Dr. Morgan Vigil-Hayes’ research was recently featured in the Daily Sun. The article covers several NSF projects that address digital disparities in rural and tribal communities, including her recent work on the Digital Backpack project with the local STAR School. Read more.
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NAU team finds U.S. greenhouse gas emissions decline during COVID lockdown 3x greater than previously reported
The team of scientists built a reliable, real-time emissions estimate system to inform and correct public policy as the United States takes on a new pollution reduction target. Read More.
SICCS Faculty Named Among World’s Top Climate Scientist
Three SICCS Faculty and Affiliates made the Reuters “Hot List” of the world’s top climate scientists; Drs. Goetz, Gurney, and Luo. Hot stuff! Read more.
Berner named a Champion of the Environment by the ARCS Foundation
Dr. Logan Berner was named a 2021 Champion of the Environment by the ARCS Foundation. Berner is an Assistant Research Professor in SICCS and a former ARCS Scholar who’s research focuses on how forest and tundra ecosystems are impact by climate change. The ARCS Foundation is a national nonprofit organization founded and run entirely by women with the goal advancing American leadership, science, and technology. Berner and several other former ARCS Scholars were recognized for leading the way in preserving and… Read more
Congratulations Maxwell Weiss and Isaiah Shipley for receiving the NAU/NASA space grant
Congratulations Maxwell Weiss and Isaiah Shipley for receiving the NAU/NASA space grant (Fall 2021-Spring 2022).
Maxwell and Isaiah are the third-year undergraduate students in Dr. Daphne Chen’s research lab, who has been showed a great interests and potentials in conducting the cutting-edge research.
The project being funded will be focused on the neural network implementations and epidermal sensory systems towards the outer space challenges.
Ruddell receives 2021 ESA Sustainability Science Award
SICCS Professor Ben Ruddell and a team of scientists associated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory were awarded the 2021 Ecological Society of America Sustainability Science Award for their work on the PNAS publication “US cities can manage national hydrology and biodiversity using local infrastructure policy.“ The Sustainability Science Award recognizes the authors of the scholarly work that makes the greatest contribution to the emerging science of ecosystem and regional sustainability through the integration of ecological and social sciences. Read… Read more