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Ted Schuur
Research & Academics

New NAU study measures long-term carbon loss from thawing permafrost in Alaska

A team led by Ecoss' Ted Schuur analyzed 15 years of data on thawing permafrost collected at Eight Mile Lake and found it could potentially lose up to a fifth of all carbon stored in the active layer of soil by the end of the century.
Graph showing emissions during lockdown
Research & Academics

NAU team finds U.S. greenhouse gas emissions decline during COVID lockdown 3x greater than previously reported

The team of scientists built a reliable, real-time emissions estimate system to inform and correct public policy as the United States takes on a new pollution reduction target.
Tennis players celebrating
Campus & Community

Game, set, match! NAU men’s and women’s tennis teams win Big Sky titles, secure seats at NCAA tournaments

For the second year in a row, both teams won the conference championship and admission into postseason matches after stellar performances.
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Research & Academics

Ted Schuur

New NAU study measures long-term carbon loss from thawing permafrost in Alaska

A team led by Ecoss' Ted Schuur analyzed 15 years of data on thawing permafrost collected at Eight Mile Lake and found it could potentially lose up to a fifth of all carbon stored in the active layer of soil by the end of the century.
Graph showing emissions during lockdown

NAU team finds U.S. greenhouse gas emissions decline during COVID lockdown 3x greater than previously reported

The team of scientists built a reliable, real-time emissions estimate system to inform and correct public policy as the United States takes on a new pollution reduction target.
Ecoss graphic

In wild soil, predatory bacteria grow faster than their prey, NAU study shows

The study, led by Ecoss director Bruce Hungate and co-authored by many other NAU researchers, found that these predatory bacteria, which eat other bacteria, play an outsized role in how elements are stored in or released from soil.

Campus & Community

Andrew Sánchez Meador and Mark Kelly

NAU’s Ecological Restoration Institute talks forest health with Sen. Mark Kelly

On Wednesday, faculty from ERI showed the Arizona senator forests in Coconino County, discussing wildfire history and the need for forest restoration in northern Arizona to prevent catastrophic wildfire.

More than 100 NAU faculty, staff honored at annual Professional Achievement Ceremony

NAU celebrated more than 100 faculty and staff at this year's Professional Achievement Awards Ceremony.
Tania Ferronato sits in the aspens

Ciao, Tania Ferronato! Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant brings Italy to Flagstaff

The Fullbright FTLA Program is designed to develop Americans’ knowledge of foreign cultures and languages by supporting teaching assistantships. Ferronato, who spent her last year at NAU, taught Italian and hosted bi-weekly “Aperitivo” cultural exchange gatherings on Zoom.

Happenings

Alumni Awards banquet table

Honoring NAU alumni: Submit a nomination for the 2021 Alumni Association Awards

Nominations are open now until July 1 for the 2021 Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Awards.

University Leadership Program now accepting applications for hybrid series

Applications for the 2021-22 University Leadership Program must be submitted by 5 p.m. on May 24.
Professional Achievement Ceremony

NAU Professional Achievement Ceremony to honor faculty, staff

The Professional Awards Ceremony honors NAU faculty and staff with various awards for their dedication and outstanding work.

FEATURED SPOTLIGHT

In the Spotlight: Pamela Bosch

Pamela Bosch, associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, is a co-investigator on an NIH R21 grant funded through the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development with Claire Honeycutt of Arizona State University. The project, “Addressing socioeconomic disparities in post-stroke disability through the development of an accessible, new tool,” is an intervention that targets adults with severe upper extremity impairments due to stroke.