Campus & Community

Oct, 17, 2019

At the semiannual Campus Forum Tuesday, Northern Arizona University President Rita Cheng talked about highlights from the university’s 120-year history and the exciting programs, investments, research and innovation that are hallmarks of the university’s promising future.

“Increased research, creative scholarship and public service activity directly benefit our students and their preparation for excellence in their future endeavors,” she told a crowd of hundreds at the High Country Conference Center, with hundreds more watching online. “It is an essential part of how we… Read more

Oct. 17, 2019

Just before Matthew Wright and his wife celebrated Valentine’s Day in 2007, Lori found a lump in one of her breasts. As a precaution, they went to the doctor for a biopsy.

“Don’t worry, you are too young to have breast cancer,” the doctor told her.

She was 32—not, as the biopsy later confirmed, too young to have breast cancer.

Kelli Smith was with her sister Jackie when Jackie was diagnosed with breast cancer in the early 1980s. Jackie, too, was told she was “too… Read more

Oct. 15, 2019

Neither Taylor Lambrigger nor Cézanne Rahner has set foot in the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Yet, both NAU alumnae represented the south Asian nation at an international conference earlier this year, arguing passionately on behalf of the Cambodian people, looking for compromises with other countries to help Cambodia both come to terms with and move past its history, a task that is hard to describe.

In fact, the whole experience—known as World Model United Nations, which in 2019 took place in Madrid, Spain—was one the… Read more

Oct. 10, 2019

Disparities in the nation’s juvenile justice system are prevalent and well-documented. According to Law Street Media, it is estimated that more than 61,000 youth in the United States are incarcerated each night. More than 65 percent of those are youth of color.

To help address these challenges, Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) recently hosted a one-day workshop, in partnership with the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM),… Read more

Oct. 7, 2019

Billions of people throughout the world rely on energy to power their daily lives. But behind the simple flip of a switch, there is a complex system of science, people and policy that keeps energy flowing. In an increasingly energy-driven world, there is a growing need for industry leaders who can deal with energy demands efficiently, intelligently and responsibly. This fall, Northern Arizona University is hosting Leaders United for Positive Energy (LUPE), a program that arms students… Read more