Mountain Village, Alaska, is poor—one of the poorest towns in the country, in fact. The town of about 800 people sits in the banks of the Yukon River, far from the gold, oil and salmon that have enriched other parts of the Last Frontier.
Kory Joe grew up in Mountain Village, his childhood lost to a life with relatives who struggled with alcoholism, coping with friends and family members killing themselves while battling depression himself, including a suicide attempt, all… Read more
Dec. 6, 2018
Ring in this holiday season as Northern Arizona University’s Harter Handbell Choir, Flagstaff High School Choir, Flagstaff Youth Chorale and guest orchestra unite with the Master and Arizona Mountain Chorale at the 2018 Christmas in the Mountains at Ardrey Memorial Auditorium. Join friends and family at 3 p.m. Dec. 9 to enjoy a concert filled with sing-along favorites both old and new.
Because Christmas in the Mountains will be held during Chanukah this year, the first half of… Read more
Dec. 6, 2018
When Lukas Striegl first landed in Flagstaff, he was not feeling it.
The high school student from Düsseldorf, Germany, was interested in Northern Arizona University’s School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, but before committing, he wanted to visit the city. It was rainy and overcast as he toured the campus, and he just didn’t feel a connection.
He walked through the rain to a store one day, browsing for half an hour or so before heading back. Outside, Striegl… Read more
Dec. 6, 2018
Since she was 12 years old, Heshani Pieris has stared into the sky, wondering what the different planetary bodies were made of, whether life existed elsewhere and how the planets, stars, sun, comets and asteroids interacted with each other. She didn’t just want answers to her questions, though; she wanted to find the answers herself through telescopes, Mars rovers and data.
Thus, when the time came for her to attend college, she took a leap—a 9,425-mile leap from… Read more
As they ran through the snow, facing off against the best in the country, the Northern Arizona University cross country runners weren’t running with themselves in mind. Their minds were on the team. They were running for each other.
And they came through. Led by senior Tyler Day, the Lumberjacks won their third consecutive title in the NCAA Division I National Championships Nov. 17 at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison, Wisconsin.
“Every inch of this… Read more
Nov. 28, 2018
Amanda Nemec was always close to her mom. She never did go through the awkward teenage stage where they didn’t get along.
“She was my best friend since the time I was old enough to realize I was lucky to have a friend in her,” Nemec said.
When it came time for college, Nemec had long planned to attend Mesa Community College. Not because it was cheaper than a four-year university or in close proximity to her home (though,… Read more
Dec. 7, 2018 Predicting and managing the global carbon cycle requires understanding the ecosystem processes that control carbon uptake and storage. Although scientists … Read more about Animals help mitigate climate change through influence on carbon cycle, NAU remote sensing scientists say
Kudos to these faculty and staff Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission … Read more about In the Spotlight: Dec. 7, 2018
Kudos to these alumni Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form. … Read more about In the Alumni Spotlight: Dec. 7, 2018
Kudos to these students Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form. … Read more about In the Student Spotlight: Dec. 7, 2018
Dec. 6, 2018 Northern Arizona University will honor the graduating class of fall 2018 with two ceremonies on Dec. 14 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. This semester, about 2,800 students … Read more about Fall 2018 Commencement: What you need to know
By Tom Filsinger, Instructor, Department of Psychological Sciences “You must be some kinda cool college professor.” Those were the words of Stan Lee to me the first … Read more about My marvelous experiences working with pop culture legend Stan Lee
It all started with a teddy bear. Then raising and keeping pets, going hunting with his dad and realizing he was the only ‘90s kid whose bedroom walls were covered in posters of … Read more about Born in tragedy: How an NAU alumnus helped save the life of one Lucky elk
Doug Macy was not an artist, or a Northern Arizona University alum. Yet he was passionate about two things: collecting art and NAU—he had his son to thank for both. Aaron Macy … Read more about The Macy legacy: How one man’s love affair with art will benefit NAU students for years to come
Nearly 200 students from Chinese universities have made their way to Flagstaff to study at Northern Arizona University this school year as part of the Sino-American 1+2+1 program. … Read more about Global partnership: NAU works with Chinese universities to expand 1+2+1 program
