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Estrogen May Stop Infection-Induced Brain Inflammation
Songbird study reveals new clues about the interplay between the body's neuroendocrine and immune systems.
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The Trump Effect: Despite Increase in Political Activism, Few Women Seek Office
A new study by AU School of Public Affairs Professor Jennifer Lawless, and Loyola Marymount University Professor Richard Fox, found that despite an increase in political activism, women continue to lag behind men in political ambition.
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Pulitzer Fellows Head to Chile and Laos for Media Projects
The 2017 recipients of the AU Pulitzer Center Campus Consortium International Reporting Student Fellowship have been announced.
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Turkey’s National Healthcare Program Significantly Reduces Infant Mortality
A new study coauthored by SPA Professor Erdal Tekin, links a nationwide medical program in Turkey to a 25.5 percent reduction in infant mortality.
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Seeing Inside Coral
Scientists, including American University’s Kiho Kim, are using new technologies that make it possible to see inside coral, to examine the skeleton cores for devastation caused by humans.
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Use of Natural Gas Linked to Improved Air Quality, Infant Health in Turkey
Improved air quality in Turkey results in healthier infants, according to a recent study published in "The Economic Journal" by SPA Professor Erdal Tekin.
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Innovative Managers Improve Performance in Nursing Homes, Says New Study
SPA Associate Professor Anna Amirkhanyan, SPA Distinguished Visiting Scholar Ken Meier, and their co-authors studied the effect of management on U.S. nursing homes.
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Refuge and the American Dream: CAS Doctoral Grad Examines Resettlement Issues
Anthropology Ph.D. Christopher Partridge researches refugees in North Carolina.
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New Book Highlights the Challenges of Gentrification
Metropolitan Policy Center Director Derek Hyra’s book, "Race, Class, and Politics in the Cappuccino City," examines D.C.’s rapidly changing economic landscape.
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Political Partisanship Influences Racial Inequality in Education Outcomes, Says New Book
The significant effect of partisanship on African American K-12 students is the focus of a new book, "The Politics of African-American Education."
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