Research is for the PhDs? Think again. 🔬 At AU, it’s for the curious: the ones who ask why, test ideas, push boundaries, and share what they find. Spoiler: that’s students. Start your research at AU. Link in bio. #AUResearch #StudentResearch #AmericanUniversity

🌏 Six AU faculty members have been selected for 2026–2027 Fulbright Awards! Their research spans the globe, from economics and health to law, art, and urban poverty. Congratulations to our Fulbright scholars! Read more: american.edu/research/news/s… #AUResearch #Fulbright

The research advice continues! 🔍✨ This time, it’s all about bringing your passion and enthusiasm for your research into the classroom, and sharing that excitement with your professors. Featured: Tristan Hotchkin, CAS #AUResearch #UndergraduateResearch #AmericanUniversity

Undergraduate researchers share their best advice for peers interested in pursuing research of their own! 🔍✨ Featured: Mia McCarthy, CAS 🎓 #AUResearch #UndergraduateResearch #AmericanUniversity #StudentResearch #researchadvice

Research support by your unit administrators and the AU Office of Research doesn’t stop after one question. You came for one question. We stayed for the entire research journey. 🤝 From the first idea to the final outcome, consider us officially invested in your success.

What’s at stake as nuclear weapons remain a part of global strategy? @AU_SIS Professor Sharon Weiner spoke to @Forbes about the risks of nuclear weapons and the call for global nuclear disarmament. Read here: forbes.com/sites/kevinholden… #AUResearch #InternationalRelations

How vulnerable are U.S. water systems to cyberattacks? @william_akoto explains the recent attacks and what utilities can do to strengthen their defenses. @AU_SPA tinyurl.com/4btspp8m

🤖 What do we lose when we let AI read for us? In a recent episode of The Academic Minute, Dr. Naomi Baron explores the hidden costs of outsourcing our reading to reader bots. Listen here: academicminute.org/p/naomi-b… #AI #CriticalThinking #Reading #AUResearch @AUcollege

Under the leadership of Dr. Derrick Cogburn, graduate students John Dylan Bustillo and Ana Kilbourn traveled to the United Nations to launch a new CRPD Disability Rights Data Dashboard and mobile app. Read more: american.edu/sis/news/resear… #DisabilityAdvocacy #CivicTech @AU_SIS

Professor Aref Zahed launched an advanced AI robot that can recognize faces, speak in nine languages, and answer complex questions using ChatGPT and Google technology. Read more here: american.edu/cas/news/iris-a… @AUcollege #AI #Robotics #Innovation #AUResearch

Check out this funding opportunity from the @OpenTechFund! See many more across many different disciplines on our website: american.edu/provost/osara/f… #AmericanUniversity #AUResearch #FundingOpportunities @AUcollege

AU undergrads Hasset Tibebe, Dacia Marquez, and Grace Hillmer—guided by Professor Taisuke Izumi—are advancing the search for an HIV cure and improving patient outcomes. #AUEagles #WomenInSTEM #UndergradResearch #HIVResearch

AU student Sophia Gagliardi helped develop a safe new method to test COVID-19's interaction with human proteins. 🧬 Read more here: american.edu/news/au-student… #Research #StudentResearch #AmericanUniversity #Innovation

In April 2026, American University senior Ankur Purao led a team of students and faculty in official collaboration with NASA’s Artemis II mission. Follow us to see more ways AU students help drive research! 🦅✨ @AUcollege #AUResearch #StudentResearch #NASA

Meet our latest Thought Leader, Dr. Dana Fisher—named by PBS as one of America's most prescient political thinkers. Her latest research uses AI to help communities prepare for extreme events and build resilience. american.edu/research/news/t… @AU_SIS @research_sis @AmericanU

📝 AU student Natalie Putz turned a class research paper into a solo-authored, peer-reviewed publication. Follow us to see more ways AU students help drive research! 🦅✨ @AU_SIS #AUResearch #StudentResearch #AcademicPublishing

📚 Part 2 of our Summer Reading List! • “No Option but Sabotage” by Thomas Zeitzoff • "Reader Bot: What Happens When AI Reads and Why It Matters" by Naomi Baron • "The Counterinsurgency Dilemma" by Tricia Bacon #AUResearch #SummerReading #HigherEd @AU_SPA @AUcollege

Happy #FundingFriday! Check out recent opportunities from @JohnsHopkins, @macfound, @NSF, and more. Our downloadable spreadsheets make finding your next grant easier than ever. Updated bi-weekly. american.edu/provost/osara/f… #ResearchFunding #Grants #HigherEd #Innovation

📚 Part 1 of our Summer Reading List, featuring three powerful books by AU faculty: • "The Water Defenders" by Robin Broad • "Lies About Black People" by Omekongo Dibinga • "Corrections at Work" by TaLisa J. Carter #AUResearch #SummerReading #HigherEd @AU_SIS @AU_SPA