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Research with a Purpose: How an AU Student is Addressing Mental Health on College Campuses
Junior Mary-Margaret Koch will present her findings at a conference in March.
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New Report Shows Veterans Treatment Courts Critical for Reintegration
“Veterans Treatment Courts: 2015 Survey Results” released on November 17, 2016 by SPA's Justice Programs Office examines these courts for the first time.
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Harnessing the Power of One of Nature's Most Abundant Materials
American University chemistry professor Douglas M. Fox develops method to improve performance of cellulose nanocrystals in medicine and green manufacturing.
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Corsets: Male Desire or Female Agency?
The recent popularity of waist training has brought corsets back to the forefront of fashion, even if they are no longer called corsets.
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Presidential Predictions: No Polls, No Pundits
AU History Professor Allan Lichtman discusses presidential prediction models with professor of computer science.
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WSP Professor Publishes Research on Interest Groups
American University professor, Dr. Laila Sorurbakhsh, is becoming an expert on the topic of interest groups and recently published another article on the subject.
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Building a Network of Social Scientists Working on Global Health Policy
SPA Professor Jeremy Shiffman brought together 20 academics who presented papers and discussed shared interests in the areas of global health, health policy, and health systems.
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The Numbers Game: Math and Stats Department Tackles the 2016 Election
AU professors and students are researching voter ID and strategic voting.
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AU Launches New Initiative on North American Integration
CLALS and SIS partner to start the Robert A. Pastor North America Research Initiative.
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New Research to Advance Early Child Health and Development Around the World
According to a new study, 43 percent of children younger than age five in low and middle income countries are at risk of not reaching their developmental potential due to extreme poverty.
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