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The Queen of Cocci

Posted by Eliza Romero on December 14, 2022

Bridget Barker examining a dog

Disease ecologist Bridget Barker investigates Valley Fever, a potentially deadly disease spreading across the Southwest

To her colleagues, she’s become known as “the Queen of Cocci” because she’s cultivated her specialty studying the pathogens Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii (cocci for short), which cause the disease Coccidioidomycosis, better known as Valley Fever. Associate Professor Bridget… Read more

Filed Under: The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute

Researcher tackles regional disease

Posted by Eliza Romero on

Bridget Barker inspecting test tube

Teacher and scholar Bridget Barker explores the environmental sources of fungal pathogens to prevent exposure and infection.

Associate Professor Bridget Barker of NAU’s Pathogen and Microbiome Institute first became fascinated with plants, starting her journey studying botany. “I was really interested in plant pathology, and I’ve always… Read more

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

How plants, volunteers will help NAU computer model estimate fossil fuel emissions

Posted by Eliza Romero on December 13, 2022

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Could the plants growing along roadsides and between buildings in Flagstaff help reveal where fossil fuel emissions are highest and lowest in the city? A team of NAU researchers thinks so. As part of a new $25M award from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, School of Earth and Sustainability, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Southwest Urban Corridor Integrated Field Laboratory

Improving health for older populations

Posted by Eliza Romero on November 21, 2022

Traustadóttir and lab workers in a lab

Undergrad researchers join redox biologist Tinna Traustadóttir in a clinical study of broccoli-based interventions for healthier aging.

A new study led by NAU Associate Professor Tinna Traustadóttir is investigating the relationship between aging, exercise, and phytonutrients—nutrients found in plants such as broccoli. Paradoxically, her team includes undergraduates from a… Read more

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

Space exploration goes underground

Posted by Eliza Romero on November 16, 2022

Lab with workers underground in cave

Is there life in Martian caves? 

It’s a good question, but it’s not the right question—yet. An international collaboration of scientists led by NAU researcher Jut Wynne has dozens of questions we need asked and answered. Once we figure out how to study caves on the Moon, Mars and other planetary… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

NAU joins TAPDINTO-STEM Alliance to foster inclusion and collaboration for students with disabilities in STEM fields

Posted by Eliza Romero on November 2, 2022

Ronda Jenson sitting in front of computer on Zoom

Collective impact approach to enhance workforce development and increase graduation rates

People with disabilities are one of the most significantly underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and employment. According to the National Science Foundation (NSF), in 2016 19.5 percent of undergraduate students reported a disability.

Students with disabilities… Read more

Filed Under: College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychological Sciences

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