Team awarded $2M NSF grant to teach virtual explorers about permafrost and Arctic climate change

Daniel Kain
Faculty & Staff

NAU professor emeritus receives national recognition for educational equity and access for GEAR UP

The National Council for Community and Education Partnerships named Dan Kain, a co-principal investigator for Arizona GEAR UP, the Community Partner of the Year award.
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Research & Academics

Making cities naturally safe from supply chain shocks

The study, published in Nature, is co-authored by Benjamin Ruddell and Richard Rushforth. It looks at the importance of diversity within the supply chain, which helps to reduce damaging disruptions from supply chain shocks.
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Research & Academics

Ecologists compare accuracy of lidar technologies for monitoring forest vegetation

The findings from NAU's Ecological Restoration Institute suggest mobile platforms have great potential for monitoring a variety of forest attributes.
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Research & Academics

Team awarded $2M NSF grant to teach virtual explorers about permafrost and Arctic climate change

The team, led by PI Deborah Huntzinger and co-PIs Michelle Mack and Victor Leshyk, will create Polar Explorer, a tool that uses virtual reality to transport students to the Arctic.
lidar testing

Ecologists compare accuracy of lidar technologies for monitoring forest vegetation

The findings from NAU's Ecological Restoration Institute suggest mobile platforms have great potential for monitoring a variety of forest attributes.
Supply chain graphic

Making cities naturally safe from supply chain shocks

The study, published in Nature, is co-authored by Benjamin Ruddell and Richard Rushforth. It looks at the importance of diversity within the supply chain, which helps to reduce damaging disruptions from supply chain shocks.

Campus & Community

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Jacks are Vaxed
Veteran Success Center

NAU in top 10 nationally for military, veteran student services

Northern Arizona University was ranked No. 7 nationally by MilitaryTimes for its Veteran and military-connected student services.
Brooke Andersen

It's hammer time!

ANAU alumna Brooke Andersen took second place at the U.S. Olympic Trials this weekend, setting a personal best and qualifying for the U.S. Olympics team. She's heading to the Tokyo Olympics in July.

Happenings

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Secure your seats: Lumberjack football season tickets now on sale

Lumberjack football season tickets are now on sale and can be purchased through the Lumberjack Ticket Office.
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Virtual workshop to address chemical toxicants in water and interactions with climate change

The workshop, which CHER is hosting, aims to have critical conversations about environmental contaminants and how they affect people's health.
Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Media Workshop

Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Media Workshop opens applications for 2021 workshop week

The goal of the workshop is to teach necessary skills of broadcast journalism to Native American and other high school students and provide them with tools to tell their own stories.

FEATURED SPOTLIGHT

In the Spotlight: Jersus Colmenares López

Jersus Colmenares López, PhDSpanish lecturer Jersus Colmenares López received the Leadership Initiative for Language Learning (LILL) award from the Arizona Language Association and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. As the coordinator of NAU's Spanish BSEd program and faculty member in the Spanish MAT program, he proposed the development of a mentoring program among world language educators in northern Arizona. This allows NAU to build and strengthen a sense of community in the region and represents an opportunity for students interested in becoming Spanish language educators to know about NAU's program.