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Success Stories
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Sara Nieves-Grafals: Psychologist, World Traveler, Alumni Board Member
Three-time AU alumna Sara Nieves-Grafals , who is coauthor of a cookbook, recently joined the AU Alumni Board.
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Alum Physicist Looks on the Bright Side of Green Energy
Wilson Smith, CAS/BS ’05, hopes to “unlock the power of the sun” to create renewable energy sources.
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Student Studies Isotopes at Carnegie Geophysical Lab
Marine biology student Alyssa Frederick researches how nitrogen pollution of Mexican corals can be traced to sewage.
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Professor Invents New Approach to Electronic Communication
Patent pending on “projection method” that solves problem of cellphone communication during emergencies.
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Reilly Scholarship Winner Pursues Career in Environmental Policy
The scholarship will help Kristina Bell, SPA/MPA’14, pursue her interests in sustainable development, as she travels to Malaysia and Indonesia this summer for classes and cultural and professional site visits.
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AU Professor and Students Meet with Nobel Laureate Brian Kobilka
Researcher honored at NIH for work on G protein-coupled receptors, which led to co-winning 2012 Nobel Prize.
Video: A Look Inside Environmental Science
Faculty and students discuss what sets the environmental science program apart.