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| American University Welcomes Dr. Anthony Fauci to Family Week |
| American University was honored to host Dr. Anthony Fauci for this year's virtual Family Week. Speaking with President Sylvia Burwell, Fauci shared his insights on COVID-19 with students and the broader AU community. The event was mentioned in The Hill, Politico, CNN, Reuters, United Press International, Axios, ABC News, and U.S. News and World Report. (10/7) |
Additional Feature
| Sexual, Gender Minorities Much Likelier to Be Crime Victims |
| The Associated Press featured research by Andrew Flores, assistant professor of public affairs. Flores's research found that people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer or gender non-conforming are nearly four times as likely to be victims of violent crime than those outside such communities. (10/2) |
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| Homeland Security to Grant Millions to Groups to Combat White Supremacists and Other Extremists |
| The School of Communication is one of several recipients to receive a grant from the Department of Homeland Security to combat extremism in America. Kurt Braddock, assistant professor of communication, spoke to The Wall Street Journal about how the school will use its grant to develop a strategy to undermine disinformation shared by white supremacist groups. Braddock also spoke to NBC10 about an extremist group's plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. (10/3, 10/8) |
Expertise
| Why Don't Young People Vote, and What Can Be Done About It? |
| Professor of Public Affairs Jan Leighley spoke to The New York Times about getting young people to vote. Leighley said, “Actually the act of casting a ballot in an election is incredibly complex.” Leonard Steinhorn, professor of communication, spoke to U.S. News & World Report about voting trends among older Americans. (10/8. 10/5) |
| Biden Campaign Mulls Possible 'Climate Czar' Position |
| Paul Bledsoe, adjunct professorial lecturer in the School of Public Affairs, spoke to Politico about how a Biden administration would approach climate issues. Bledsoe said, “It's about making climate change a motivating focus and the raison d'etre of a Biden administration.” (10/7) |
| Trump's Missed Opportunities To Personally Stop The Spread Of The Coronavirus |
| Washington College of Law Professor Lindsay Wiley spoke to NPR about how the Trump administration handled the president's COVID-19 diagnosis. Wiley said, “It just sends such a strong signal to the general public that these recommendations aren't important to pay attention to and aren't necessary to follow.” (10/6) |
| What We Can Learn From the Most Successful Covid-19 Bubbles |
| Melissa Hawkins, director of the Public Health Scholars program, spoke to Elemental, Medium's health and science vertical, about the efficacy of COVID-19 bubbles. Hawkins said, “I think it's important to double down on our quaranteam given there are going to be less opportunities to be outside because of the cold weather.” (10/5) |
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