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Design and Build Lab

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Make, Build, Create: Inside AU’s Design and Build Lab

From cosplay to robotics, AU Research Storyteller Adan Mandelbaum steps inside AU’s DABL, where curiosity, creativity, and hands-on making come to life.
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Agustina Giraudy Research Highlight

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How One Scholar Is Transforming Research on Subnational Politics in Latin America

SIS professor Agustina Giraudy answers a few questions about her new data visualization tool, the Subnational Politics Project
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Jim Goldgeier Elected President of International Studies Association

Jim Goldgeier has been elected President of the International Studies Association for 2027-28.
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AU Thought Leader Ernesto Castañeda

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AU Thought Leader: Ernesto Castañeda

Go inside the work of AU thought leader Ernesto Castañeda as he makes the invisible visible in today’s immigration debates.
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Guy Ziv, The War Within: Gaza, Netanyahu and Israel’s Security Services

Guy Ziv's new article in Survival explores Netanyahu’s strained relations with the security establishment, particularly since the war in Gaza.
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Mohammed Abu-Nimer Research Highlight

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Can Education on Forgiveness Transform Approaches to Conflict in the Arab World?

SIS professor and Abdul Aziz Said Chair in International Peace and Conflict Resolution Mohammed Abu-Nimer answers a few questions about his research on forgiveness and reconciliation in the Arab education system.
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Joseph Torigian's "The Party's Interests Come First" Listed as one of Foreign Affairs' Best Books of 2025

Foreign Affairs listed Joseph Torigian's book "The Party's Interests Come First"  as one of their Best Books of 2025.
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Ground Control to Capitol Hill: AU Champions the Future of Space Science

Astrophysicist and planetary scientist Thomas Fauchez represented AU at the event—hosted by the Science Coalition—sharing his research on Martian weather.
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Baskets of carrots, cucumbers, and peppers in a garden

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As US Hunger Rises, Trump Administration's 'Efficiency' Goals Cause Massive Food Waste

Professor Garrett Graddy-Lovelace writes about food waste during President Trump's second term in this piece published by The Conversation.
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Cultivating Gratitude: An Interview with Professor Tony Ahrens

During this season of thanks, professor offers advice on how to approach the holidays mindfully and with gratitude
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