Research

• Valentina Aquila, environmental science professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke with Washington Informer about her work to monitor air quality in several DC neighborhoods. 

• Axios featured a new Kogod School of Business research report that outlines student relationships with artificial intelligence, employer expectations, and the ongoing discourse surrounding responsible use of AI. 

• William Akoto, a professor of global security in the School of International Service, wrote an article for The Conversation about the rise of attempted cyberattacks on municipal water systems in the United States. 
• Garret Martin, codirector of the School of International Service’s Transatlantic Policy Center, wrote an article for The Conversation about what the recent appointment of Prime Minister Andy Burnham means for the US and UK relationship. 
• Nicholas Micinski, a professor of human rights and cultural relations in the School of International Service, coauthored an article for The Conversation about the rise of large-scale migration crises across Europe.

Perspectives

• Ernesto Castañeda, director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke with Spectrum News about the State Department’s recently released report on Cuba. 
• William LeoGrande, professor emeritus in the School of Public Affairs, spoke with The Atlantic about the Trump administration’s relationship with Central and South American leaders.
• Matthew Bakowicz, director of the Sports Business Management program at the Kogod School of Business, joined NBC 4 to discuss the Washington Commanders’ prospects heading into the NFL season. 
• Janice Iwama, associate professor at the School of Public Affairs, spoke with BBC News about police departments producing their own true crime podcasts. 
• Clare McCann, managing director of the Postsecondary Education and Economics Research Center in the School of Public Affairs, spoke with Inside Higher Ed about how graduate student loan limits instituted last year are impacting the cost of US graduate programs. 
• Paul Figley, adjunct professor in the Washington College of Law, spoke with NPR about the aging veteran population involved in the ongoing settlement of lawsuits regarding the contaminated water at the Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, from 1953 to 1987.  
• C-SPAN featured a conversation about the role and responsibilities of a first lady moderated by Anita McBride, director of AU’s First Ladies Initiative, with the spouses of the Maryland, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Utah governors.