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Taryn Morrissey

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The Vital Role of Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs in Rural Areas

SPA professor demonstrates the need for public investment in programs like Head Start in non-metropolitan areas.
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Jean Accius

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Reimagining and Transforming Long-Term Care

SPA Professor Examines Racial Inequities in Elder Care
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Rivals for Power book cover

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Rivals for Power: Biden’s Agenda in a Dysfunctional Congress

New book by SPA Professor Emeritus James Thurber grades President’s Biden’s legislative record at the midterm
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A person interacts with a VR experience while wearing a headset and operating a set of controllers

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Space Ocean Library At UFVA

Sharing Immersive Experiences With New Audiences
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Amdrew Ballard

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To Tweet or Not to Tweet: The Influence of Negative Rhetoric

SPA Researchers Examine Incivility in Congressional Tweets.
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A woman dressed in traditional Emirati clothing stands at the center of a volumetric capture studio stage

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Sharing History & Heritage Through a New Medium

The American University of Sharjah project bringing the past to life
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Bob Dylan plays guitar in Hamburg, Germany. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons license.

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Summer Scholars Funding Enables Unique Research

AU's Summer Scholars and Artists Research Fellowship provides funding to help students conduct research.
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white version of Rodin's The Thinker wearing a VR headset and dissolving into pixels

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Dr. Pietroszek Delivers Talk At TAI

Introducing students to volumetric storytelling worldwide
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Gloved hand holds cardboard sign reading "We are all immigrants"

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AU’s Immigration Lab: Researching “All Things Migration”

Lab established to conduct research, inform policymakers, and correct misperceptions about immigrants and immigration
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Three cameras in a white case mounted on a tripod, facing the viewer

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The Institute's Volumetric Capture Studio

Creating holograms and immersive experiences at AU
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