Maya ruins surrounded by tropical green canopy in Campeche

Have we found all the major Maya cities? Not even close.

Steve Sanghi Distinguished Dean Charles Chadwell, Steve Sanghi, Executive Vice President and University Provost Karen Pugliesi and NAU President José Luiz Cruz Rivera.

Faculty & Staff

NAU announces the Steve Sanghi College of Engineering

Northern Arizona University is renaming the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences the Steve Sanghi College of Engineering, thanks to a generous $10 million cash gift—the largest gift of its kind in NAU’s 125-year history—from Maria and Steve Sanghi.

Aerial view of people exercising with poles on a lawn

Campus & Community

Free Parkinson’s exercise class could slow progression of the disease

Research shows that regular exercise and social interaction can slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease. A free weekly movement class being offered this fall at Northern Arizona University provides a healthy dose of both.

close up of buttons and pictures from the Kennedy-Goldwater presidential election

A tour of presidential campaigns through the ages

NAU and the Museum of Democracy are proud to share “Path to The American Presidency: Road to The White House,” an exhibition showcasing an array of rare campaign memorabilia and other objects related to American democracy.

Research & Academics

students sitting on rocks at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon with notebooks

It’s not like a regular class. It’s a cool class.

In the Honors College elective Finding Place in Northern Arizona, there are (mostly) no rules. The class travels to breathtaking places for open-ended painting, drawing and writing sessions, coaxing students out of their comfort zone. This semester, students from a wide variety of majors learned how to make mistakes, be creative and explore as they depicted the Grand Canyon and Sedona’s red rocks on canvas and paper.

Maya ruins surrounded by tropical green canopy in Campeche

Have we found all the major Maya cities? Not even close.

NAU instructor Luke Auld-Thomas’ analysis of “found” lidar data from a completely unstudied corner of the Maya civilization revealed countless settlements that archaeologists never knew about. The study demonstrates, once and for all, that there’s still plenty of the Maya world to uncover.

Smokestacks from a power plant spew steam into the sky.

NAU scientist raises questions about Al Gore-founded global climate pollution database

Kevin Gurney, a professor from NAU’s School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, found that a global database co-founded by Gore was underestimating greenhouse gas emissions at power plants by an average of 50%.

Campus & Community

Indigenous students and campus leaders standing around a sign that reads Center for Native American and Indigenous Futures

Native American Heritage Month begins with two renamed campus hubs

Fancy a film screening? Down for some traditional Indigenous dishes? The new Office of Native American and Indigenous Advancement and Center for Native American and Indigenous Futures will host more than 20 events this month, from talks to drag shows and more, and all are welcome.

Aerial view of people exercising with poles on a lawn

Free Parkinson’s exercise class could slow progression of the disease

Research shows that regular exercise and social interaction can slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease. A free weekly movement class being offered this fall at Northern Arizona University provides a healthy dose of both.

Two men use a dolly to transport a recycling bin.

Waste not, want not: NAU finalizes recycling system upgrade

The Office of Sustainability has finished implementing its updated recycling system across campus, using uniform bin designs, waste management sensors and education initiatives surrounding what can and cannot be recycled to advance toward a zero-waste NAU.

Lumberjack Features

For World Vegan Day, make this mac'n'cheese

Ready to try a plant-based recipe for World Vegan Day? Here is a delicious recipe for Butternut Squash "Mac'n'Cheese"!

Nick Avelar, left, posing with his family

From struggle to strength: One Marine’s journey to NAU

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Nick Avelar is a fourth-year student majoring in criminal justice and minoring in international studies. In this personal essay, he describes his oftentimes challenging journey from West Valley to boot camp to NAU, inspired by his hardworking dad.

Army portrait of Joshua Kandybowicz

Humans of NAU: Joshua J. Kandybowicz

Life has come full circle for Josh Kandybowicz. After growing up in Arizona, leaving to join the U.S. Army and moving to multiple other states for work, he’s now back in his home state and loving life in Flagstaff. As professor and chair of NAU’s Department of Military Science, Kandybowicz prepares Lumberjacks in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) for whatever they might face after graduation—whether it’s active-duty military service or civilian work. Find out how Kandybowicz almost became a cobra scientist and could still become Louie.