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AU staff and students with trash sorting for compost, recycling, and trash.

Environment ·

AU Ranks Second in The Princeton Review’s Top 50 Green Colleges List

Highest ranking yet in annual list
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Technology ·

ICYMI . . . Meta Launched Instagram Teen Accounts

Six things to know now about new protections on a platform used by a majority of teens ages 13 to 17.
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Brad Smith spoke during a Kogod School of Business event on October 9. Photo by Ben Root.

Technology ·

Why AI is for Everyone

Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith spoke at AU about the power and promise of artificial intelligence on October 9 as part of the Kogod’s Alan Meltzer Speaker Series.
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Cyber Espionage

Technology ·

Primer on the Costs of Cyber Espionage

Aerial view of a swirling hurricane over Earth. Photo from Getty.

Environment ·

3 Facts and a Fiction: The Eye of the Storm

Hurricanes are the deadliest, costliest, and most destructive of all weather-related hazards in the US. With Hurricane Helene battering the East Coast, environmental science professor Stephen MacAvoy explains what to expect now—and in the future.
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An environmental science class in AU's Hall of Science

Science ·

AU Launches PhD in Biomedical and Environmental Health Sciences

Professor Victoria Connaughton explains how new degree intertwines science along with skills to develop policies informed by science
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Science ·

Data Science BS Program Is First in DC to Receive ABET Accreditation

°¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ University’s Bachelor of Science Data Science program recognized by prestigious Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
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Technology ·

Mythical Beasts & Where to Find Them

CSINT must reads for tech & security
Fight for the Final Frontier: Irregular Warfare in Space
Irregular Warfare and Strategic Competition in Space
By John Klein

Technology ·

Book Review Fight for the Final Frontier: Irregular Warfare in Space

A seasoned scholar, strategist, and expert in space policy and strategy, Dr. John J. Klein is well-versed in applying strategic theory to the space domain.
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From left, zero waste manager Caroline Boone and Luke Carignan, CAS/BS ’25, BA ’25, stand next to one of the Project Move Out pods. Photo by Jeff Watts.

Environment ·

From Trash to Treasure

This May, Project Move Out collected 500 pounds of food and about five tons of clothing from AU students.
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