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Report: Thyroid Cancer Increasing, Scientists Don’t Know Why

Medical mystery explored by SOC's Investigative Reporting Workshop.

Student Named to USA TODAY Academic All-Star Team

Carrie Johnson is named to USA TODAY All-USA Academic Team and earns the university's ...

Class Crafts Publicity Campaign for Immigration Nonprofit

Public relations class develops strategy for local nonprofit Just Neighbors

Kogod’s Melander Obtains Patent for Web 3.0 Invention

Invention enables computers to analyze the meaning of text on the Internet.

Meet Gregory and Fischer

New Meet the Press host David Gregory and long-time executive producer Betsy Fischer ...

Students Imagine a Campus with Smart Chip Technology

Eighteen undergraduate students compete in the fourth annual "Best-in-Class" ...

Junior Wins Math and Science Goldwater Scholarship

Bill Flynn earns Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s highest award for science, ...

Thanks to Norway’s Embassy, Students Head to Arctic

Explorer speaks of ‘melting Arctic’ as AU and Norway’s embassy forge connections.

Supreme Court’s Scalia Discusses Landmark Chevron Case, Careers ...

Supreme Court associate justice Antonin Scalia shares legal opinions, career advice with ...

Creativity, Curiosity Displayed at Honors Conference

From xenophobia to Ophelia, honors students’ intellectual curiosity seems boundless.

SPA Hosts Inaugural Undergrad Research Conference

SPA hosts inaugural undergraduate research conference.

AU Designated a Tree Campus USA University

Quality campus forestry management leads to being first university in Washington, D.C., ...

Alumni Toast the Class of 2009
Members of the AU Alumni Board attended the annual Toast to Graduates in celebration of the Class of 2009 and AU's 123rd Commencement.
Blogging Abroad to Breach Cultural Boundaries
Karema Eldahan, SPA/BA '08, Brittany Aubin, SOC/BA '08, and Carrie Navin, SIS/BA ’08 are three recent grads embracing the ability of new media to transcend once impassable cultural and geographic boundaries.
AU Applauds Winners of 2009 Merit Awards and National Scholarships
Add four more students to American University’s growing list of national merit award winners: Carrie Johnson, SPA/BA ’09; Kyrie Bannar, SPA/BA and CAS/BA ’10; Julie Munro, CAS/BA ’10; and Bill Flynn, CAS/BA’10.

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At The Katzen Arts Center
Chamber Singers Tour Hungary and Romania
The Chamber Singers, CAS’ ensemble of approximately 28 singers selected by audition from among music majors and others studying music in the Department of Performing Arts, will depart May 14 for a ten-day tour of Hungary and Romania.
Art Provides Window into Serbian Life During Miloševic’s Era
New Exhibitions Feature Student, Czech, and D.C. Art

Student

From Washington DC to Southern California, and back again

Kogod student Andy Gierman takes advantage of DC surroundings
Faculty

Prof Teaches Backpack Journalism from Afghanistan

Bill Gentile worked on the front lines of America’s war in Afghanistan, embodying the very definition of a backpack journalist.