Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs
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- Ron Gray, J. Lawrence Walkup Distinguished Professor of STEM Education and co-director of the Center for STEM Teaching and Learning, has been named a co-editor of the journal Science Education alongside faculty members from the University of Utah and Pennsylvania State University. The three co-editors shared an editorial in the journal detailing their plans to grow the Science Education community. Gray said he was thrilled to “contribute to the journal’s rich legacy of advancing groundbreaking ideas in the field.”
- Environmental Health and Safety recently incorporated a translation tool into its online safety training programs to improve equity and access.
- As part of the nationwide Pink Patch Project, which helps support breast cancer research, the NAU Police Department raised a record $4,000 to donate to Cancer Support Community Arizona.
- Amy Armstrong-Heimsoth, an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy, received the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Roster of Fellows Award for her work in building and supporting community through advocacy, mentorship and leadership.
- Former postdoctoral scholar and current NASA scientist Maggie McAdam led research on hydration detected on asteroid belts published in the Planetary Science Journal. Co-authors in the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science included Cristina Thomas, Josh Emery and Lauren McGraw.
- University Marketing received recognition for two videos at the 12th annual Education Digital Marketing Awards, taking home a gold award for a feature on the success stories of College of Arts and Letters alumni and a silver award for a feature on Communication Sciences and Disorders.
- The organization Mercy C.A.R.E.S. has awarded a $225,720 2024 Community Reinvestment Grant to NAU’s Autism Support, Community, and Education in the Navajo Nation through the Diné Parents Taking Action Program (ASCEND). The grant will help ASCEND advance equity in child and family mental health using an evidence-based parent education and training program for Navajo families who seek, or have recently received, an autism diagnosis for their child.
- NAU’s West Valley Pathways to Teaching program was selected by the Arizona Hispanic-Serving Institution Consortium as an AZ HSI Evidence Based Practice Awardee for the 2024-25 academic year.
- Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes selected junior Callie Lowe as the recipient of this year’s National Association of Secretaries of State John Lewis Youth Leadership Award. The accolade is granted to young leaders who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to civil rights and voter engagement. Lowe is the ASNAU vice president of external affairs and served as the first student director of the NAU Votes! Coalition, leading a series of successful voter engagement campaigns.