Small, black stripes accentuate brilliant golden-orange wings in a flutter of vibrant colors. These vivid markings make monarch butterflies the most recognizable butterfly in North America. As an essential species to the health of our planet, monarch butterfly populations are declining because of habitat loss and climate change, and a group… Read more
Planetary scientist Christopher Edwards leads project giving students hands-on experience while giving NAU a competitive advantage.
The students are on a multidisciplinary team led by associate professor Christopher Edwards, co-led by professor David Trilling, postdoctoral scholar Chris Haberle, and associate professor Michael Shafer.
Students working to meet NASA’s rigorous requirements
The project began earlier in 2022 when Robert Lillis of the University of California, Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory, the… Read more
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Researcher Javier Ceja-Navarro has been a science communicator since he was a child.
“I have one younger brother, and to him, I was the encyclopedia,” said Ceja-Navarro, a professor of microbiology in the Department of Biological Sciences… Read more
Funded through EPA grant, project provides students field research opportunities
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
Researchers from Northern Arizona University and the University of Washington School of Medicine in collaboration with the Washington National Primate Research Center received a $1.5 million grant, with the possibility of receiving $7.5 million over 5 years, from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health,… Read more
More than 100 free family-friendly events focus on ancient cultures, the environment and more
The 2022 Festival of Science, a Flagstaff tradition since 1990, kicks off on Friday, Sept. 23, bringing more than 100 free, family-friendly events to the community—many of them highlighting Northern Arizona University faculty and staff as presenters, lecturers and hosts.
This year’s Festival theme is “Pyramids… Read more