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NAU receives $31.7M GEAR UP grant to continue effort to increase educational success statewide

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Sept. 10, 2019

Northern Arizona University was awarded a $31.7 million federal grant to continue a statewide outreach program designed to increase graduation rates and postsecondary attainment levels at 41 of Arizona’s high-poverty high schools.

The seven-year grant, which includes $31.7 million in federal money matched by $31.7 million from state partners, will fund the fourth phase of Arizona GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs). In combination with Achieve60AZ, Arizona GEAR UP is part of an overall push toward greater success in… Read more

CSTL launching revamped master’s programs to help meet the demand for science teachers nationwide

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Sept. 9, 2019

Earning a master’s degree from NAU’s Center for Science Teaching and Learning is about to get a lot more accessible.

Starting in 2020, the center, also known as the CSTL, will revamp its two master’s programs into one fully online curriculum, with a focus on getting classroom teachers certified and helping already certified teachers prepare for the next phase of their career.

“We’re just designing it to accommodate more teachers and have larger cohorts working together online,” said Danielle Ross, the graduate programs coordinator in CSTL.

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NAU’s MFA in Creative Writing allows students to express their inner author (VIDEO)

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Sept. 5, 2019

What is creative writing and where does it fit into a career? NAU can help.

The university’s Master’s of Fine Arts (MFA) program offers students the opportunity to explore and expand their writing abilities through essays, poetry and writing novels while incorporating the unique sense of place that is northern Arizona.

“NAU transitioned from a master’s of arts program to an MFA program in creative writing, and since then, we’ve become a distinctive program, one that is really invested… Read more

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Native American cancer survivors found health and hope through exercise and community

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Sept. 4, 2019

The sun came up again today. I saw it.

So many of the patients who came to Denise McClellan, Jason Pedwaydon and other personal trainers shared that sentiment in some way. Tomorrow wasn’t promised, but they had today. So they were going to make today count.

But they were going to do their best to make good on tomorrow, too.

That was the motivation for 82 participants in a study that looked at how physical activity helped Native American cancer survivors to heal, recover and… Read more

New names, same strengths: The creation of two departments to help advance pioneering work in physics, astronomy fields

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Aug. 29. 2019

With new Ph.D. programs, a new research center, a new college and expanded faculty, all in the last three years, new departments weren’t far behind.

This summer, the Department of Physics and Astronomy split into the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences (APS) and the Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science (APMS). APMS is in the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, while APS stays in the College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Resources.

The change, which has been in discussion… Read more

Nominations open for NAU’s 2019 Research and Creative Activity, faculty awards

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Aug. 29, 2019

Nominations are now open for the 2019 Research and Creative Activity Awards (RCA). The awards, which the Office of the President sponsors in conjunction with the Office of the Vice President of Research, allows each academic department to nominate one individual or work for each of the award categories through their department chair. The deadline for submissions has been moved to 5 p.m. Dec. 18.

RCA Categories

  • Most Promising New Research Scholar
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