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Stemming Beyond R1

What does this classification mean for AU's STEM programs?

Ben Ackman, Lilly Barnett, Sophia Berumen, Conny Galvez, Chase Gorman, Miles Hazo, Henry Humes, Ali Mahlowitz, Natalie Monga, and Clair Sapilewski • December 29, 2025

This semester, AWOL’s multimedia team investigated what American University’s recent R1 designation status means to faculty and students, and how funding and administrative support helped research...

A university layoff has left an advanced microscope unused

Months after AU achieved R1 status, research and student opportunities are hindered without her expertise.

Clair Sapilewski, Staff Editor • October 22, 2025

In the basement of American University’s Hall of Science sits an instrument powerful enough to image the inner workings of a single cell. Right now, logbooks show it’s going unused. The device...

AU Goes to Space

Taylor Sabol, Managing Editor • October 22, 2018

American University has expanded their STEM educational programs to out of this world projects. AWOL staff had the opportunity to speak with the AU physics department to discuss their newest focus: the AU Thin Sat project.

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