Victor Weedn, a Pioneer of Forensic DNA Testing, to Chair GW’s Department of Forensic Sciences
May 22, 2012 Weedn
Victor Weedn, M.D., J.D., accomplished forensic pathologist and a pioneer of forensic DNA testing, has been named chair of the George Washington University Department of Forensic Sciences, effective July 1, 2012. As the founder and former chief of the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL), Dr. Weedn was instrumental in helping to identify the remains of Czar Nicolas II and service members who died in the first Persian Gulf War and the Vietnam, Korean, and WWII wars. Under his leadership, AFDIL broke new ground with the use of forensic technologies, such as laser-induced fluorescence, and oversaw the development of the first truly portable DNA testing device that later became the basis for current U.S. Postal Service anthrax detection equipment.
GW Professor’s Research on Ancient Ballgame Reveals More about Early Mesoamerican Society
May 8, 2012
GW Professor Jeffrey P. Blomster’s latest research explores the importance of the ballgame to ancient Mesoamerican societies. Dr. Blomster’s findings show how the discovery of a ballplayer figurine in the Mixteca Alta region of Oaxaca demonstrates the early participation of the region in the iconography and ideology of the game, a point that had not been previously documented by other researchers. Dr. Blomster’s paper, Early evidence of the ballgame in Oaxaca, Mexico, is featured in the latest issue of Proceedings in the National Academies of Science (PNAS).
“SOLAR ENERGY: A Path to Energy Significance” Conference Summary
April 25, 2012
On April 12, 2012, the George Washington University Solar Institute held its 4th Annual Solar Symposium where representatives from critical participants in the solar industry presented their findings on solar energy and its path to energy significance at the all-day event. More than 500 people attended the Symposium or watched the live broadcast online.
GW University Professor Wins Guggenheim Fellowship
April 20, 2012 Gayle Wald
Gayle Wald, professor and chair of the English Department in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, has won a Guggenheim Fellowship. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded its prestigious fellowships to a diverse group of 181 scholars, artists and scientists in its 88th annual competition for the U.S. and Canada. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise, Dr. Wald was selected from a group of almost 3,000 applicants.
GW Director of Creative Writing Selected for Induction into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
April 17, 2012 Mallon
Thomas Mallon, noted author, professor of English and director of creative writing at George Washington University, will be inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS) this fall. Mallon will be one of 220 new members in the 2012 class, which includes winners of the National Medal of Science, the Lasker Award, the Pulitzer Prize and the Shaw prizes, the Fields Medal; MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships; the Kennedy Center Honors; Grammy, Emmy, Academy, and Tony awards; the Avery Fisher Prize, and election to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Researchers Discover Why Humans Began Walking Upright
March 23, 2012 Brian Richmond, GW
Most of us walk and carry items in our hands every day. These are seemingly simple activities that the majority of us don’t question. But an international team of researchers, including Brian Richmond at the George Washington University, have discovered that human bipedalism, or walking upright, may have originated millions of years ago as an adaptation to carrying scarce, high-quality resources. This latest research was published in this month’s “Current Biology.”
March 15, 2012 GW Flag
U.S. News & World Report Graduate Schools guide, a popular resource for students pursuing graduate-level education, ranked The George Washington University’s Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration 12th in the nation. In moving ahead two spots from its previous ranking of 14, the Trachtenberg School, along with American University, is the highest ranking public affairs school in the Washington, D.C., area.
Four George Washington University Faculty Members Receive National Science Foundation CAREER Awards
March 14, 2012 GW Flag
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grants to four faculty members at the George Washington University. Three were awarded to the School of Engineering and Applied Science and one was awarded to the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. CAREER grants are the most prestigious awards given by the NSF to junior faculty. These awards, each worth approximately $400,000 over five years, are awarded to junior faculty members who excel at both research and teaching.
GW Launches Summer Arts Initiative
February 3, 2012 Summer Arts Studio
GW is placing renewed focus on the arts through a host of courses, special institutes, exhibitions, and events that take advantage of the university’s collaborative partnerships with the area’s museums, galleries, archives, and performing arts venues. Among the new additions for 2012 is a Summer Piano Institute featuring world-renowned guest artists, and a Summer Studio focusing on art and politics at the pre-college level. New summer abroad programs, the Howard Hodgkin’s exhibit at GW’s Luther W. Brady Art Gallery and performing arts events at GW’s Lisner Auditorium are also on tap.
Institute of Biomedical Sciences Student Awarded Two-Year Fellowship from PhRMA
January 26, 2012 GW Flag
Lindsay Garvin, a doctoral candidate pursuing a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology as part of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, a joint program with the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the GW Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a two-year research fellowship by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America (PhRMA) Foundation.
The George Washington University Announces New Graduate Program in Forensic Psychology
January 26, 2012 Forensic Psychology
Agencies involved in homeland security, law enforcement and the criminal justice system increasingly rely on professionals skilled in forensic psychology to help solve crimes and prevent future criminal behavior. To address this critical need, the George Washington University is set to launch a new graduate program in forensic psychology in fall 2012 to train the next generation of criminal profilers, competency experts, psychological evaluators and counselors.
January 19, 2012 Churchill, GW
The first permanent American home for studies of one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century, Sir Winston Churchill, will be located at the George Washington University. The Churchill Centre, a Chicago-based international educational organization devoted to preserving the legacy of Winston Churchill, has agreed to establish the National Churchill Library and Center at the George Washington University through an $8 million pledge to the university. The agreement between the two institutions includes rare books and other research materials for the new Center, academic positions for the study of Churchill and British history and renovations to the ground floor of GW’s Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library. The Center will open in several stages between 2013 and 2015.
GW Collaborates with the Smithsonian Institution
January 13, 2012 Smithsonian, GW
Which poultry farms are sending harmful bacteria into the Chesapeake Bay? How are cell phones changing linguistics? George Washington University and Smithsonian researchers hope to answer these questions and others as part of new joint research projects that the institutions announced today. The five new initiatives will focus on Exploration of Maritime Archaeology of the Transatlantic Slave Trade; Primate Breast Milk: Effect on Infant Growth, Development, and Adult Disease; Analysis of Political and Cultural Ecologies of Cell Phones; Impact of Turbulence on Distribution of Dissolved Gases in Aquatic Environments; and Effect of Watershed Discharge of Poultry Feeding Operations.
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