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Student Research Takes Center Stage at the Mathias Student Research Conference
AU’s Mathias Student Research Conference showcased record student research across disciplines, from environmental science to policy and AI.
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Patrick Thaddeus Jackson Receives AU Award for Outstanding Scholarship
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson has received the 2026 American University Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity, and Other Professional Contributions.
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Julie Gonzalez and Dana Fisher, Wildfire displacement in the United States: a qualitative synthesis of the social consequences
CECE Postdoctoral Fellow Julie Gonzalez and CECE Director/SIS Professor Dana Fisher published a new open-access paper in Environmental Research: Climate.
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SIS Announces Winners of SIS Innovative Scholar and Research Catalyst Awards
Anthony Fontes, Susanna Campbell, and Sarah Snyder are the 2026 winners of the SIS Innovative Scholar and Research Catalyst awards.
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Seray Yalaz, Bidding for governance: rebel vs. state labor-retention strategies in conflicts
Seray Yalaz's new co-authored article in the Journal of Peace Research examines the competing bids of rebel organizations and state authorities over the rights to extract and market natural resources.
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Fly Me to the Moon (For Science)
One of only 34 global volunteers selected by NASA, an AU student-led team will help track the Artemis II mission this week as the Orion spacecraft carries four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon.
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Hansong Li, The Arctic world in Fridtjof Nansen's international thought
Professor Hansong Li's new research article in Political Geography revisits the ideas of Fridtjof Nansen to shed light on today’s growing political tensions in the Arctic.
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ISA 2026 Conference in Columbus Highlights SIS Faculty and PhD Student Research
SIS professors and PhD students presented their research and connected with scholars from across the globe at the 2026 International Studies Association conference in Columbus.
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Demystifying the Universe
Dr. Johannes Lange is an American University astrophysicist using cutting-edge telescopes and AI to explore dark matter and dark energy— bringing undergraduate students along for what could be a transformative decade in cosmology.
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SIS and YPFP Host Inaugural Research Symposium
On March 21, SIS and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy hosted the inaugural the inaugural SIS-YPFP Research Symposium, “Reimagining Foreign Policy in a Transforming World.”
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