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
President Cheng discusses five years of outreach, accomplishments and student success in Campus Forum
April 19, 2019 President Rita Cheng discussed the progress she’s seen in the last five years and how the strategic plan is helping to move Northern Arizona University forward at the spring 2019 campus forum on Thursday. She also talked about faculty, staff and student accomplishments, discussed increased community outreach and was joined by a […]
NAU honors Gold Axe, President’s Prize, Distinguished Senior recipients for Class of 2019
April 17th, 2019NAU celebrates pioneering campuswide initiative supporting health and wellness
April 17th, 2019Meet Robert Church, NAU’s new director of emergency management
April 15th, 2019Students invited to represent NAU at prestigious Regents’ Cup
April 11th, 2019
Happenings
NAU holding special ceremony to honor longtime professor, legislator John Wettaw
April 17, 2019 The Lumberjack family is invited to come together in honor of the life of John Wettaw, former Northern Arizona University professor and Arizona state legislator. The ceremony will be at 1 p.m. April 27 in the Wettaw building (88) on north campus and will celebrate his commitment to education and service. Wettaw […]
New summer lecture series at Cline Library celebrates Grand Canyon National Park
April 16th, 2019Finding the beat: NAU’s sixth annual Hip Hop Week returns to campus
April 11th, 2019Student Water Symposium puts H20 in the spotlight
April 11th, 2019Grammy-nominated jazz duo to spend artist residency at NAU
April 11th, 2019
Faculty & Staff
RSVP to the NAU Professional Achievement Ceremony
April 18, 2019 Northern Arizona University will celebrate the many achievements of faculty and staff at the NAU Professional Achievement Ceremony from 3-5 p.m. May 2 at the High Country Conference Center, 201 W. Butler Ave. The Professional Achievement Ceremony will honor the 17th Annual Faculty and Academic Professional Awards including: promotion and tenure, emeritus, […]
Applications 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, 2019Exemplary employees recognized with President’s Achievement Award
April 4th, 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.