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Season of the Witch
AU Associate Librarian Explains the Allure of Paganism.
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We, the People: Citizen Input Helps Constitutions, Study Suggests
A study by Todd Eisenstadt, Carl LeVan, and Tofigh Maboudi suggests that democracies may be stronger when ordinary citizens are involved in the initial stages of reforming of their country’s constitution.
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Getting to Know Them
Take a closer look at this year’s new faculty members.
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Does D.C.’s Earned-Income Tax Credit Raise Likelihood for Low-Income Workers to Escape Poverty?
A recent working paper co-written by SPA assistant Professor Bradley Hardy finds that Washington D.C.’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) raises the likelihood for low-income workers to escape poverty.
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American University and NIMH Study Game Therapy as Treatment for Anxiety
The AU Game Lab, in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health, has launched an exciting new neurogaming initiative that could provide innovative treatments for children with severe anxiety and solders with PTSD.
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AU Student Part of Major Discovery of a New Human Species
Becca Peixotto is part of the expedition team that excavated fossils of “Homo naledi.”
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SPA's IZA Research Fellows
Three School of Public Affairs faculty members have been named Research Fellows by the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany.
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The Mushroom Cloud
For the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima, CAS professor examines and criticizes the decision to use the bomb.
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The Real World Effects of Reproductive Rights Decisions
SPA Associate Dean Jessica Waters and Ph.D. Student Leandra Carrasco recently published the article "Untagling the Reproductive Rights and Religious Liberty Knot" in the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism.
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SPA Doctoral Student Publishes Article Prioritizing Global Surgical Services
An article by SPA doctoral student Yusra Shawar on prioritizing global surgical services was recently published in the medical journal, The Lancet.
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