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- The Japanese Culture Club and the Global Engagement and Language Learning (GELL) Center collaborated on an NAU donor-funded initiative to fold 1,000 paper cranes from Oct. 21-25 in a statement for peace. At the end of the week, more than 35 individuals folded more than 1,200 paper cranes to be displayed in the Cline Library central staircase until Nov. 15, where they will then be donated to the Children’s Peace Monument in Hiroshima, Japan. The project is based on the Japanese folklore that folding 1,000 cranes will grant one wish, and each participant drafted a wish for peace before finishing their crane. Chemistry student Faith Clark folded 160 cranes for the initiative.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering professor Heidi Feigenbaum received a $599,822 research grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the conditions of episiotomies and determine when the procedure could lead to further complications during childbirth.
- School of Communication professor Kurt Lancaster released his five-year documentary project, “Steve Roach: Life in the Soundcurrent,” on Amazon Prime. The film, which follows the titular composer on his quest to create music using the desert landscape, has screened at more than 30 film festivals and earned 10 awards, including NAU’s 2023 Research and Creative Activity Award for Most Significant Artistic or Creative Work.
- NAU alum Xavier Rangel earned the 2024 Robert R. Eunson Alumni Achievement Award in Journalism for his work as an NBC News producer. During his two-day campus visit, Rangel visited journalism classes and conducted one-on-one meetings with students looking for advice about the broadcast journalism industry. He also shared how his time working for NAZ Today inspired and prepared him for his work on “Today.”
- Department of Health Sciences professor Jay Sutliffe, associate professor Nanette Lopez and Chloe Sutliffe, the culinary lab coordinator for the Health Sciences-Nutrition and Foods program, co-authored a study published in the journal Current Developments in Nutrition. The research argues that women who adhere to a diet emphasizing vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds can significantly reduce the physical markers of biological aging and chronic inflammation.