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S-STEM initiative encourages students from underrepresented populations to enter Engineering, Computer Science fields

Posted by Heather Tate on May 26, 2022

Constantin Ciocanel talking to a student on a lab$1.49 million NSF award emphasizes scholarships as well as mentorship to ensure success

The workforce across northern Arizona and the Southwest will need a growing number of engineering and computer science professionals who can develop advanced solutions addressing water supply shortages, increasing access to renewable energy, enhancing… Read more

Filed Under: College of Education, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of STEM, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

Catalyzing systemic change: Team will use $1.3 million in funding to reduce racial disparities in STEM graduate programs

Posted by Heather Tate on March 7, 2022

Partnership between NAU-Flagstaff, NAU-Yuma and Diné College will address educational inequities on an institutional level

Catherine Propper and RISe student working in the labAccording 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

Filed Under: College of Arts and Letters, College of Education, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Educational Leadership, Department of English, School of Forestry, STEM

Why do muffins rise in the oven? Researcher wins NSF award to develop phenomenon-based science courses for elementary teachers

Posted by Heather Tate on October 8, 2021

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.

Marti Canipe sitting outside of the Lutz telescope with science teaching toolsIn fact, the most recent National Survey of Science and Mathematics… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Science Teaching and Learning, College of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning, STEM

NAU’s Center for Health Equity Research receives $1.2 million in funding for multidisciplinary projects related to COVID-19

Posted by Heather Tate on October 21, 2020

Julie Baldwin standing inside the ARD buildingResearchers in Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) and the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) recently received four grants totaling more than $1 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for projects related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NAU Regents’ Professor Julie Baldwin, director of CHER and the… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Health Equity Research, College of Education, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, COVID-19, Department of Anthropology, Department of Applied Indigenous Studies, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Specialties, Department of Health Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative

NAU’s innovative, practical Senior Launch Guide helps high school students plan their future

Posted by Heather Tate on June 18, 2020

In an ongoing effort to help high school seniors successfully chart their course after graduation, educators at Northern Arizona University developed the Senior Launch Guide, an innovative workbook designed to inform students, parents, teachers and counselors about postsecondary options and identify steps to get there. Based on its success in Arizona, schools across the country are now using the… Read more

Filed Under: Arizona GEAR UP, College of Education

NAU researchers study effects of COVID-19, health disparities on caregivers of people with ADRD

Posted by Heather Tate on June 17, 2020

Michael McCarthy standing and writing on a white boardSixteen million family members in the US are caregivers for the more than 6 million people living with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). For many caregivers in rural areas such as northern Arizona, health disparities prevent them from accessing the healthcare and support services they need. COVID-19-related isolation is… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Health Equity Research, College of Health and Human Services, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, COVID-19, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Nursing, Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative

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