The Flagstaff Family Food Center is taking over management of Louie’s Cupboard, the student-focused food pantry on Northern Arizona University’s Flagstaff mountain campus. The partnership, which was made official after a successful pilot program last semester, will expand food offerings and offer improved access for students both now and in the long term. The goal is to ensure Louie’s Cupboard…

A new year means a new cold and flu season. If you are looking to fend off the upcoming fevers, chills and aches or hoping to knock out your 2026 physical, now is the perfect time to get acquainted with Campus Health Services (CHS). CHS offers primary care to students, faculty, staff members and their dependents ages 16 and…

A new partnership between Northern Arizona University and the Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF) marks the beginning of an exciting collaboration that brings storytelling, creativity, education and community together. Launching with monthly film screenings, the partnership aims to create a shared space where students, faculty, filmmakers and the public can engage with powerful cinema and meaningful conversation. Michelle Carpenter, executive director at the School of Communication, said a conversation with professor Janna…

Across rural landscapes, agriculture is often portrayed as a way of life rooted in resilience, independence and endurance. Yet behind this narrative, there is an unspoken reality: the growing mental health pressure faced by those who work on the land. For women in agriculture, this strain is compounded by unique social, economic and cultural pressures. Balancing physically demanding labor with caregiving roles, financial uncertainty, isolation and the expectation to remain dependable in…

As climate change drives more frequent and severe wildfires across forests in Alaska and northwestern Canada, scientists are asking a critical question: Will these ecosystems continue to store carbon, or will they become a growing source of carbon emissions? New research published this week shows that when these northern forests shift from coniferous spruce forests to deciduous aspen and birch forests, they could release substantially less carbon when they burn. The National Science Foundation-funded study, led…

A new study from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean has partly revealed why the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami were so devastating—and how scientists may be able to better understand intense disasters in the future. The study, co-authored by NAU associate professor Christine Regalla of the School of Earth and Sustainability, found that at the Japan Trench—a deep…