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Interdisciplinary team investigates air and water quality on Cocopah Reservation

Posted by Heather Tate on September 29, 2022

Funded through EPA grant, project provides students field research opportunities

Maddy Molzahn, Jenessa Arviso, and Karis Black collect water samples on the Cocopah Reservation
Maddy Molzahn, Jenessa Arviso, and Karis Black collect water samples on the Cocopah Reservation

Regents’ professor Jani Ingram of Northern Arizona University’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry was recently awarded a $200,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lead an assessment of the… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Health Equity Research, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP)

2022 Flagstaff Festival of Science features NAU scientists, artists and educators, Sept. 23-Oct. 2

Posted by Heather Tate on September 6, 2022

More than 100 free family-friendly events focus on ancient cultures, the environment and more

Flagstaff Festival of Science scheduleThe 2022 Festival of Science, a Flagstaff tradition since 1990, kicks off on Friday, Sept. 23, bringing more than 100 free, family-friendly events to the community—many of them highlighting Northern Arizona University faculty and staff as presenters, lecturers and hosts.

This year’s Festival theme is “Pyramids… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Flagstaff Festival of Science, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

Biochemists receive NIH funding to study potential treatment for chronic lung disease

Posted by Heather Tate on November 15, 2021

Scientists to apply findings from cancer research to reversing tissue damage caused by Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)

Archana Varadaraj and Narendiran Rajasekaran working in labIdiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a serious, irreversible disease that causes scar tissue to build up in the lung, making it hard to breathe and slowing oxygen flow into the bloodstream. The activation of various cytokines (proteins that control the growth and activity of other immune system… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

PhD students first in NAU history to receive prestigious DOE awards

Posted by Heather Tate on October 6, 2021

Program prepares students for STEM careers critically important to DOE mission

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science logoGraduate students Maria Bolar and Megan Foley are the first from Northern Arizona University to receive awards from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through its Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program. Only 65 graduate students from across the country were recognized this year. Through world-class training and access to state-of-the-art… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications - ¡MIRA!, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

NAU geochemist on new study confirming cause of greatest mass extinction event

Posted by Heather Tate on June 18, 2021

Laura Wasylenki working in labThe most severe mass extinction event in the past 540 million years eliminated more than 90 percent of Earth’s marine species and 75 percent of terrestrial species. Although scientists had previously hypothesized that the end-Permian mass extinction, which took place 251 million years ago, was triggered by voluminous volcanic eruptions in a region of what is now Siberia,… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Earth and Sustainability

Seven new Regents’ professors showcase NAU’s research and scholarly excellence

Posted by Heather Tate on April 15, 2021

Collage of Scott Goetz, Björn Krondorfer, Yiqi Luo, Michelle Mack, Ted Schuur, Miguel José YacamánAt President Rita Cheng’s recommendation, the Arizona Board of Regents on Friday approved seven Northern Arizona University professors to be promoted to the rank of Regents’ professor, the highest rank a faculty member can achieve.

The professors are Scott Goetz, School of Informatics, Computing, and… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications - ¡MIRA!, College of Arts and Letters, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Comparative Cultural Studies, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

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