Patrick Thaddeus Jackson has received the 2026 American University Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity, and Other Professional Contributions.
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CECE Postdoctoral Fellow Julie Gonzalez and CECE Director/SIS Professor Dana Fisher published a new open-access paper in Environmental Research: Climate.
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Anthony Fontes, Susanna Campbell, and Sarah Snyder are the 2026 winners of the SIS Innovative Scholar and Research Catalyst awards.
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Seray Yalaz's new co-authored article in the Journal of Peace Research examines the competing bids of rebel organizations and state authorities over the rights to extract and market natural resources.
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Professor Hansong Li's new research article in Political Geography revisits the ideas of Fridtjof Nansen to shed light on today’s growing political tensions in the Arctic.
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One of only 34 global volunteers selected by NASA, an AU student-led team will help track the Artemis II mission this week as the Orion spacecraft carries four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon.
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SIS professors and PhD students presented their research and connected with scholars from across the globe at the 2026 International Studies Association conference in Columbus.
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Dr. Johannes Lange is an American University astrophysicist using cutting-edge telescopes and AI to explore dark matter and dark energy— bringing undergraduate students along for what could be a transformative decade in cosmology.
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On March 21, SIS and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy hosted the inaugural the inaugural SIS-YPFP Research Symposium, “Reimagining Foreign Policy in a Transforming World.”
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Professor Robert Kelley answers questions about security, diplomacy, and boycott threats leading up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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