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Expanding global opportunities with Hochschule Biberach

Yu | October 1, 2025

NAU and the Sanghi College of Engineering welcomed distinguished guests from Hochschule Biberach (HBC), a leading applied sciences university in Germany, earlier this month to celebrate a new academic partnership. The delegation included Rector Prof. Matthias Bahr, faculty members, and several students, who spent the day engaging with NAU students, faculty, and staff to explore shared areas of interest and potential collaboration… Read more

President Cruz Rivera and Hochschule Biberach Rector Prof. Dr. Matthias Bahr pose together

Building a strong future for innovation and entrepreneurship in Flagstaff

Yu | September 2, 2025

The Steve Sanghi College of Engineering recently hosted an Innovation and Entrepreneurship workshop, bringing together leaders from across the university and the Flagstaff community to tackle a pressing challenge: how to make Flagstaff a more welcoming environment for start-ups, patents, and entrepreneurial growth… Read more

Expanding computer science skills in rural Arizona communities

Yu |

On July 21-24, 2025, four teachers from northern Arizona joined a summer workshop aimed at integrating computer science into their existing curriculum using coding concepts. Project Let’s Talk Code (LTC), funded this year by APS Foundation, is a partnership with Native American educators to introduce computer science concepts to students in Arizona’s rural and tribal communities… Read more

Celebrating Cassie Petit

Yu | May 15, 2025

After nearly four years of dedicated service, Cassie Petit is bidding farewell to the Sanghi College of Engineering—but not to NAU. As she steps into a new role in NAU Advancement | Foundation as associate vice president of operations and engagement, we caught up with Cassie to reflect on her time with the college, the legacy she leaves behind, and what excites her most about the journey ahead… Read more

NAU Researcher Awarded NASA Grant to Advance Global Wild Cat Conservation

Amy | April 30, 2025

Assistant research professor Patrick Jantz of SICCS has received a prestigious grant from NASA’s Biological Diversity and Ecological Conservation Program to lead a groundbreaking project aimed at protecting some of the world’s most iconic wild cats. The initiative, titled Upscaling Connecting Landscapes, will harness cutting-edge NASA Earth observation data to help conservation organizations model and mitigate the impacts of landscape change on big cat populations… Read more

Celebrating Excellence: Gold Axe Award Winners from SCE

Amy |

Each semester, NAU honors a select group of students whose impact reaches far beyond the classroom with the prestigious Gold Axe Award. Among this spring’s celebrated recipients are four exceptional students from the Sanghi College of Engineering: Jessica Hillman, Koi Quiver, Caitlin Yazzie, and Jonah Graham. These students exemplify the values of leadership, resilience, and community service that the Gold Axe stands for… Read more