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NSF award propels NAU team toward all-terrain prosthetic
July 10, 2015
Breakthrough algorithm opens potential to more natural movement with bionic ankle. Continue reading
NAU student-athletes earn Big Sky All-Academic honors
July 1, 2015
Men's and women's outdoor track, men's and women's tennis and women's golf were recognized for academic success for the spring. Continue reading
Team led by NAU’s Trilling to receive NASA award for asteroid observations
June 25, 2015
Award recognizes work of Spitzer Near Earth Asteroid Team. Continue reading
VCU dean chosen as NAU’s provost
June 24, 2015
James Coleman will begin his new role as provost in August. Continue reading
NAU growing ice to support mission to Pluto
June 11, 2015
As a worldwide audience awaits images from NASA’s spacecraft flyby of Pluto, NAU scientists already are supporting astronomer’s understanding of the dwarf planet’s surface. Continue reading
New on-campus residence hall to accommodate student growth
June 5, 2015
Northern Arizona University and American Campus Communities are teaming up again to construct a new residence hall on the Flagstaff campus to accommodate increased demands for on-campus housing. Continue reading
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At NAU-Yuma, social work puts community interests, unique needs at center of learning The social work program focuses on border issues; students counsel law enforcement, visiting elderly shut-ins and researching human trafficking and health care.
NAU students, researchers discover way to harvest energy from the backs of marine species Nearly three-fourths of this planet is covered in water, meaning 71 percent of the suns solar energy that is constantly striking Earth's surface is lost in the ocean. Or is it?
NAU’s Personalized Learning program highlighted on PBS (VIDEO) Watch the stories of two long-distance Lumberjacks whose college education is thanks to this highly-acclaimed competency-based degree program.
NAU’s Chef Mark Molinaro shows how to get creative for National Cooking Day (VIDEO) It's easy to get stuck in a rut of constantly eating out, heating-up frozen meals or settling for something that has become all too familiar to eat. Here is a chance to break the routine.
Upward Bound Math and Science program receives renewed $1.56M grant The grant will allow the year-round college-prep academic outreach program to continue through August 2022—providing opportunities for freshmen and sophomore high school students interested in math and science careers
ITS introduces Jamf to remotely manage NAU-owned Macs In order to provide Northern Arizona University with the latest technology, Information Technology Services will launch a new, computer management system.
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NAU’s unique study abroad program wins international award NAU was honored for its Interdisciplinary Global Program, which allows students to study and work in another country for a full year, helping them to prepare for work in the global economy.
NAU researcher discovers key to fighting autism may lie not in the mind, but in the gut Greg Caporaso and team performed fecal microbial transplants, which showed promising results that could lead to a new treatment option.
Lumberjack love: NAU student-athletes work with area elementary school children Members of several NAU sports teams worked with local elementary school students to encourage academic responsibility, good character and fitness through the Lumberjacks C.A.R.E. program