National Science Foundation grant will support internships for 20 undergraduates
Professor David Trilling, chair of Northern Arizona University’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, has been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation to launch a new partnership with Coconino Community College (CCC). The initiative will create a pathway… Read more
Department of Mechanical Engineering and School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems has been awarded $1.49 million in funding to increase the graduation rate of students in engineering and computer science
The workforce throughout northern Arizona and the Southwest will need a growing number of engineering and computer science professionals who can… Read more
Partnership between NAU-Flagstaff, NAU-Yuma and Diné College will address educational inequities on an institutional level
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, only 10 percent of all M.S. degrees were awarded to Latinx students between 2015-16, and a stunningly low 1 percent to Indigenous students. The… Read more
Project could have significant impact on science instruction for teachers and students through more effective content and teaching models
Many elementary education majors graduate from teacher preparation programs with incomplete knowledge of science content and limited experience with teaching science in ways that are proven to be effective for elementary students.
In fact, the most recent National Survey of Science and Mathematics… Read more
One of the biggest and most complex challenges facing Arizona’s institutions of higher education is the need to produce a more interdisciplinary workforce for STEM fields that is inclusive and representative of the state’s diverse populations. A new multicultural research center at Northern Arizona University built on the field of materials science… Read more
Nov. 26, 2018
Indigenous people have the lowest rate of university enrollment and graduation rates of any group in the United States—and in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, they represent only 0.5 percent of students nationwide. Professionals in STEM careers are underrepresented as well—Native Americans make up only 0.4 percent of the engineering workforce, according to… Read more