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International ·

Afghan Scholars-in-Exile Providing Online Education for Girls Living under Taliban

AU's Bashir Mobasher leads group of exile scholars providing online classes for Afghan girls who are banned from pursuing an education under Taliban rule
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Social Sciences ·

Resolve to Set Better Goals

AU Psychology professor Brian Yates shares tips on how to reach goals and change habits.
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Julian Urrutia-Cater

Science ·

For Julian Urrutia-Carter, Grad School Leads to New Start, Biotech Career

Research Fellow at Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
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The AU Music Program’s annual holiday concert. Photo: Noah Puzzo.

On Campus ·

AU Music Faculty Share Their Favorite Holiday Music

Favorites range from the classical canon to contemporary
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Food spills out of a trash can. Photo from Getty.

Environment ·

Two Facts and a Fiction: Waste Not

CAS professorial lecturer and RECIPES fellow Kristine Beran on wasted food, which reaches a peak during the holiday season.
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AU arts management fellows at the Kennedy Center.

Arts ·

AU Arts Management Fellows Take the (Back)stage at the Kennedy Center

Students engage in yearlong fellowship positions across departments
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2023 Fireworks

Liberal Arts ·

The Year in Review: Top CAS Moments of 2023

Snapshots of bright College of Arts and Sciences moments throughout 2023
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Scene from Damn Things Will Kill Ya; photo by Noah Puzzo.

Arts ·

"Damn Things Will Kill Ya," a Play Written and Produced at AU

An interview with writer Olivia Luzquinos (CAS ‘23) and cast member Professor Tara Giordano
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Daniella Olivares, AU Commencement Speaker

On Campus ·

Meet Undergrad Student Commencement Speaker Daniella Olivares

Olivares will speak at fall commencement on December 17
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To the Point

Research ·

Surgeon General Raises Alarm: Is Loneliness a National Crisis?

AU’s Jody Gan answers our question of the week
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