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NAU doctoral student leads paleoclimate study of precipitation and sea ice in Arctic Alaska

Posted by Heather Tate on January 25, 2021

Ellie Broadman doing research in the field

Arctic sea ice is rapidly diminishing due to global warming, and scientists have found that sea ice dynamics have a big impact on circulation and precipitation patterns in Arctic Alaska, which lies at a climatological crossroads between the Arctic and North Pacific Oceans. Recent studies—most of which… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability

NAU researchers Nancy Johnson and Laura Huenneke elected as 2020 AAAS Fellows

Posted by Heather Tate on November 30, 2020

AAS fellowsNorthern Arizona University researchers Laura Foster Huenneke and Nancy Collins Johnson have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

This year, 489 members nationwide have been awarded this honor by AAAS because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

“AAAS Fellows are selected by their peers at the American Association for… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability

NAU alum authors research into groundwater, an often overlooked, but essential factor in Colorado River management practices

Posted by Heather Tate on

Riley Swanson collecting water sampleThe Colorado River is the seventh-largest river in the United States, and its basin spans seven U.S. and two Mexican states. It currently supplies water to 50 million people with an expected increase of 23 million by 2030. Because it winds its way through several different regions, the policies regulating it are complex,… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability

NAU economist earns NSF grant to study economics of COVID-19 in rural and tourism-dependent communities

Posted by Heather Tate on November 4, 2020

Julie Mueller conducting work on a computer in a forestNorthern Arizona University economics professor Julie Mueller is a principal investigator on a grant from the National Science Foundation aimed at increasing knowledge and solutions around the unique problems pandemics present to rural areas.

Mueller, who has an 80 percent appointment in the Franke College of Business and a 20 percent appointment in the School of Earth and Sustainability, is researching “Build and Broaden:… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, COVID-19, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, The W. A. Franke College of Business

NAU key partner in bringing 2020 Festival of Science to Flagstaff community Sept. 18-27 with more than 60 free virtual events

Posted by Heather Tate on September 19, 2020

Access the full Festival of Science program of events here. 

Now in its 31st year, the award-winning annual Festival of Science—the longest-running event of its kind in the Western Hemisphere—continues to be a cornerstone event for the Flagstaff community, with Northern Arizona University playing a key role in the festival’s success. Through active participation by NAU scientists, artists and educators, as well as through a robust sponsorship commitment, the university contributes to the Flagstaff community through the festival in… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Cline Library, College of Arts and Letters, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Anthropology, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Psychological Sciences, School of Arts, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute

NAU researcher receives $1.3 million DOE grant to study how fungus may help grow sorghum for biofuels

Posted by Heather Tate on August 31, 2020

Nancy Johnson holding dirt at ArboretumFor years, researchers have been trying to harness the crop-growing benefits of the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), for example, can deliver water and nutrients to the roots of plants like sorghum, a grain used to produce biofuels. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is particularly interested in producing sorghum more efficiently to reduce the need for irrigation and fertilizer, and… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability

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