NAU Regents’ Professor Bruce Hungate elected to National Academy of Sciences

dog lying next to a wheelchair user's lap and feet, with a colorfully spoked wheel

NAU institute to hold 27th annual Evidence for Success Disability Conference

Ongoing social changes and rapid technological advancements are reshaping the disability landscape. Professionals, advocates and community members are invited to explore practical solutions, timely topics and emerging innovations at the 27th Annual Evidence for Success Disability Conference. The event, hosted by the Institute for Human Development (IHD) at NAU, will take place on June 23-24, at the Wild Horse Pass Resort in Chandler.

Cesar Duarte

Campus & Community

Cesar Duarte: Pioneering in engineering and innovation

From launching a campus engineering community to advancing cutting-edge exoskeleton research, this first-cohort mechanical engineer has been building impact from day one. His journey blends innovation, leadership and purpose, marking him as an emerging voice in the next wave of engineering talent.

Campus & Community

How one grad made the most of her time at NAU

Aspen Jester always knew she wanted a career that let her help people. She found it in speech-language pathology. Now finishing with a master's degree, she reflected on her experience as a person who stutters and how making space for people to be themselves is empowering.

Research & Academics

Traffic on a congested freeway.

Climate scientist finds large errors in Al Gore-founded Climate TRACE, a global climate pollution database

Kevin Gurney, a professor from NAU’s School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, found that the global database was underestimating city vehicle greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 70%.

Ellen Liebig: Understanding the ‘big picture’ of human health

Ellen Liebig, a senior double majoring in chemistry and environmental sciences, is on a mission to help patients who struggle to find relief from complex health issues. In the name of learning as much as possible about the complicated inner workings of the human body and the way it interacts with the world, she completed 10 capstone courses and enrolled in a graduate-level drug discovery course.

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New 16-month MBA offers a practical solution for today’s professionals

A master’s degree no longer has to mean putting your career on hold. This summer, NAU will launch a 16-month online MBA built for working professionals who want to move forward, faster and more affordably.

Campus & Community

Cesar Duarte

Cesar Duarte: Pioneering in engineering and innovation

From launching a campus engineering community to advancing cutting-edge exoskeleton research, this first-cohort mechanical engineer has been building impact from day one. His journey blends innovation, leadership and purpose, marking him as an emerging voice in the next wave of engineering talent.

How one grad made the most of her time at NAU

Aspen Jester always knew she wanted a career that let her help people. She found it in speech-language pathology. Now finishing with a master's degree, she reflected on her experience as a person who stutters and how making space for people to be themselves is empowering.

Moonlight and Platinum, a statue that Vicky Oldham sculpted

50 years after starting college, NAU Online grad receiving her diploma

Vicky Oldham left college when she was 20, confident she could have a career as an artist without a degree. She did—but more than four decades later, she wanted to return to the classroom and finish what she’d started. She graduates with a degree in liberal arts in May, the same day she celebrates her birthday.

Lumberjack Features

The Lady Sharks rugby team members pose in their blue and gold uniforms on a rugby field.

Club Spotlight: Lady Sharks Women’s Rugby

There's nothing scary about swimming with these fishes. The Lady Sharks women's rugby team spends its academic year combining heart-pumping physical competition and heart-warming, often quirky, team building. Learn more about this thrilling contact sport and the women devoted to it.

Vianesa Reid working in a lab

Lumberjacks Abroad: Spain

Viansa Reid put her life on hold for a year to live the experience of a lifetime. This modern language and environmental science major packed her bags and moved to Alicante, Spain, for a year to learn more about the language and work at a bioplastics lab through the Interdisciplinary Global Programs at NAU. Learn what she found most different about her host country and how she overcame homesickness.

Humans of NAU: Ramona Mellott

If you had to sum up Ramona Mellott in two words, it would be these: teaching and cakes. As a child in India, she daydreamed of becoming an educator while baking with her mother. As dean of the College of Education, Mellott is known for her compassionate leadership and her delicious cake confections. After 12 years at the helm of the college, Mellott is stepping down to resume teaching in the Department of Educational Psychology—but don’t worry, she’ll never stop bringing dessert to work. Read on to find out when Mellott first came to NAU and where she’s headed this summer.