Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) is a National Science Foundation grant-funded program that supports active research participation—giving undergraduate students hands-on experience outside of the classroom.
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NAU-TV
Nov. 14, 2018
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 system—but the object proved too faint for the infrared telescope to detect.
Though initially disappointing, this non-detection of ’Oumuamua eventually provided new information about the cosmic interloper, according to a new study published in the The Astronomical Journal by Northern Arizona University professor of physics and astronomy David Trilling,… Read more
Nov. 8, 2018
Nuclear-powered laser beams; Martian rocks vaporized to dust; clouds of plasma emitting light waves captured by space robots—to most, this sounds like the makings of a science-fiction novel. To Northern Arizona University doctoral student Sarah Lamm, this is just another day at work. As a member of NASA’s Curiosity mission team and a student of astronomy and planetary science, searching for signs of life on Mars is simply a science reality.
Curiosity is a car-sized rover designed by… Read more
Nov. 7, 2018
Peter Fulé’s career at Northern Arizona University has spanned three decades, moving from master’s student to doctoral student to researcher to professor while keeping much of his work focused on the interactions of fire and climate with forests.
He recently added another line to his resume, becoming the inaugural Charles O. and Mary Minor Endowed Professor in the School of Forestry.
This position, which College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Services Dean Paul Jagodzinski championed, will allow Fulé… Read more
Nov. 5, 2018
Industry experts forecast that more than 20 billion wireless devices of all types—from smart TVs, phones and home appliances to health care monitors and manufacturing process controls—will be connected worldwide via the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) by 2020. Malicious cyber activity, which cost the U.S. economy $57 to $109 billion in 2016 alone, is expected to rise by 22 percent each year, disrupting both consumer and business use of these devices and putting the economy… Read more
A just-released study found that American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women are at greater risk of HPV and cervical cancer than their white counterparts.
Naomi Lee, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Northern Arizona University, was a co-author on the study, “Human Papillomavirus Prevalence Among American Indian Women of the Great Plains,” published in the Journal of… Read more
Jan. 17, 2018Northern Arizona University and six other universities known as leaders in accessibility received a $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund … Read more about NAU part of group receiving $1 million grant to improve accessible learning
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: Jan. 18, 2019
Kudos to these faculty, staff and programsDo you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online … Read more about In the Spotlight: Jan. 18, 2019
Jan. 17, 2019How much water is in the Grand Canyon? Abe Springer, a hydrogeologist in NAU's School of Earth and Sustainability, is asking that very question, taking … Read more about How deep is the water supply in the Grand Canyon? NAU hydrogeologist dives in to find out (VIDEO)
Jan. 17, 2019Northern Arizona University remembers the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. with its annual day of celebration and service on Monday, Jan. 21. Though the … Read more about NAU hosts MLK day celebration
Jan. 17, 2019On Friday, NAU and local dignitaries will have a grand curtain opening on the new Kitt Recital Hall, which will immediately be followed by a performance from … Read more about Watch live: Pianist Jeffrey Swann plays original works in inaugural concert in Kitt Recital Hall
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
