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Sustainability Special Issue highlights the need for global river protection

Posted by SiteSteward on May 15, 2021

riverA newly released special issue of Sustainability co-edited by SES Assistant Professor Dr. Denielle Perry and adjunct professor Dr. Ian Harrison is the first-of-its kind collection of papers dedicated to river protections around the world. The collection of 15 papers includes an article authored by Perry and Harrison along with three SES students, Stephannie Fernandes (MS ESP), Alana Nichols (BS ENV),… Read more

Filed Under: Environment & Society, Publications, Research in the News, Water Research

The Emory Oak Collaborative Tribal Restoration Initiative (E-OCTRI) is working to restore Emory oaks in the southwest!

Posted by SiteSteward on February 20, 2021

emory oak news storyAcross the Southwest, multiple Tribal Nations are working with the US Forest Service to strategize ways to protect and restore Emory oaks, a critical traditional food source that is vulnerable to drought and fire. One collaborator in this effort is SES plant ecologist Dr. Sara Souther, who recently co-authored a paper on the importance of ERead more

Filed Under: Ecology & Conservation, Environment & Society, Research in the News

Geology alum shows the importance of groundwater to the Colorado River

Posted by SiteSteward on December 10, 2020

SES alum Riley Swanson and Dr. Abe Springer have a new paper out in Hydrogeology Journal showing that the Colorado River gets an important part of its flow from groundwater that flows into the river from springs in the Grand Canyon region. Read more at NAU News.

Filed Under: Alumni News, Research in the News, Student News, Water Research

Two SES ecologists named AAAS fellows

Posted by SiteSteward on November 24, 2020

Nancy Johnson and Laura HuennekeCongrats to our own Nancy Johnson and Laura Huenneke, who have been selected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for their contributions to science, including ecological research, leadership, and education! Read more at NAU News. A huge honor for these leaders and our School!

Filed Under: Faculty Awards, Research in the News

“This is how we read our history from the magma”

Posted by SiteSteward on November 20, 2020

SES Postdoctoral researcher Aurora Silleni was recently interviewed about her research on the Campanian Ignimbrite by Il Messaggero, an important newspaper in Rome.  Her work has characterized the volume and distribution of ash and pumice from a huge eruption in the Campi Flegrei, outside Naples, Italy, at 39.8 Ma.  It was the largest eruption in Europe in the past… Read more

Filed Under: Research in the News, Volcanology

SES researcher partners with Apache tribe and USFS to restore Emory oaks

Posted by SiteSteward on September 2, 2020

NAU SES Research Professor Sara Souther is working with Apache Elders and the US Forest Service to help restore Emory Oak groves. Learn more in this KNAU piece about the partnership!

Filed Under: Ecology & Conservation, Research in the News

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