Environment ·
AU Combined Heat and Power System Reuses Waste Heat, Saves Campus Energy and Money
Natural gas-fired microturbines generate electricity locally on-campus.
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Science ·
AU’s Kennedy Political Union Hosts Dr. Anthony Fauci
The Kennedy Political Union (KPU) hosted Dr. Anthony Fauci, the physician, immunologist, and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), who received an honorary doctor of science degree from AU in 2018.
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Environment ·
AU Earns Tree Campus USA Designation for 10th Year in a Row
This summer, American University received the Tree Campus USA designation by the Arbor Day Foundation for the 10th year in a row.
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Environment ·
Curbing Overpopulation with Positive Psychology Strategies
Daniel Fiorino, director of the SPA Center for Environmental Policy, hosted an online discussion on the topic of using positive psychology to curb overpopulation on September 9, 2020.
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Science ·
Light, Sound, Action: PHYS 200 Turns Twenty
From the physics of stage lights to the use of color in political ads, AU's PHYS 200 Light, Sound, Action course teaches students to solve real-world problems through the principles of physics.
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Science ·
Hall of Science Construction is Well Underway
American University is putting the final touches on its new Hall of Science, which will open its doors next month. It’s all part of AU’s ambitious commitment to further scientific research to address some of the world’s most pressing problems.
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Focusing on the Biology of Coronaviruses During the COVID-19 Lockdown
When the escalating COVID-19 crisis resulted in a shift to online learning in early 2020, Dr. Kaplan revised the syllabus to include a unit on virology (the study of viruses).
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Rising Senior Anthony LoPrete Wins Goldwater Scholarship
Anthony LoPrete (BS physics and computational science ’21) was selected from a pool of 1,343 university-nominated candidates for a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.
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Technology ·
Journalists and Historians “Come to Class” Virtually
When classes went online this spring, Professor Pam Nadell had a spark of inspiration. If students were stuck at home, then prominent journalists, historians, and scholars were stuck at home too. So why not invite them to class? Virtually of course.
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Mathematics ·
AU Math-Stat Students Dive into Pandemic Modeling
When pandemic struck this spring, Mike Limarzi spotted a once-in-a-lifetime teaching opportunity: to teach students how pandemic models work, using a simplified version of what epidemiologists are currently using to predict the spread of COVID-19.
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