AU Research

• Diana Orcés, adjunct professorial lecturer in the School of Public Affairs, wrote an article for The Conversation about voting trends among Hispanic Americans leading up to this year’s midterm elections.
• Thomas Fauchez, research professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote an article for The Conversation about NASA’s recently launched Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. 
• John Calabrese, professor in the School of Public Affairs, wrote an article for The Conversation about how Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has expanded Japan’s domestic energy infrastructure following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 
• Sherri Williams, professor in the School of Communication, spoke with MadameNoire about the relationship between social media and television, and her book, Black Social Television: How Black Twitter Changed Television. 

AU Perspective

• Bill Braniff, executive director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab, spoke with The New Yorker about the history of US-led military campaigns against extremism since 9/11.
• Garret Martin, codirector of the Transatlantic Policy Center in the School of International Service, spoke with The National News Desk about the strengthening manufacturing and trade partnership between Canada and the European Union.
• Paul Rosenzweig, senior fellow at the Washington College of Law, wrote an article for Lawfare about the changing face of the Department of Homeland Security.
• Braxton Boren, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke with WUSA9 about RFK Stadium’s new seating design, which aims to make the Washington Commanders’ stadium one of the loudest in the NFL when it’s complete.
• Allan Lichtman, distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke with ABC News about the Supreme Court’s ruling that blocks the Trump administration’s attempt to further incorporate the US Postal Service into the mail-in voting system. Professor Lichtman also wrote an opinion article on this topic for The Hill.
• Jordan Matsudaira, director of the Postsecondary Education and Economics Research Center in the School of Public Affairs, spoke with NPR about the high costs associated with many US colleges and universities.
• Jonathan Rusch, director of the US and International Anti-Corruption Law Program in the Washington College of Law, spoke with Bloomberg Law about the close personal relationship between Attorney General Todd Blanche and President Donald Trump.
• Matt Winkler, adjunct instructor in the Kogod School of Business, spoke with The Washington Business Journal about DC United owner Dan Levien’s plans to add a roof to Audi Field.