An Adopted Hero, an Adopted Son

In a new biography of the Marquis de Lafayette, alum Marc Leepson illuminates the French general's role in the life of George Washington.

Research Rising

With the new Science and Engineering Hall, GW aims to expand the student experience and bring together a diversity of researchers to tackle "big questions."

The Presiding Professor

At a weekly constitutional law seminar, Justice Clarence Thomas helped students find the stories behind fundamental Supreme Court cases.

As Seen by the Dean

Graduate School of Education and Human Development Dean Michael J. Feuer talks about the past and future of American education.

A Tangled Web

In Brazil, GW biologists identify a long-lost spider linked to Charles Darwin.

Achievement Oriented

The success of female students in Ghana inspires a documentary, and may offer lessons for U.S. schools.

Research Rising

In the new Science and Engineering Hall, GW officials see a global research hub in the nation's capital.

Interpreting the Actions of Giants

Could the rise of China lead to Cold War-esque competition with the U.S.—or worse? A new international relations theory may hold the answer.

Illuminating the Mind

As GW's Institute for Neuroscience marks its first year, we catch up with its director, Anthony-Samuel LaMantia.

Nobel Ambition

New faculty member Ferid Murad brings a Nobel Prize, a passion for fostering future laureates, and ideas that he hopes could be medal-worthy, again.