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From left, zero waste manager Caroline Boone and Luke Carignan, CAS/BS ’25, BA ’25, stand next to one of the Project Move Out pods. Photo by Jeff Watts.

Environment ·

From Trash to Treasure

This May, Project Move Out collected 500 pounds of food and about five tons of clothing from AU students.
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Architectural rendering of Meltzer Center for Athletic Performance & the Sports Center Annex

Environment ·

Meltzer Center Poised to Be AU’s First Net Zero Building, but What Is Net Zero?

American University achieved carbon neutrality in 2018 and is now moving to further advance our sustainability goals by adding what is expected to become its first Net Zero Energy building to the campus portfolio.
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AU's first geothermal heat pump system under construction

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Meltzer Center will feature AU's first geothermal heat pump system

Construction begins for AU's first geothermal heat pump system, as part of Meltzer Center for Athletic Performance
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Lara Lozser and Marna Schneid, two Eagle Made vendors, with their products

Alumni ·

Eagle Made: Alumni-Owned Businesses Come to Campus

Entrepreneurial Eagles partner with AU to share their products with the campus community.
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Celebrity chef Bal Arneson speaks with an AU student on April 9. Photo by Jeff Watts.

On Campus ·

For the Love of Food

Celebrity chef Bal Arneson brought the spice to campus on April 9, hosting a cooking demonstration, menu takeover, and meet-and-greet to benefit AU’s initiatives to fight food insecurity
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Two volunteers high five at Campus Beautification Day. Photo by Jeff Watts.

On Campus ·

Spreading Mulch—and the Spirit of Community

More than 420 volunteers got their hands dirty during AU’s 31st annual Campus Beautification Day on April 9–10.
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John Boyle Ruiz

On Campus ·

He Speaks for the Trees

Groundskeeper and AU grad student John Boyle Ruiz, SIS/BA ’22, has bloomed where he’s planted, launching the arboretum’s Tree Thursday Instagram series
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A seismograph records an earthquake

Environment ·

Professor MacAvoy on the Science of Earthquakes

After earthquake rattles New Jersey, Professor of Environmental Science Stephen MacAvoy answers our questions about recent earthquakes across the globe
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Protest sign reading "Change the Politics, Not the CLimate"

Environment ·

Who Are Today's Climate Activists?

SIS professor Dana R. Fisher explores the truth about three of the big myths being told about climate activism and the climate movement today.
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AU lacrosse clinic held on campus March 30. Photo by Karen Angell.

On Campus ·

Won’t You Be Our Neighbor?

The university has numerous opportunities for engagement with the community through the AU Neighborhood Partnership and the Community Liaison Committee.
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