Technology ·
ABusyU: The Room Where It Happens
Operations across American University depend on the Network Operation Center and its data centers, which are carefully monitored and maintained by Office of Information Technology staff.
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How Interdisciplinary Collaboration Makes for Better Science
AU students from an innovative biotechnology class—which brings together expertise across fields—earned an internship at $19.5 billion market cap United Therapeutics last summer.
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Environment ·
American University Ranks as a Top Performer in the 2025 Sustainable Campus Index
Earns STARS Gold rating for integrating sustainability into its operations, academics, engagement, and administration.
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AU Receives $867K NSF Grant to Advance Wildfire Prediction with AI
Computer Science Professor Leah Ding awarded grant to develop innovative AI and machine learning algorithms to detect and forecast wildfires
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Into the Darkness: AU Students Track Evolution in Virginia Caves
AU research team is discovering how species may be changing in previously unexplored Virginia caves
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Is Extreme Weather Our New Normal? A CAS Conversation
Storms, Flooding, and Heat Waves: Professor Stephen MacAvoy talks about the disturbing weather patterns sweeping across the nation
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Campus Race to Zero Waste Competition: AU Ranks in Top 10 in Three Categories
American University ranks high in multiple waste reduction categories.
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Technology ·
AU Alumni Launch Startup Offering Hope for Critically Ill Patients
FindMyClinicalTrial, a startup launched by recent AU alum, empowers patients to access lifesaving clinical trials
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Mya Williams '25 Soars in Smithsonian Bird House Internship
Graduate student spends semester training two species of giant flightless birds
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Technology ·
AU Hosts Workday Illuminate Tour
Higher ed and tech leaders from across the DMV gathered on campus, May 19, to get a sneak peak of forthcoming tools
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