Research & Academics
Capturing language, one conversation at a time
Between school papers, social media, texts, news reports, speeches, blogs and podcasts, Americans record billions of words in a year. But billions more are lost each year—the language we use in conversation among friends and family, to the grocery clerk or Uber driver and our walking partners. Researchers in the Applied Linguistics program are leading the creation of the largest-ever corpus of American English conversation, which could change what we understand about this most basic register of language.
Humans of NAU
Humans of NAU: Annie Watson
Annie Watson has been a teacher, a student, a writer, a poet, a mother, a hiker and so many other things. She's about to add one more—doctor—as the education professor defended her dissertation in November. Learn why she went back to school, how the Grand Canyon changed her life and her experience as a children’s book author.
Research & Academics
Revolutionizing what we understand about America's forests
Researchers from the Ecological Restoration Institute and School of Forestry are part of a national effort to create consistent and accurate models to predict different aspects of forest health. The National Scale Volume Biomass models are an innovation in forest biometrics introduces advanced models for accurately predicting the size and carbon-storing capacity of American forests, playing a key role in combating climate change and guiding sustainable forest management efforts. MORE NEWS Lumberjack Features

Humans of NAU: Ali Applin
Every day at Ali Applin's job is different; it keeps things fun. Learn more about the director of community engagement's bucket list and what she really wanted to be when she grew up—and how she’s still keeping that childhood dream alive. 
Humans of NAU: Annie Watson
Annie Watson has been a teacher, a student, a writer, a poet, a mother, a hiker and so many other things. She's about to add one more—doctor—as the education professor defended her dissertation in November. Learn why she went back to school, how the Grand Canyon changed her life and her experience as a children’s book author. 
Humans of NAU: Matt Baxter
Matt Baxter, a 2018 graduate and part of NAU’s cross country dynasty, co-authored Running Up the Mountain, released this fall, with former Lumberjack athlete and coach Ron Mann. He talks to The NAU Review about the book, his experiences as a Lumberjack and his life since graduating.