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
Campus & Community
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
NAU cadets helping the Flagstaff community, one box at a time
April 25, 2018
NAU's Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings have joined forces with squadrons and chapters nationwide to collect donations benefiting Trafficking, Abuse, Prevention and Support. Continue reading
Celebrating a decade of impact: How one family changed the lives of 29,504 NAU students
April 19, 2018
Eric Hughes, a Franke Scholar, didn't think his college experience would include traveling abroad for the first time, earning a prestigious internship and meeting Warren Buffett—but it did, thanks to Bill and Carolyn Franke and the business college that dawns their name. Continue reading
‘A very powerful, poignant and poetic impulse:’ NAU, Flagstaff communities invited to fifth annual Hip Hop Appreciation Week (VIDEO)
April 19, 2018
The weeklong series of events will educate, entertain and introduce participants to the complex history and culture of hip hop music. Continue reading
ADOT announces overnight road closures on Beulah near south end of NAU campus
April 19, 2018
Both north- and southbound lanes on Beulah will be closed overnight next week, though on different nights. Use I-17 as a detour. Continue reading
NAU Service Professional Advisory Council hosts cleanup
April 19, 2018
Recycle and trash bags and grabbers will be provided to participants. Families, children and pets on leashes are welcome. Participants are encouraged to bring gloves and water. Continue reading
NAU Class of 2018 President’s Prize, Gold Axe, Distinguished Senior winners honored for their service, dedication
April 18, 2018
President Rita Cheng highlighted the students' passion and commitment to their education and community at a banquet at High Country Conference Center on Tuesday night. Continue reading
NAU, city of Flagstaff bringing in pilot bike share program
April 16, 2018
The program will allow Spin to operate 300 bikes in the city and provides the opportunity to collect feedback and create guidelines for future bike share operations. Continue reading
President Cheng issues statement on recent DACA ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court
April 12, 2018
Like many of our faculty, staff and students, I am concerned about this week’s ruling. Educating all students, including DACA students, is very important to NAU and to me personally. Continue reading
Latest Site Activity
Citizen-scientist study results find ticks capable of carrying lyme disease in 83 additional U.S. counties As part of the study, people across the country sent in more than 16,000 ticks to NAU researchers who tested them for various bacterial infections. Results show ticks capable of carrying Lyme disease are more widespread than originally thought.
President Cheng joins U.S. delegation to explore bilateral collaboration in Israel She was part of the American Jewish Council's Project Interchange delegation, which spent a week exchanging ideas on innovation and learning.
NAU geologist studies ‘super-eruption’ of ancient Italian volcano Michael Ort recently received a $290K NSF grant to analyze the Campanian Ignimbrite super-eruption, which occurred 39,000 years ago and affected areas as far away as Moscow.
NAU team receives $2.6 million grant to train, mentor Native American students in STEM disciplines NAU RISE for Native Americans will provide two years of research training to undergraduates and master’s level students across STEM disciplines—from biology to informatics to engineering.
Former NAU postdocs author paper linking forest restoration to better water quality The forest restoration study, which Frances O'Donnell and Williams Flatley co-authored with professors Abe Springer and Peter Fulé, was published in Ecological Applications.
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.