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Earthquake seismologist launches international study of oceanic plate

Posted by Eliza Romero on July 11, 2022

Researcher Jim Gaherty with students in field conducting research

Expedition will explore ocean depths to gather seismic data off coast of Central America

Most of the major natural hazards associated with geological activity—including major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis—occur when the rigid tectonic plates in the planet’s lithosphere, or outer layer, collide. Beneath the plates lies the asthenosphere, a 200-mile-thick layer of the Earth’s upper mantle made of very hot material,… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, School of Earth and Sustainability

COVID-19 vaccination activates antibodies targeting parts of virus spike protein shared between coronaviruses

Posted by Eliza Romero on July 5, 2022

Medical animation of Covid-19 virus

Could the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine reawaken previous antibody responses and point the way to a universal coronavirus vaccine? A new analysis of the antibody response to a COVID-19 vaccine suggests the immune system’s history with other coronaviruses, including those behind the common cold, shapes the patient’s response, according to a study published… Read more

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

Shedding light on reptilian health: Researchers investigate origins of snake fungal disease in U.S.

Posted by Eliza Romero on June 30, 2022

Researcher Jason Ladner holding up container of yellow liquid

Although only recently recognized as an issue in wildlife ecology, snake fungal disease (SFD) is of emerging concern in the U.S., with parallels among other better-known wildlife fungal diseases such as white-nose syndrome in bats. SFD can be deadly to snakes, and even in milder cases disrupts an… Read more

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

Using the Force: Force microscopy research nets Ph.D. student a scholarship—and a job—with DOD

Posted by Eliza Romero on June 6, 2022

Scientist inspecting technology

 

Jorge Muñoz, a Ph.D. student in NAU’s Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, recently received the U.S. Department of Defense’s SMART Scholarship, which provides tuition and all education-related expenses, a stipend, research and mentoring opportunities. Muñoz also will work for the DOD after he graduates. It means, instead of worrying about finding a… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications - ¡MIRA!, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science

Astronomer co-leads project to prepare students from minority communities to participate in groundbreaking survey of space

Posted by Heather Tate on August 5, 2021

Project ‘levels the playing field’ for exploration of galactic, stellar and solar system science through research conducted at Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile

David Trilling doing work on a computerAs with most scientific disciplines, leaders in the field of astronomy are looking for ways to ensure that students from traditionally minoritized populations have ample opportunities to participate in… Read more

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

Team awarded $2M NSF grant to teach virtual explorers about permafrost and Arctic climate change

Posted by Heather Tate on July 19, 2021

Arctic illustrationScientists at Northern Arizona University, Arizona State University, the Arizona Geological Survey at the University of Arizona and the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado Boulder have been awarded almost $2 million from the National Science Foundation to develop a virtual reality teaching tool called Polar Explorer. In this… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Earth and Sustainability

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