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RaMPing up climate change research and careers with Indigenous perspectives

Posted by Eliza Romero on October 27, 2022

Person using metal net sitting on the floor in desert terrain
The Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes (CAWL) at NAU and the Environmental Science and Natural Resources program at Navajo Technical University received a nearly $3 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to address critical questions about climate vulnerability in the American Southwest while… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, School of Earth and Sustainability, School of Forestry

Interdisciplinary team investigates air and water quality on Cocopah Reservation

Posted by Heather Tate on September 29, 2022

Funded through EPA grant, project provides students field research opportunities

Maddy Molzahn, Jenessa Arviso, and Karis Black collect water samples on the Cocopah Reservation
Maddy Molzahn, Jenessa Arviso, and Karis Black collect water samples on the Cocopah Reservation

Regents’ professor Jani Ingram of Northern Arizona University’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry was recently awarded a $200,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lead an assessment of the… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Health Equity Research, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP)

Reducing H. pylori in Navajo Nation tribal members through testing and education

Posted by Eliza Romero on September 21, 2022

 Members of the Navajo Healthy Stomach team present at a flea market in Shiprock, NM

How can you eliminate a pervasive, yet undiscussed, bacterial infection from the Navajo Nation? For a collaborative group of researchers, it requires dedication, hours of travel and unfailing commitment to present information in a respectful, culturally relevant… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Health Equity Research, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Office of Native American Initiatives, Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention (NACP)

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

SRP funding groundbreaking NAU research into forest health, increasing diversity in STEM

Posted by Heather Tate on September 10, 2020

Teki Sankey holding a droneAs part of a five-year research agreement, the Phoenix-based Salt River Project (SRP) is funding several Northern Arizona University projects in 2020-2021 that look into forest health and restoration, renewable energy sources and increasing diversity in STEM fields. These projects build on several studies SRP was already funding.

This five-year partnership, which funds research focusing on applied research activities related to SRP’s core businesses of power and water,… Read more

Filed Under: Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecological Restoration Institute, Monsoon, School of Forestry, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

NAU receives $6.83 million grant to continue community-based Native American cancer prevention program

Posted by Heather Tate on November 22, 2019

NACP Leadership group
The leadership team of the Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention

Northern Arizona University has been awarded $6.83 million to continue its efforts in cancer research, training and outreach programs serving Native American communities for the next five years.

Since 2002, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) have received funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to alleviate the unequal burden of cancer… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Health Equity Research, College of Health and Human Services, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Health Sciences, Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention (NACP)

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