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Technology ·

Grappling with Grammarly—and Generative AI

As AI gains popularity on college campuses, faculty and students find themselves wondering what responsible use looks like.
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Technology ·

New Technology and Nuclear Risk

Julian Urrutia-Cater

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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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Technology ·

AI Without Borders

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The Data Revolution: OSINT's Role in the Digital Age

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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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Mark Freedman of Facilities Management explains how the heating plant operates.

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Facilities Management Marks ENERGY STAR Day with a Heating Plant Tour

Facilities Management partners with Office of Sustainability to show staff and faculty AU's energy-saving heating plant
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Professor Casey Cook conducting AU Chorus during rehearsal. Photo: Olivia Bloch

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Intertwining Roots: Collaborative, Antiracist Scholarship and the Environment

Two-day event promotes antiracist approaches to environmental work.
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Race Against the (Circadian) Clock

As the end of daylight saving time approaches, CAS professorial lecturer Brenda Chow discusses the impact of time changes on our health.
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Professor Diana Burley Speaking at the ITP Event

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Third Year of Inclusive Technology Policy Award: A Conversation with AU Vice Provost for Research and Innovation Diana Burley

On October 30, American University celebrated Zach Tudor as this year’s recipient of AU’s Outstanding Inclusive Technology Policy Changemaker Award. We talked to Diana Burley, AU Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, about the award and its impact.
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