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William Akoto, Who spies on whom? Unravelling the puzzle of state-sponsored cyber economic espionage

William Akoto's new article in the Journal of Peace Research contributes new insights to explain why cyber economic espionage appears restricted to only a small number of advanced economies.
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Youth Attitudes on Guns

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New Report Shares First-Hand Experiences of Young Americans’ Relationship with Guns

New Report Shares First-Hand Experiences of Young Americans’ Relationship with Guns
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Professor Valentina Bruno delivering her inaugural lecture as Kogod Eminent Scholar in Finance.

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AU Installs New Kogod Eminent Scholar Chair in Finance

Professor Valentina Bruno is an innovator within the intersection of macroeconomics and finance. Her appointment marks another milestone in the Kogods’ legacy of philanthropy at AU.
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Carl LeVan, Varieties of Mistrust and American Epistemic Fragility

Carl LeVan's new article in Political Research Quarterly identifies social and political conditions that increase different types of “vertical” mistrust in America.
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Faculty books collage.

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CAS Faculty Books of 2023

College of Arts and Sciences faculty producing works of fiction and nonfiction, music, poetry, and more
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Russell Williams II, SOC/BA ’74, and Barry Josephson, SPA/BA ’78, on stage with  SOC Interim Dean Leena Jayaswal at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

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Change Can’t Wait on the Road: Los Angeles Highlights

Amidst the buzz of the 2024 film and television awards season, AU hosted a starry evening of its own in LA with a conversation about the power of storytelling in entertainment featuring faculty and alumni experts.
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Lauren Carruth, The Multispecies Sociality of Digestion and the Microbiopolitics of the Belly Among Somalis in Ethiopia

Lauren Carruth's new article in Medical Anthropology discusses Somalis’ gut epistemologies and concept of dacar, providing an ecological perspective on the multispecies nature of digestion and life itself.
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Guy Ziv, Netanyahu vs. The Generals: The Battle for Israel's Future

Guy Ziv's new book addresses the paradox of Netanyahu's reputation as a security-minded leader and Israeli security community's distrust with him.
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Simon Nicholson, Solar geoengineering research in the global public interest

Simon Nicholson's new published article in One Earth outlines a proposal for a global network of climate action research centers that would help produce solar geoengineering research.
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Why Does Race Matter?

SPA Professor Examines Representation Outcomes and the Beliefs of Public Managers
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