haydn’s “The Creation”
• Annual Yulee Endowed Lecture: The End(s) of Work

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