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AU in the News: Week of August 21
AU Research
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Sharon Weiner, professor in the School of International Service, spoke with Forbes about the catastrophic effects of a potential global nuclear war.
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Naomi Baron, professor emerita in the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke with The New York Times about how AI is altering the role of writing within the US educational system. She also spoke with The Atlantic about the rise of AI-influenced slang in Silicon Valley.
- Krista Tuomi, professor in the School of International Service, wrote an article for The Business Journals about how smaller, specialized credit bureaus can help improve consumers’ financial health.
AU Experience
- Casey Evans, interim dean of the Kogod School of Business, spoke with Axios about how universities can adapt to meet the demands of an evolving job market in the age of AI. She also wrote an article for Observer about how Kogod has incorporated AI into its curriculum.
AU Perspective
- Taryn Morrissey, associate dean of research in the School of Public Affairs, spoke with Marketplace about childcare costs in the US.
- Gary Corn, adjunct professor in the Washington College of Law, spoke with The Washington Post about a recent presidential memorandum allowing private companies to carry out government-sponsored cyberattacks.
- Jill Olmsted, professor emerita in the School of Communication, spoke with The Hill about podcaster Katie Miller, former communications strategist for Vice President Mike Pence and wife of White House aide Stephen Miller.
- Joseph Torigian, professor in the School of International Service, spoke with The New York Times about the death of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji.
- William LeoGrande, professor emeritus at the School of Public Affairs, spoke with The Associated Press about the ongoing escalation of US military activity in Central America.
- Amy Dacey, executive director of the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, spoke with WUSA 9 about the 106th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification.
