President's Prize winners

NAU honors Class of 2021 President's Prize, Gold Axe winners, Distinguished Seniors and standard bearers

NAU Giving Day
Campus & Community

Jacks give back: Join the Lumberjack community for the annual NAU Giving Day and share ‘Axe of Kindness’

On April 14, NAU celebrates its third annual Giving Day. Make a donation, show Lumberjack pride and kindness and spread the word to benefit the Lumberjack community.
Campus & Community

Political science student finds real-world experience at NAU to help him achieve political dreams

From political campaign intern to ASNAU vice-president and member of NAU’s Presidential Search Advisory Committee, senior Kai Simson has been putting what he learned in the classroom to work.
Research & Academics

NAU undergraduate tackles the question of college students’ stress levels in senior research project

Psychology student Hannah Bechtel wanted to know whether students who work on-campus have less stress than those who work off-campus, so created her own research project. She'll present her findings at the virtual Undergrad Symposium next week.
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Research & Academics

Mars Perseverance rover

Mars' moment: Planetary scientists from NAU, USGS share experiences watching Perseverance land on the Red Planet

Postdoc Valerie Payre and assistant professor Mark Salvatore said the rover's seven-minute descent through the atmosphere and onto Mars' surface, while a little nerve-wracking, was a triumphant moment. They're eagerly anticipating the data that will be returned to Earth.
Mariah Letowt at Undergrad Symposium

Nature or nurture? Senior spends her NAU career researching genetics vs. learning in how birds acquire ‘language’

Mariah Letowt, who has won two HURA grants to conduct her own research, will present her latest project on the variety of vocalizations among cuckoo birds at the Undergrad Symposium next week. She graduates this month and then will move to Alaska for a yearlong internship.

NAU undergraduate tackles the question of college students’ stress levels in senior research project

Psychology student Hannah Bechtel wanted to know whether students who work on-campus have less stress than those who work off-campus, so created her own research project. She'll present her findings at the virtual Undergrad Symposium next week.

Campus & Community

President's Prize winners

NAU honors Class of 2021 President's Prize, Gold Axe winners, Distinguished Seniors and standard bearers

Six seniors were honored with the President's Prize, the highest award NAU gives to undergraduate students. In a virtual ceremony, President Cheng acknowledged the many accomplishments of all the students, who accomplished so much even while finishing their degrees during the pandemic.
NAU Giving Day

Jacks give back: Join the Lumberjack community for the annual NAU Giving Day and share ‘Axe of Kindness’

On April 14, NAU celebrates its third annual Giving Day. Make a donation, show Lumberjack pride and kindness and spread the word to benefit the Lumberjack community.

Call for nominations: Hispanic/Latinx Convocation Awards

Happenings

In virtual roundtable, panelists discuss the need for the U.S. to confront anti-Asian violence
Undergrad Symposium

Join NAU’s virtual Expo and Symposium April 12-16 to see undergraduate research in action

The NAU and Flagstaff communities are invited to participate in this annual weeklong event showcasing undergraduate research in the arts, business, education, engineering and the humanities.
Mountains with CAP forum name on top

NAU Climate Action Plan Update to share progress, next steps toward carbon neutrality

The forum will focus on achievable goals and pathways for carbon neutrality on Northern Arizona University's campus.

FEATURED SPOTLIGHT

In the Spotlight: Parwez Besmel

Parwez Besmel, lecturer in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, authored the book chapter, “A Holistic Approach to Transitional Justice for Afghanistan” in the book Global Perspectives on People, Process, and Practice in Criminal Justice published by IGI Global Press. The book focuses on incarceration and imprisonment in different parts of the world, analyzing and examining differences and alternatives to current policies.