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Campus & Community
Graduate Dylan Cappello: Driving or building, senior’s passion for cars fueled his mechanical engineering studies
May 8, 2018
Cappello has been driving race cars professionally throughout his high school and college years, picking up championships along the way. While at NAU, he also was part of a team that built a car and will be racing it later this month. Continue reading
Graduates Jerri, Hannah, Leanna and Caleb Jasper: A love of learning inspired this family to become Lumberjacks
May 7, 2018
The three Jasper children followed their mother's lead in earning their bachelor's degree through NAU's Personalized Learning program. Now they're off on a family gap year. Continue reading
Graduate Felix Schumann: Tennis captain taking what he learned at NAU back home to Germany
May 3, 2018
Schumann, who is earning a bachelor's degree in marketing and management, said the relationships he built are what he appreciates most about his NAU experience. Continue reading
NAU’s International Festival offers a trip around the world in one room
May 3, 2018
The festival allowed international students from 20 countries to share different aspects of their country's culture and history with members of the NAU and Flagstaff communities. Continue reading
NAU student awarded prestigious Udall scholarship
May 2, 2018
Danielle Curley is the second NAU student in a row to earn a Udall scholarship for her leadership, public service and commitment to resolving environmental and Native American issues. Continue reading
For National Nurses Week, look inside the medical team that keeps the NAU community healthy
May 2, 2018
Nursing coordinator Pam Olsen spoke with NAU News about how she got into nursing and all the resources that Campus Health Services offers to the NAU community. Continue reading
Long-distance lifeline: How NAU Jacks Online mentors improve more than just the grades of online students
April 26, 2018
Online students often report feeling isolated, alone, disconnected, unprepared and unaware of the resources and opportunities available to them. Luckily, NAU has come up with a solution to combat that. Continue reading
Finding a voice through violin: NAU music program teaches young students how to play music
April 26, 2018
Suzuki String Program coordinator Karin Hallberg started the program at Marshall Elementary School in 2001. On May 3, 300 students will perform their annual concert. Continue reading
President Cheng visits with delegation from Universidad Tecnológico de Hermosillo
April 26, 2018
Faculty members and students from Universidad Tecnológico de Hermosillo was on campus for educational exchange and meetings designed to further the collaboration within engineering and hospitality. Continue reading
Latest Site Activity
NAU community invited to support NAU Athletics at Independence Day parade NAU community is invited to walk in Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce's 2018 Independence Day parade.
NAU’s Biomechatronic Lab: Helping kids walk with wearable robots (VIDEO) Recently featured on the internet series "Superhuman," NAU scientists are building lightweight, electrically powered exoskeletons to help make mobility and general movements easier and more normal.
Next generation of Native American storytellers at NAU this summer The Andy Harvey Native American Broadcast Workshop introduces students to university and professional broadcast atmospheres and helps them develop tools to share stories through TV and radio.
Online opportunity: Alum talks about his life-changing decision to earn a master’s degree from NAU Online David Williams did his master's degree from Tokyo, where he and his family are stationed as he finishes his career in the U.S. military. NAU Online offers degree programs for students anywhere in the world.
NAU entomologist launches landmark study of the desert darkling beetle With $879,000 in funding from the NSF, Aaron Smith is doing a study that seeks to advance scientific understanding of these insects.
NAU receives NSF collaborative grant to improve software used to manage biodiversity data Led by NAU’s Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research, the project will create a new version of the Symbiota software which will increase the platform’s digital specimen records, expand its use by researchers, improve sustainability and enrich education and outreach activities.
Editor’s Picks
Underneath the lion: Celebrate the Lunar New Year at NAU with traditional lion dance performances NAU senior Colleen McDowell struggled with high-functioning autism and depression, then she enrolled in PES100, a Chinese Martial Arts course, and became a lion dancer. Enjoy several performances at NAU and throughout town on Feb. 16 to ring in the year of the dog.
Which microbes matter most? NAU scientists develop technique for measuring bacterial growth rates Ecoss researchers are using technologies developed at NAU to devise a metric for the growth of microbial species in their natural environments.
NAU paleoecologist discovering secrets of Northern Norway’s history in lake mud Scott Anderson is part of a team studying thousand-year-old biomarkers preserved in lake bottoms that tell the story of human activity in Lofoten.