Features
- 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
- Hyenas, hippos and lions joined NAU’s inaugural study abroad class in Zambia
- Jacks are back! A look at the facts and stats of the incoming class, and campus move in (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
- Video team for hire: NAU department creates educational training videos (for free!)
Research & Academics
NAU professor using boxing to help Parkinson’s patients slow degenerative disease (VIDEO)
Can boxing help slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease? Linda Marie Denney, an assistant professor of physical therapy at Northern Arizona University, is studying the effects of boxing on people in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, specifically as it relates to sleep patterns and other pre-motor symptoms. Early results show the physical activity is […]
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NAU physiologist publishes findings on the role of the protein titin in muscle contraction
October 5th, 2018 -
NAU psychologists developing app to help military personnel cope with stress
October 5th, 2018 -
What data teaches about flood forecasting: NAU researcher co-leading crowdsourced app to gauge flood water
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Saving the green: NAU students gain real-world experience analyzing university data for inefficiencies in energy, resource use
October 2nd, 2018
Campus & Community
Fright Night brings Halloween-themed plays to NAU, Flagstaff communities
The Halloween spirit is on full display as Northern Arizona Playwriting Showcase (NAPS), a collaboration between Northern Arizona University and Theatrikos Theatre Company, hosts its third annual Fright Night production. The event includes staged readings of Halloween-themed plays by local writers performed as a series of “micro plays” that capture the spookiness and silliness of […]
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A place to call home: New IMQ center will highlight NAU’s diverse communities
October 12th, 2018 -
Everyday Valentines: NAU’s Health Promotions spreads smiles across campus with kindness campaign
October 11th, 2018 -
Bruce Fox named NAU’s 2018 Homecoming dedicatee
October 10th, 2018 -
NAU’s Family Violence Institute receives grant to increase legal services for rural crime victims
October 5th, 2018
Happenings
NAU’s Cline Library celebrates 100 years of the Grand Canyon with new exhibit
The Grand Canyon will celebrate its 100-year birthday as a national park in 2019. To celebrate, Northern Arizona University’s Cline Library will hold the exhibit, “Splendor & Spectacle: The 100-Year Journey of Grand Canyon National Park.” The Grand Canyon exhibit will feature thousands of historical artifacts, such as maps, pictures, railroad tickets, letters and two […]
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Feeling down or know someone who is? NAU offering mental health screening
October 10th, 2018 -
Disability Heritage Month returns at NAU
October 4th, 2018 -
NAU Theatre starts off the season with performance of ‘The Secret Garden’
October 4th, 2018 -
NAU symphony orchestra plays classics for family weekend
October 4th, 2018
Faculty & Staff
NAU geneticist awarded $500,000 USDA grant to prevent tick-borne cattle fever
Bovine babesiosis, or cattle fever, was once one of the worst diseases afflicting the U.S. livestock industry. Although the tick-borne parasite Babesia bovis was largely eradicated in the mid-20th century through a systematic USDA program to eliminate the ticks, cattle fever remains endemic in Mexico, where more than 60 percent of beef calves have been […]
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NAU joins nationwide drill to test emergency notification system Oct. 18
October 9th, 2018 -
Better keep up: NAU employee personnel training sessions open for enrollment
October 9th, 2018 -
Volunteers needed for NAU’s 2018 Homecoming Carnival
October 3rd, 2018 -
Classified Staff Advisory Council at NAU holds annual warm clothing drive
October 3rd, 2018
Blogs
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One NAU expert’s opinion: What you should and should not be eating to be healthier
The new year brings new food trends with promises to help you stay healthy. Northern Arizona University dietitian and health educator Megan Anderson breaks down these new trends to show what you should and should not try this year to help you be healthier. Bulletproof Coffee What it is: A mix of coffee, butter and […]
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One NAU professor’s opinion: Making your New Year’s resolutions stick
By Tom Filsinger Psychology Instructor Resolutions have been made. But do they work? The common view is most New Year’s resolutions are broken very quickly. But why strive to better yourself only in January? Shouldn’t this goal be a regular part of our lives? Approximately 40 percent of people make New Year’s resolutions. Of those […]
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Examining female terrorists
By Lori Poloni-Staudinger, professor and chair of Politics and International Affairs Academic examinations of women and terrorism examine women as terrorists, the types of activities they undertake and ask why women engage in terrorism. We know that women often participate for many of the same reasons as men, including for revenge, […]
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