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  1. Borel–Serre proved that SL_n(Z) is a virtual duality group of dimension (n choose 2) and the Steinberg module St_n(Q) is its dualizing module. This module is the top-dimensional homology group of the Tits building associated to SL_n(Q). We determine the “relations among the relations” of this Steinberg module. That is, we construct an explicit partial resolution of length two of the SL_n(Z)-module St_n(Q). We use this partial resolution to show the codimension-2 rational cohomology group of SLn(Z) vanishes for n ≥ 3. This resolves a case of a conjecture of Church–Farb–Putman. We also produce lower bounds for the codimension-1 cohomology of certain congruence subgroups of SLn(Z). 
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  2. We prove a representation stability result for the codimension-one cohomology of the level-three congruence subgroup of $$\mathbf{SL}_{n}(\mathbb{Z})$$ . This is a special case of a question of Church, Farb, and Putman which we make more precise. Our methods involve proving finiteness properties of the Steinberg module for the group $$\mathbf{SL}_{n}(K)$$ for $$K$$ a field. This also lets us give a new proof of Ash, Putman, and Sam’s homological vanishing theorem for the Steinberg module. We also prove an integral refinement of Church and Putman’s homological vanishing theorem for the Steinberg module for the group $$\mathbf{SL}_{n}(\mathbb{Z})$$ . 
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