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AU Receives $867K NSF Grant to Advance Wildfire Prediction with AI
Computer Science Professor Leah Ding awarded grant to develop innovative AI and machine learning algorithms to detect and forecast wildfires
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Is Extreme Weather Our New Normal? A CAS Conversation
Storms, Flooding, and Heat Waves: Professor Stephen MacAvoy talks about the disturbing weather patterns sweeping across the nation
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Campus Race to Zero Waste Competition: AU Ranks in Top 10 in Three Categories
American University ranks high in multiple waste reduction categories.
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Digging Through Trash is Not a Waste
AU boasts a current waste diversion rate of 41 percent—up from 30 percent in 2023—thanks in part to regular audits conducted by the Zero Waste Office.
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Cassell Hall Residents Win Competition to Reduce Electricity Consumption
Residence Hall competition saves total of 8,810 kilowatt-hours of electricity.
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Winter Energy Curtailment Efforts Result in Significant Cost Savings
Data shows reduction in energy costs and carbon emissions during annual campus shutdown.
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Waste Not, Want Not
At an E-Waste Drive held last week, the American University community did its part in responsibly discarding electronic waste—collecting 433 pounds of unwanted tech items that might otherwise have landed in the landfill.
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Annual Zero Waste Competition Tips Off with Sustainability-themed Men’s Basketball Game, Feb. 10
Part of the Campus Race to Zero Waste competition to reduce waste produced on campus
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American University Earns Its Seventh STARS Gold Rating
Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education rates AU’s sustainability efforts.
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