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Restoring biocrusts to fight Valley fever

Posted by ld583 on January 11, 2023

From left, Bridget Barker, Marieke Ramsey, Anita Antoninka (Photo by Brandon Quester | AZCIR)

Antoninka, Barker and Rowe use PPP funding to prevent disease by healing soil

When it comes to reducing the cases of Valley fever, one of the solutions may lie in the biocrust. Or, more precisely, the wind not blowing the… Read more

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Ladner develops method to detect complete history of viral exposures with a single test

Posted by ld583 on January 10, 2022

Funding for a Pilot Project Program through Northern Arizona University’s Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) allowed Jason Ladner, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, to develop a unique “technological toolbox” that can identify and characterize antibodies against many different viruses simultaneously rather than only one at… Read more

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Amanda Hunter: Investing in Indigenous Youth through Native Spirit

Posted by ld583 on November 18, 2021

Amanda Hunter’s commitment to Indigenous health equity, specifically for youth and young adults, is shaping her prolific work as the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) postdoctoral scholar.

Her interest in developing Indigenous health equity started almost 10 years ago. After earning her bachelor’s degree in physiology, Amanda Urbina, now Hunter,… Read more

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3 NAU junior investigators earn grants in the Pilot Project Program’s 5th funding year

Posted by ld583 on October 18, 2021

The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) awarded three NAU researchers grants totaling $150,000 for health equity research in the local community through the Pilot Project Program (PPP).

The PPP awarded grants to: Davis Henderson, assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, for his project “Navajo Children with and without Speech Sound Disorders; Amanda Hunter, postdoctoral scholar, Center for Health Equity… Read more

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Mihaljevic awarded Pilot Project Program research grant for West Nile virus work

Posted by ld583 on January 12, 2021

Northern Arizona University’s Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) recently awarded Joseph Mihaljevic a research grant through its Pilot Project Program.
Mihaljevic, an assistant professor in NAU’s School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems (SICCS), will work with Crystal Hepp, assistant… Read more

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NAU researchers receive SHERC grants for community work

Posted by ld583 on October 6, 2020

NAU News Feature
Oct. 9, 2020

Clockwise, from top left, Emery Eaves, Catrin Edgeley, Olivia Lindly and Regina Eddie

Northern Arizona University’s Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) awarded Pilot Project Program research grants through its Pilot Project Program… Read more

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