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

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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

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 a variety of ways.

This year’s festival, focused on the theme… 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 and Sustainability, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute

NAU’s Keim leads Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union to publish findings of study tracking strains of SARS-CoV-2 in state

Posted by Heather Tate on September 15, 2020

Initial findings reported by the Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union (ACGU) suggest that following Arizona’s first reported case of COVID-19 in late January, the state experienced no subsequent cases that went undetected and was COVID-free until at least 11 distinct incursions occurred between mid-February and early April.

The published results appear in the scientific journal mBio.

Faculty at Northern Arizona University (NAU), the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, University of Arizona (UArizona)… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, COVID-19, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, TGen, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute

NAU geneticist on international study reporting first known case of virus transmission from female Ebola survivor

Posted by Heather Tate on July 24, 2018

Jason Ladner in PMI labAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the 2014-2015 outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Western Africa was unprecedented, with 28,000 cases killing more than 11,000 people in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.

While Ebola virus is typically spread through the bodily fluids of symptomatic individuals, the virus can persist in some compartments of the body,… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute

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