Five-year multidisciplinary initiative focused on tree species critical to Western Apache tribal communities

Assistant professor Sara Souther of Northern… Read more
Posted by Eliza Romero on December 7, 2022
Assistant professor Sara Souther of Northern… Read more
Posted by Eliza Romero on November 2, 2022
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
Posted by Eliza Romero on October 27, 2022
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
Posted by Eliza Romero on June 28, 2022
Five-year COMET project will focus on crowdsourcing measurements of broadband coverage among rural, low-income and tribal populations
Despite a number of federally funded efforts to increase access to information and telecommunication (ICT) infrastructure across the U.S., studies show that rural communities—especially low-income households in tribal areas—are persistently excluded from access to the essential services and opportunities delivered via ICT. By not having equal… Read more
Posted by Eliza Romero on June 6, 2022
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
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National Science Foundation grant will support internships for 20 undergraduates
Professor David Trilling, chair of Northern Arizona University’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, has been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation to launch a new partnership with Coconino Community College (CCC). The initiative will create a pathway… Read more