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Public Affairs and Policy Lab Gives Students Real-Time Research Experience
SPA students were selected to be summer research assistants on projects with SPA faculty in the new Public Affairs and Policy Lab (PAPL) program.
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Center for Media & Social Impact Hosts Convening on Media and Social Justice
There’s a new movement in “civic media for social justice,” and AU’s Center for Media & Social Impact (CMSI) is playing a leadership, research, and convening role in this burgeoning field and practice.
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New Grant to Further Research Focused on School Funding in Low-Income Districts
Nathan Favero, assistant professor in the AU School of Public Affairs, was recently awarded a grant from the William T. Grant Foundation to examine the impact of progressive school funding on the achievement of students in low-income school districts.
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Research to Mitigate the Impact of Disasters on Underserved Communities
Heather Kirkland is not a traditional Ph.D. student. She works full-time as a budget officer and trainer at American University while pursuing a Ph.D. in Anthropology. Learn about her important research in Emergency Management.
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Challenging Western Misconceptions through Fashion Research
In the American imagination, Soviet fashion reflects the widespread deprivation and lack of modishness under socialism. However, Ruth Gabor, a Ph.D. student in History, is challenging the Western-centric interpretations of Soviet culture.
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New Research to Examine Legal Services for Sexual Assault Survivors
AU School of Public Affairs Professorial Lecturer Jane Palmer has been selected for a Victim Research-to-Practice Fellowship to study the civil and legal needs of sexual assault survivors in partnership with the Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC).
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Curious Minds: Perry Zurn is a Scholar and Proponent of Curiosity Studies
Philosophy professor has three books in development focused on curiosity.
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AU Researchers Develop Genetic Test to Detect Antimicrobial Resistance
Researchers at American University have developed a new, highly sensitive rapid genetic test that can determine whether bacteria carries a gene that causes resistance to two common antibiotics used to treat strep throat and other respiratory illnesses.
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New Research Focuses on Coping with Food Insecurity
Researchers from SPA, in partnership with Feeding America, recently studied how families that use government and community food assistance programs overcome obstacles and manage to put food on their tables.
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Graduate Fellowships Available: Opportunity to Improve Lives Through Research
Applications are now being accepted for the Adel Ait-Ghezala Graduate Research Fellowships. These research fellowships are available to graduate students who are full-time enrolled students in a master’s or doctoral program at American University.
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