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• David Hodge, an affiliate member of the Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, recently became a member of PathSensors’ Scientific Advisory Board. Hodge has previously worked with PathSensors, a biotechnology and environmental testing company, as an expert in chemical and biological threats.
• Assistant professor of physics and astronomy Christopher Edwards was co-author on an article recently published in the… Read more

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• Linguistics doctoral student Brett Hashimoto and assistant English professor Jesse Egbert authored “More Than Frequency? Exploring Predictors of Word Difficulty for Second Language Learners.” The paper, published in the Language Learning journal, examines the relationship between vocabulary acquisition for second language learners and a variety of lexical characteristics.
• Student-athletes have earned a number of academic achievements for NAU Athletics.
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• Senior tennis player Tim Handel finished his NAU career ranked No. 73 final Oracle/ITA Division I Men’s Rankings released Wednesday. Handel was the lone player from the Big Sky Conference in the last national rankings of the season and he was the first Big Sky player in more than a decade to qualify for the… Read more

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• Northern Arizona University’s Campus Health Services achieved national accreditation in May. This achievement from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) lasts for three years and recognizes NAU’s high quality of care for students, faculty and staff. The accreditation process required NAU to undergo an extensive self-assessment and onsite survey by… Read more

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• Freshman thrower Matilda Roe was named the 2019 Big Sky Track & Field Female Freshman of the Year by the conference. She was also named the Most Valuable Female Athlete at the conclusion of the meet on Saturday. Roe, who’s from Bergen, Norway, was the silver medalist in the women’s shotput, discus and javelin at the championship… Read more

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• President Rita Cheng has been named to an NCAA working group that will consider legislation about the name, image and likeness rights of student-athletes. She is one of 19 members, including other university presidents, conference commissioners, athletics directors and student-athletes.
• Campus dining director Ben Hartley was one of 2019’s Heroes of Everyday Life by the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation. He received a… Read more