Teacher and scholar Bridget Barker explores the environmental sources of fungal pathogens to prevent exposure and infection.
Associate Professor Bridget Barker of NAU’s Pathogen and Microbiome Institute first became fascinated with plants, starting her journey studying botany. “I was really interested in plant pathology, and I’ve always… Read more
Metabarcoding and bioinformatics expertise key to technology transfer
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) owns military installations on nearly 27 million acres all over the country—roughly equivalent in size to the State of Virginia—and oversees these lands through a network of natural resource managers. According to the DoD, the program… Read more
Assistant professor Sara Souther of Northern… Read more
In 2002, the Odyssey probe discovered evidence of past ice on Mars. The U.S. Congress authorized the Iraq War resolution. The Anaheim Angels won the World Series. And in a meadow 15 miles north of Flagstaff, scientists began to monitor and move small plots of soil along a mountain gradient… Read more
Undergrad researchers join redox biologist Tinna Traustadóttir in a clinical study of broccoli-based interventions for healthier aging.
A new study led by NAU Associate Professor Tinna Traustadóttir is investigating the relationship between aging, exercise, and phytonutrients—nutrients found in plants such as broccoli. Paradoxically, her team includes undergraduates from a… Read more
By the end of this century, permafrost in the rapidly warming Arctic will likely emit as much carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere as a large industrial nation, and potentially more than the U.S. has emitted since the start of the industrial revolution.
But that’s only… Read more