Environment & Sustainability

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    Dried Penstemon pseduospectabilisWorth 1000 Words | 10/26/2012

    This dried Penstemon pseudospectabilis is part of NAU’S Colorado Plateau Biodiversity Center (CPBC). The CPBC is dedicated to the documentation and conservation of...

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    NAU, TGen Awarded $2 Million To Study Biodiversity Link to Carbon CycleResearch News | 10/26/2012

    Potential connections between the biodiversity of soil microorganisms and the carbon cycle will be studied by Northern Arizona University (NAU) and the Translational...

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    Professor Kim Looks for Incentives to Protect ForestsFeatured Story | 10/26/2012

    Professor Yeon-Su Kim in NAU’s School of Forestry has been championing conservation with development. “I believe there is no other way,” she says. “We cannot choose...

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    Professor Chambers Leads Nicaraguan Bat Expedition--And Discovers Rare BatResearch News | 10/19/2012

    Carol Chambers, Professor of Wildlife Ecology in Northern Arizona University’s (NAU’s) School of Forestry, is passionate about protecting bats. This year she organized a...

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    NAU Researcher Unearths the Potential of Fungus in SoilFeatured Story | 8/15/2012

    Northern Arizona University (NAU) research is helping lead the way for farmers to harness the power of soil instead of chemicals to fertilize crops. Nancy Johnson, Professor...

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    Robert Miranda: Inspiring Young ResearchersResearch Profiles | 8/2/2012

    Robert MirandaPhD in Biology Hometown: San Antonio, TexasCareer Goal: To use agroforestry techniques to restore degraded ecosystems around the world.For many of us, the...

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    Luke Evans: Using Genetics to Understand Climate ChangeResearch Profiles | 8/2/2012

    Luke Evans'07 MS in Biology'12 PhD in Biology Hometown: Denver, COLuke Evans, a PhD student in biology at Northern Arizona University, is using genetics research to help...

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    Tom Acker: Harnessing Wind EnergyResearch Profiles | 8/2/2012

    Tom Acker: PhDProfessor of Mechanical EngineeringCollege of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural SciencesNorthern Arizona University is among the world's leading research...

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    Restoring Ponderosa Pine ForestsFeatured Story | 8/1/2012

    Brad Blake and Philip Patterson are NAU’s own Johnny Appleseeds—but instead of dispersing non-native apple seeds, they are collecting local ponderosa pine seeds from...

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    Delving into Darkness to Discover New SpeciesFeatured Story | 7/27/2012

    Deep in the recesses of a northwestern Arizona cave, a beetle scuttles along the floor, navigating its way with its long antennae as hair-like tufts on its slender legs drag...

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