Map of the United States showing emissions

NAU team releases 13 years of detailed U.S. CO2 emissions data

Linda Begaye and her family at the Turkey Trot.

Campus & Community

Graduate Linda Begaye: ‘Just stepping on campus was the best decision I ever made’

Linda Begaye always wanted to attend NAU, but it didn't happen right after high school. But after years of working, going to school and raising her children, she made it.

Reanna Yazzie

Campus & Community

Studying the past, shaping the future: Reanna Yazzie, a Navajo anthropologist in the making.

Balancing motherhood, coursework, grades, museum work and research on water access in the Navajo Nation, anthropology student Reanna Yazzie is proving that it’s never too late to turn education into advocacy and heritage into hope.

Henry Garland at the top of Mt. Elbert in Colorado

Campus & Community

Graduate Henry Garland: Pushing boundaries in science, sports and beyond

What’s the ‘secret sauce’ that motivates elite athletes to push boundaries every day? Henry Garland was once obsessed with finding out. These days, the NAU chemistry major and graduating senior has his own obsession with pushing boundaries—in the lab, on the trail and everywhere else.

Research & Academics

Map of the United States showing emissions

NAU team releases 13 years of detailed U.S. CO2 emissions data

New research published in December includes detailed carbon dioxide emissions for the United States from 2010 to 2022. Researchers say their goal is to give businesses, cities and communities greater insight into their emissions, driving well-informed environmental policy choices grounded in the best data.

A giraffe looking out over trees

Learn the surprising culprit limiting the abundance of Earth’s largest land animals

How important is salt supply for survival? For Earth’s megaherbivores, it’s critical, and lack of access to salt is keeping these animals from a greater presence on the planet.

Ashley Martinez working in a materials science lab

Doctoral student wins NSF fellowship for research into synthetic elastins

Ashley Martinez’s work could contribute to more effective and sustainable drugs, better vaccines and more. It all started with an email to a researcher who looked like her. Now, three years into her Ph.D. in applied physics and materials science, she has received one of the most prestigious recognitions for grad students in the nation.

Campus & Community

Linda Begaye and her family at the Turkey Trot.

Graduate Linda Begaye: ‘Just stepping on campus was the best decision I ever made’

Linda Begaye always wanted to attend NAU, but it didn't happen right after high school. But after years of working, going to school and raising her children, she made it.

Reanna Yazzie

Studying the past, shaping the future: Reanna Yazzie, a Navajo anthropologist in the making.

Balancing motherhood, coursework, grades, museum work and research on water access in the Navajo Nation, anthropology student Reanna Yazzie is proving that it’s never too late to turn education into advocacy and heritage into hope.

A graduate at commencement

NAU honors Class of 2025 in two commencement ceremonies

Get the schedule, parking information and learn about the speaker for NAU's December commencement ceremonies.

Lumberjack Features

Audra Travelbee in the woods with her dog, Miyagi

Humans of NAU: Audra Travelbee

Audra Travelbee loved to play school growing up, but there was just one problem—her “students” never wanted to do their homework. Now she puts that to use in her role as an instructional designer in NAU Online. The founder of Culture Connection AZ talks about what’s on her bucket list and what her volunteer organization brings to Flagstaff.

Megan Benet in Vietnam

Humans of NAU: Megan Bennett

Some say experience is the best teacher, and that is true for Megan Bennett, an advisor at the Education Abroad Office. With years of experience in international travel, she brings a global perspective to her work, helping Lumberjacks find the best fit for their study abroad experiences. Having visited more than 40 countries—some for leisure, others for study and professional opportunities—she shares the most memorable parts of her journeys and advice for students who want to see the world.

Four NAU Brew Club members toast with canned beverages in the Hotel and Restaurant Management building.

Club Spotlight: NAU Brew Club

Do you often wonder how your favorite beverages are made? Quench your thirst for knowledge by joining NAU's Brew Club! The group holds hands-on workshops throughout the year, allowing students to create their own beer, mead, apple cider or even soda-based wine. Members over 21 can also taste the club's semester-long projects at a special off-campus meeting.