Features
- Mighty Max: The love story of two NAU alumni and the roller-coaster ride of having a sick son
- Born in tragedy: How an NAU alumnus helped save the life of one Lucky elk
- The Macy legacy: How one man’s love affair with art will benefit NAU students for years to come
- Global partnership: NAU works with Chinese universities to expand 1+2+1 program
- Hyenas, hippos and lions joined NAU’s inaugural study abroad class in Zambia
Research & Academics
Learn how NAU student researchers are changing the world at the annual Undergraduate Expo and Symposium
Cancer prevention, identifying remains and using simulation games to learn–read about five undergraduate students who will present their research Friday along with more than 1,000 of their peers.
NAU gets approval for new degree programs in Indian Country criminal justice, building science
April 19th, 2019Environmental scientist studies expanding drug trafficking routes in Central America
April 17th, 2019Excavating a climate report from the past: NAU geology team joins multidisciplinary study to investigate ancient warming event
April 16th, 2019NIH awards NAU audiologist $455,982 to study genetic link to tinnitus
April 10th, 2019
Campus & Community
NAU Summer Bug Camp back again (VIDEO)
April 24, 2019 The Colorado Plateau Museum of Arthropod Biodiversity at Northern Arizona University is hosting the 13th annual Summer Bug Camp in June and July. Children ages six to 10 (exceptions possible for older children who love bugs) will learn about insect history and biodiversity through activities such as collecting insects, building their own […]
Join NAU in our inaugural Giving Day on May 1
April 24th, 2019Institute for Human Development to conduct research project on barriers to voting for people with disabilities
April 23rd, 2019President Cheng discusses five years of outreach, accomplishments and student success in Campus Forum
April 19th, 2019NAU honors Gold Axe, President’s Prize, Distinguished Senior recipients for Class of 2019
April 17th, 2019
Happenings
Three new exhibits at the NAU Art Museum to challenge visitors’ perceptions
April 24, 2019 Northern Arizona University’s Art Museum has three exhibits promising to charm all its visitors. Featuring contemporary and notable artworks from two collections, and illustrations from recently acquired sketches by American illustrator Cyrus L. Baldridge, these displays are offered through May 1. “Contemporary Work from the Collection” spotlights acquisitions from the last several […]
NAU’s filmmakers compete at Student Film Festival
April 23rd, 2019NAU teams up with community to bring Sun Ra Birthday Bash to Flagstaff
April 22nd, 2019NAU holding special ceremony to honor longtime professor, legislator John Wettaw
April 17th, 2019New summer lecture series at Cline Library celebrates Grand Canyon National Park
April 16th, 2019
Faculty & Staff
NAU implementing new virtual parking permit system
April 24, 2019 Northern Arizona University Transit Services (UTS) has announced that it will transition to a streamlined parking permit system that does away with windshield stickers, starting this fall. Under the new virtual system, the permit holder’s license plate acts as the permit—there are no stickers to keep track of, no physical permits to […]
RSVP to the NAU Professional Achievement Ceremony
April 18th, 2019Applications open for University Leadership Program
April 11th, 2019ABOR names three new Regents’ Professors at NAU
April 9th, 2019President’s Cabinet notes: April 3, 2019
April 5th, 2019
Blogs
Blog: For Earth Week, guest speaker Gordon Bonan talks about environmental stewardship in the age of Earth system models
April 17, 2019 Editor’s note: Gordon Bonan, a researcher with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, is speaking at NAU as part of Earth Month. NAU News invited him to share more about his work in environmental stewardship. Hear the entirety of his speech at 4 p.m. April 22 at the International […]
Generosity + Loyalty + Pride = Lumberjacks!
A special message from Dr. Stewart Witzeman: We did the math and the answer is clear: Lumberjacks are the best! Inspired to give by Dr. Stewart Witzeman ’79 and Kerry Witzeman, you and the NAU alumni family came out in full force to support students and unlock the Witzemans’ $20,000 gift through the Witzeman Family […]
My marvelous experiences working with pop culture legend Stan Lee
By Tom Filsinger, Instructor, Department of Psychological Sciences “You must be some kinda cool college professor.” Those were the words of Stan Lee to me the first time we spoke with each other. It was the beginning of an amazing journey of working together that was a young boy’s dream come true. Our adventures together […]
Spotlight
Recognizing the activities and accomplishments of faculty, staff and students.