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Amadu Koroma was only three at the start of the Sierra Leone War, when his uncle carried him on his shoulders as their family fled to Guinea for safety. Though the war ended in 2002, the consequences still affect Koroma, and they motivated him to make the most of his education.

There’s a familiar rule at most family gatherings: Don’t talk about religion or politics.
But for the past 10 years, the Dialogue & Difference class and project at Â鶹ÊÓƵ have been turning that rule on its head.

Studying government and international politics near the nation’s capital is bound to provide opportunities to get involved in the political scene. For Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumna Tuqa Nusairat, BA Government and International Politics ’05, that experience was amplified because her undergraduate studies took place during the Iraq War.

There are a number of things you could be thinking about during your commute, from the day’s agenda to what podcast to listen to. For a few Â鶹ÊÓƵ professors and students from the College of Health and Human Services, the Volgenau School of Engineering and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, a less common topic is front of mind: the effects of traffic pollution on women’s health.

Across five continents, more than 100 Smithsonian research projects collect a continuous stream of data on wildlife using camera traps—motion-triggered cameras that clue scientists in on what’s happening when humans aren’t around.
This semester, Â鶹ÊÓƵ senior Jamie Fetherolf is contributing to the network firsthand, by setting up camera traps in Washington, D.C., and analyzing the data with a Smithsonian conservation scientist at the Smithsonian-Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Conservation.