NAU's Great Survival Debate 2025 contestants and winners

The Great Survival Debate is back at NAU!

Students from the three Arizona state universities at the 2025 Case Competition
Research & Academics

Business majors preparing for the future

The Arizona Statewide Business School Case Competition is coming to NAU. This collaborative effort between the three state universities will bring business students from across the state to Flagstaff to test their knowledge and soft skills, helping them prepare for the future.
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Research & Academics

Permafrost is key to carbon storage. That makes northern wildfires even more dangerous

Northern wildfires, such as the record-breaking 2023 and 2025 fires in Canada, have long-lasting effects on the climate, according to new research from an international team that includes NAU scientists Michelle Mack and Scott Goetz. The results could point to the need for change in northern wildland fire management.
Teenagers with backpacks walking toward a school entrance
Campus & Community

New statewide effort helps Arizona schools act on existing flexibility to improve student success

NAU’s Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy has teamed up with the Center for the Future of Arizona to translate policy into practical action, helping educators improve student success and postsecondary readiness immediately.
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Research & Academics

Students from the three Arizona state universities at the 2025 Case Competition

Business majors preparing for the future

The Arizona Statewide Business School Case Competition is coming to NAU. This collaborative effort between the three state universities will bring business students from across the state to Flagstaff to test their knowledge and soft skills, helping them prepare for the future.
Emergency helicopter flying above a forest fire and billowing smoke

Permafrost is key to carbon storage. That makes northern wildfires even more dangerous

Northern wildfires, such as the record-breaking 2023 and 2025 fires in Canada, have long-lasting effects on the climate, according to new research from an international team that includes NAU scientists Michelle Mack and Scott Goetz. The results could point to the need for change in northern wildland fire management.
Picture of letter press machine and print

Reviving century-old trades in creative practice

Students are turning to centuries-old bookmaking and letterpress techniques in two campus courses that blend history with hands-on creativity, reviving fading crafts in an increasingly digital world.

Campus & Community

Teenagers with backpacks walking toward a school entrance

New statewide effort helps Arizona schools act on existing flexibility to improve student success

NAU’s Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy has teamed up with the Center for the Future of Arizona to translate policy into practical action, helping educators improve student success and postsecondary readiness immediately.
A cartoon image of a man sleeping in a purple bed with the words "Improve your sleep health" above and below him.

Snooze smarter with these Campus Health sleep hygiene tips

Don't lose sleep over your, well, lack of sleep this semester. Campus Health Services has all the tips and tricks you need to finally catch some well-deserved Z's. Take the department's 13-question sleep assessment to learn how you can improve your sleeping schedule and meet one-on-one with its Path to Care specialists for personalized sleeping guidance.
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From summer camp to career path

This summer, the School of Communication will be hosting three different camps for high school students to not only give them a fun break, but also a head start on their future, giving them a glimpse of possible career opportunities to help them plan for college.

Lumberjack Features

Ben Steller in Bariloche

Lumberjacks Abroad: Chile Edition

Ben Steller completed his last year at NAU through the Interdisciplinary Global Program in Chile. While abroad, this environmental and sustainability studies and modern language major with a minor in mathematics learned about history, culture and how to travel on a budget. Learn how Steller’s life-changing experience has now transformed his plans for the future. 
Group of Social Workers

Celebrating Social Work Month

In March, we celebrate National Social Work Month to recognize social workers and their dedication to improving lives, strengthening communities and advocating for social justice. Jenny Schiff, a master's student in the NAU School of Social Work, shared what the field means to her and how social work is a universal language. 
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Guilt-free peanut butter balls

Peanut butter, chocolate and sea salt—what's not to love? For National Peanut Butter Lovers Day, enjoy these ridiculously easy, delicious and healthy treats. Plus, they're vegan and dorm-room friendly—no oven required! Watch the video and get the recipe.

FEATURED SPOTLIGHT

Featured Spotlights: Will Grundy

  • Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science research professor Will Grundy co-authored the paper “Trans-Neptunian Binary Mutual Events in the 2020s and 2030s,” published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The paper predicts when objects in pairs far beyond Neptune, called trans‑Neptunian binaries, will pass in front of one another so astronomers can learn valuable information on each object’s size, shape and orbit.