The new year brings new food trends with promises to help you stay healthy. Northern Arizona University dietitian and health educator Megan Anderson breaks down these new trends to show what you should and should not try this year to help you be healthier.
Bulletproof Coffee
What it is: A mix of coffee, butter and medium chain triglyceride (MCT) oil that has been sensationalized as a miracle drink for long-lasting energy and weight loss.
Fun Fact: Bulletproof coffee was created by a… Read more
By Tom Filsinger
Psychology Instructor
Resolutions have been made. But do they work? The common view is most New Year’s resolutions are broken very quickly. But why strive to better yourself only in January? Shouldn’t this goal be a regular part of our lives?
Approximately 40 percent of people make New Year’s resolutions. Of those people, 23 percent have failed. That number goes up to 50 percent within three months. And after two years, well, forget it. A full 81… Read more
By Lori Poloni-Staudinger, professor and chair of Politics and International Affairs
Academic examinations of women and terrorism examine women as terrorists, the types of activities they undertake and ask why women engage in terrorism. We know that women often participate for many of the same reasons as men, including for revenge, ideological or religious reasons.
Women terrorists capture the attention of the public because they clash with socially constructed perceptions of women as peaceful life-givers not life-takers.… Read more
By Danielle Donaldson, assistant director, Undergraduate
Admissions and Orientation
As an employee in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation, encouraging students to consider higher education is my job. When it came time to pursue a master’s degree, it was a no-brainer, and with NAU’s Educational Aid Registration Permit, the choice could not have been easier.
Through a policy governed by the Arizona Board of Regents, NAU employees save thousands… Read more
By Alex Hayes, Outstanding Senior in the W.A. Franke College of Business
As I prepare to graduate next month, there are many highlights from my time at NAU.
Meeting Warren Buffett and the subsequent Dale Carnegie Training stand out in my mind.
The annual trip to Omaha, Neb., to meet with Mr. Buffett is, understandably, a big deal in the W. A. Franke College of Business. So, it does not come as a surprise that Warren Buffett is always a… Read more
By Sean Anthony, Hypo2 High Performance Sport Center, CEO
Altitude training is virtually a given in the world of elite sport, and it’s becoming rarer and rarer to see an endurance athlete succeed at the highest levels of Olympic and professional sport without using it. But, while its popularity and successful use are pretty indisputable, what is not so cut-and-dried is where these athletes will go for such training. That’s where Flagstaff comes in.
Our fair city… Read more
In November 2017, a team of scientists pointed NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope toward a comet-like object known as ’Oumuamua—the first interstellar body ever found in our solar … Read more about NASA telescope’s ‘non-detection’ of first interstellar object in solar system leads NAU team to conclusions about mystery object’s size, reflectivity
Nov. 8, 2018The 16th annual Classified Staff Advisory Council’s winter clothing drive has come to an end, though the outcome will make a lasting impact.For the past month, … Read more about Jacks giving back: Annual winter clothing and food drive collects more than 1,200 donated items
Kudos to these studentsDo you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form. … Read more about In the Student Spotlight: Nov. 9, 2018
Kudos to these faculty and staffDo you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission … Read more about In the Spotlight: Nov. 9, 2018
Nov. 8, 2018A critically acclaimed evening of comedy by award-winning playwright David Ives will be performed by Northern Arizona University theatre students from Nov. 16 … Read more about Laugh at life’s absurdities during NAU Theatre’s performance of ‘All in the Timing’
Nov. 8, 2018The School of Music invites the community to celebrate 100 years of American composer, conductor, pianist, educator and humanitarian Leonard Bernstein. As part of … Read more about Horizon Concert Series looks back at iconic work of Leonard Bernstein
It all started with a teddy bear.Then raising and keeping pets, going hunting with his dad and realizing he was the only ‘90s kid whose bedroom walls were covered in posters of … Read more about Born in tragedy: How an NAU alumnus helped save the life of one Lucky elk
Doug Macy was not an artist, or a Northern Arizona University alum. Yet he was passionate about two things: collecting art and NAU—he had his son to thank for both.Aaron Macy … Read more about The Macy legacy: How one man’s love affair with art will benefit NAU students for years to come
Nearly 200 students from Chinese universities have made their way to Flagstaff to study at Northern Arizona University this school year as part of the Sino-American 1+2+1 program. … Read more about Global partnership: NAU works with Chinese universities to expand 1+2+1 program
