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NAU achieves top 100 in national research rankings

Northern Arizona University hit the top 100 for the first time, moving to No. 96 in the National Science Foundation’s latest national research rankings of universities without a … Read more about NAU achieves top 100 in national research rankings

Flagstaff bound: Chris Ball selected as NAU football coach

Northern Arizona University Athletic Director Mike Marlow announced this week that Chris Ball will be the new football coach for the Lumberjacks.Ball, who will be the 30th head … Read more about Flagstaff bound: Chris Ball selected as NAU football coach

Graduate Kory Joe: South to Arizona—Alaska Native dedicated to making his homeland better with his NAU degree

Dec. 10, 2018Mountain Village, Alaska, is poor—one of the poorest towns in the country, in fact. The town of about 800 people sits in the banks of the Yukon River, far from the … Read more about Graduate Kory Joe: South to Arizona—Alaska Native dedicated to making his homeland better with his NAU degree

Animals help mitigate climate change through influence on carbon cycle, NAU remote sensing scientists say

Dec. 7, 2018Predicting and managing the global carbon cycle requires understanding the ecosystem processes that control carbon uptake and storage.Although scientists … Read more about Animals help mitigate climate change through influence on carbon cycle, NAU remote sensing scientists say

Holiday bells are ringing with Christmas in the Mountains

Dec. 6, 2018Ring in this holiday season as Northern Arizona University’s Harter Handbell Choir, Flagstaff High School Choir, Flagstaff Youth Chorale and guest orchestra unite … Read more about Holiday bells are ringing with Christmas in the Mountains

In the Spotlight: Dec. 7, 2018

Kudos to these faculty and staff Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission … Read more about In the Spotlight: Dec. 7, 2018

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Born in tragedy: How an NAU alumnus helped save the life of one Lucky elk

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

The Macy legacy: How one man’s love affair with art will benefit NAU students for years to come

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

Global partnership: NAU works with Chinese universities to expand 1+2+1 program

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

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In the Spotlight: May 25, 2018

May 24, 2018 by Inside NAU Leave a Comment

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NAU-TV is a finalist in the SVG College Sports Media awards. NAU-TV has two nominated programs out of seven finalists in the outstanding live game production-collegiate student category.
Psychological sciences professor Michelle Miller gave an invited address at the 2^ndInternational Forum on Future World, Future Learning at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The conference… Read more

In the Spotlight: Feb. 16, 2018

February 15, 2018 by Inside NAU Leave a Comment

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Catherine Gehring, co-executive director of the Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research and professor for Northern Arizona University’s Department of Biological Sciences, was selected as the first John and Pit Lucking Family Professor. Gehring will use this professorship to advance her lab’s work on the use of beneficial soil microbes to improve the… Read more