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Sumitra Badrinathan, Misinformation and Support for Vigilantism: An Experiment in India and Pakistan

Sumitra Badrinathan's new article for American Political Science Review provides evidence that support for vigilantism can be reduced through the dissemination of credible information, even in polarized settings
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Samantha Agarwal and Yang Zhang receive ASA Distinguished Article Honorable Mention

Samantha Agarwal and Yang Zhang received honorable mentions for the ASA Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section's Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award.
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Dream On

CAS neuropsychologist Bryan Fantie explains seven things to know about why our brains run wild as we slumber—one of science’s greatest mysteries.
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Jordan Tama, Polarization and US Foreign Policy

Jordan Tama's new co-edited volume is Polarization and US Foreign Policy: When Politics Crosses the Water's Edge.
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Jonathan Fox and Jeffrey Hallock, Open government and US development co-operation in Colombia: Lessons for locally led development

Jonathan Fox and Jeffrey Hallock's article in Development Policy Review analyses sectoral priorities, data, and trends to inform policy discussion about how USAID can reach its localization goals in Colombia.
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Stephen Silvia named 2024 LERA Fellow

Stephen Silvia was named a 2024 Labor and Employment Relations Association Fellow for his
"contributions of unusual distinction to the field."
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Sam Bradshaw, Strategic Storytelling: Russian State-Backed Media Coverage of the Ukraine War

Samantha Bradshaw's new co-authored article analyzes Russian state-backed media coverage of the Ukraine war to theorize Russian strategic narratives during times of conflict.
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Malini Ranganathan awarded American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship

Malini Ranganathan has been awarded a fellowship from the American Institute of Indian Studies to carry out her research project in India.
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One of the most striking visual features of Webb is its 18-segment primary mirror, gold-plated to best capture the infrared light that the telescope studies. NASA/Maggie Masetti

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American University Scientist Contributes to New Findings About Exciting Exoplanet

James Webb Telescope observations lead to new insights of possible presence of atmosphere and ocean on one of the closest exoplanets to our solar system
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Jordanna Matlon wins ASA Distinguished Scholarly Book Award

Jordanna Matlon won this prestigious American Sociological Association award for her book "A Man among Other Men: The Crisis of Black Masculinity in Racial Capitalism."
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