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Study Shows Hope for Veterans Suffering from Gulf War Illness

AU’s Kathleen Holton receives $6.4 million grant to study connection between diet and Gulf War Illness symptoms
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Richard Bennett

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Do Body-Worn Cameras Discourage Police Officers from Doing Their Jobs?

AU researchers examine how body-worn cameras influence police activity.
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Members of the AU community stroll through the Change Can't Wait festival's research walk.

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Students, Professors Showcase Work with Research Walk

More than 40 student, faculty, and staff researchers lined the Friedheim Quad during the Change Can't Wait Festival last month to showcase their solutions to today's most pressing challenges.
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Sea Turtle.

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Going Green: AU Environmental Scientists Work to Save Our Planet

Department of Environmental Science faculty and students hard at work on research with real-world implications
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Silvia Kim

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Do Demographics Control Election Outcomes?

SPA professor finds little evidence that voters’ demographics predict their choices at the ballot box.
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TRAPPIST-1 System. Credit NASA.

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Exploring the Worlds of TRAPPIST-1

The TRAPPIST-1 system is a gold mine of study as scientists search for signs of life.
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Students Silas Engel, left to right, Libby Wahlenmayer worked as student researchers on Public Affairs Lab projects. Saul Newman, second from right, oversees the program and professor Lara Schwartz worked with Engel on a research project.

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AU Lab Fosters Collaborative, Changemaking Research

Since 2019, PAPL has grown from fewer than 20 student applications that resulted in 10 active projects to 120 applications for 20 available spots on research collaborations.
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Aparna Soni and Alexandra Rakus

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Did Medicaid Expansion Ease COVID Suffering Among Low-Income Populations?

SPA Assistant Professor and Doctoral Student Publish Study on Link Between COVID-19 Health Outcomes and Medicaid Coverage
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Two people perform music at the center of a volumetric capture stage

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Musical Artists Record Holograms At IDEAS

Creating the Future of Music
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Two people perform music at the center of a volumetric capture stage

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Musical Artists Record Holograms At IDEAS

Creating the Future of Music
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