The gate at Auschwitz that reads "Arbeit macht frei"

Walking in the footsteps of Holocaust survivors

A collection of books standing up, including Mark Twain, Jane Eyre, LIttle Women and How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Lumberjack Lifestyles

For the love of books

Yesterday was Book Lovers Day! To celebrate, staff and faculty from Cline Library and other NAU libraries share their favorite books.

Christopher with his family.

Humans of Flagstaff

Humans of Flagstaff: Christopher Margeson

Christopher Margeson, a psychologist in Counseling Services, shares his favorite way to spend a day off, why reading instructions before installing something can be beneficial and how he reframes failures.

Venus, the crescent Moon, > Jupiter, and Mars over the signature sodium streetlights of Flagstaff.

⭐ A flight to the stars ⭐

Oriel Humes got an unforgettable view of Flagstaff recently, with Venus, the crescent moon, Jupiter and Mars gracing the night sky over the city. She snapped the pic from a vantage point thousands of feet in the air, from a flying research facility known as SOFIA. The planetary science Ph.D. student took two flights on the modified 747 to collect data for her doctoral dissertation.

Research & Academics

A nursing student uses a tongue depressor to check a young child's throat.

NAU, DHGE launch graduate nursing portfolio at a low cost for greater accessibility

An increased need for leaders in health care led to a partnership between NAU and Dignity Health Global Education that offers affordable, high-quality master’s degree programs for working nurses. With degrees priced at one-third the cost of comparable programs, and stackable graduate certificates, the partners prioritize qualifications-driven, student-centric learning.

NAU Campus

NAU’s MPA program receives highest global standard in accreditation

The Master of Public Administration program in NAU’s Department of Politics and International Affairs recently received accreditation for the first time in program history.

Farmer fertilizing fields

Searching for the needle in a haystack: Are agrochemicals linked to cancer?

NAU researchers Catherine Propper, Shantel Henry and Indrakshi Roy are part of a collaborative team that examined the link between pesticide use and cancer rates in the American West. Using large, federally funded databases, they found a link between certain types of pesticides and cancer incidence.

Campus & Community

NAU students holds up phone

Northern Arizona University offering JacksCard for Android devices

NAU students on the Flagstaff Mountain Campus can now add their JacksCard to their Android devices to access the same services available through their physical card including Campus Dining, building access, Campus Recreation facilities, copy and printing, bookstore purchases, library materials check out, special events and more.

President Cruz Rivera, AASCU President Mildred García and CUNY chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez

Cruz Rivera discusses the importance of using data to empower student success at national Raise the B.A.R. summit

What does data have to do with student success? Everything. At the Raise the B.A.R. Summit in D.C. last week, President Cruz Rivera joined more than 50 educational to discuss ways to improve outcomes for college students and empower them to succeed.

The gate at Auschwitz that reads "Arbeit macht frei"

Walking in the footsteps of Holocaust survivors

The Holocaust means something different when you stand in the gas chamber at Auschwitz or the tunnels underneath Langenstein. For 20 Arizona public school teachers, how they teach the Holocaust will be changed forever after spending 17 days in Germany and Poland, learning about the Holocaust where the atrocities happened and how those nations and their people grapple with this difficult history in the present. NAU’s Martin-Springer Institute, with the help of several generous donations, led the once-in-a-lifetime educational trip.

Lumberjack Features

A collection of books standing up, including Mark Twain, Jane Eyre, LIttle Women and How the Grinch Stole Christmas

For the love of books

Yesterday was Book Lovers Day! To celebrate, staff and faculty from Cline Library and other NAU libraries share their favorite books.

Christopher with his family.

Humans of Flagstaff: Christopher Margeson

Christopher Margeson, a psychologist in Counseling Services, shares his favorite way to spend a day off, why reading instructions before installing something can be beneficial and how he reframes failures.

Dog jumping up to eat a treat shaped like a bone

Doggone delicious

For National Spoil Your Dog Day, these crunchy peanut butter and pumpkin cookies can’t be beat.