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Quansheng Zhao, Great Power Strategies
Quansheng Zhao's new book is Great Power Strategies - The United States, China and Japan.
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Daniel Gerstein, Tech Wars
Daniel Gerstein's new book is Tech Wars: Transforming U.S. Technology Development
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The U.S. Criminal Justice System: Functional, Flawed, or "F***ed"
Second publication from SPA Assistant Professor TaLisa Carter’s Shades of Justice project finds that student perceptions of the criminal justice system vary by skin tone.
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American University’s Center for Media and Social Impact Receives $1.73 Million in New Grants
The grants will expand comedy and social justice programming and initiatives at the innovative center
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Inaugural Airlie Research Projects Reflect Property’s History, Spirit
The projects include a dissertation workshop and research on the intersection of technology and nature.
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Representative Bureaucracy Contagion Effects in Health Care
SPA researchers show that a higher proportion of female physicians in the ER improves heart attack outcomes for women, even without doctor/patient gender matching.
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Cultivating Gratitude: An Interview with Professor Tony Ahrens
During this season of thanks, professor offers advice on how to approach the holidays mindfully and with gratitude
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Democratic Erosion Consortium Wins $1.7 Million State Department Grant
SPA Associate Professor Laura Paler part of team working to understand global democratic erosion and develop evidence-based policy recommendations to counteract it.
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Domestic Violence and Self Defense: What Happens When Women Fight Back?
AU’s Rachel Louise Snyder explains why domestic violence victims face life and death decisions
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AU Community Focused on a More Equitable and Peaceful World
Faculty and students hard at work on research and action with real-world implications
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