The Shand Garden: collaborating to create a shared future

The Shand Garden: collaborating to create a shared future

The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management and the College of Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences are teaming up to transform an old campus garden into a live classroom. This collaboration will cultivate more than crops: It is a growing opportunity for students to conduct research, grow food for a farm-to-table program and gain hands-on skills that could open doors to employment.

Helping people with disabilities maintain their independence

A study by NAU’s Institute for Human Development could help aging people with intellectual and developmental disabilities live more independently by understanding the technologies they use. Researchers are looking for participants to share their experiences and help shape a more independent future for these individuals and their caregivers.

Mapping the past and preserving the future

From the field to the screen, a team from the Department of Anthropology is preserving history at the Wukoki Pueblo archaeological site 30 miles north of Flagstaff. Their work will not only help map the site for documentation but also create a 3D model that will make it accessible to the world.

Drama by design

To celebrate a 20-year collaboration between the Department of Theatre and the VisualDESIGNLab, the School of Communication Gallery is showcasing a visual record of theater production posters from the past two decades in the exhibition “The Long Road Together.” 

From desk to community: Growing connections and making an impact

NAU staff Rachel Kanyur and Lydia Nelson, continue to find ways to give back to the Flagstaff community through Axe of Service. With four months left in the calendar year, why not join them?

Team of NAU, Flagstaff experts takes second place in global XPRIZE Wildfire competition

A group of NAU researchers, Flagstaff-based engineers and fire experts came together to build hardware and software that could help people across the globe detect and track wildfires. Their project just won a coveted second-place award at the XPRIZE Wildfire Competition, netting them $250,000.

Jacks in a Flash: Bobby Long

Bobby Long, associate teaching professor of visual communication, spent two years capturing details of the inhabitants of the Sonoran Desert after being contacted by author, ecologist and ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan to illustrate the book he was writing. The NAU Review asked him a few Qs ahead of the “Sonoran Desert Bestiary: A More-than-Nature History” book launch.

Jacks in a Flash: Michelle Carpenter

Michelle Bauer Carpenter, executive director of the School of Communication, recently directed the documentary "Making UNQUIET" which premiered at the Breckenridge Film Festival in Colorado. The NAU Review spoke with Carpenter about her experience creating this film available on PBS for International Mental Health Day, October 10th.

Here's why you should use alt text

Twitter users may not have noticed a change earlier this year—alt text is now allowed on the platform. Alt, or alternative text is used by people who use screen readers or other assistive technology to interact with their phones and computers; these programs "read" the photos. Including this text on your online photos can make a huge difference in the online experience of these and other users. Sean Kugler from NAU's Disability Resources explains in more detail why alt text is important, when to use it and what exactly you should be describing when you describe a photo.

Drama by design

To celebrate a 20-year collaboration between the Department of Theatre and the VisualDESIGNLab, the School of Communication Gallery is showcasing a visual record of theater production posters from the past two decades in the exhibition “The Long Road Together.” 

The Shand Garden: collaborating to create a shared future

The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management and the College of Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences are teaming up to transform an old campus garden into a live classroom. This collaboration will cultivate more than crops: It is a growing opportunity for students to conduct research, grow food for a farm-to-table program and gain hands-on skills that could open doors to employment.

Mapping the past and preserving the future

From the field to the screen, a team from the Department of Anthropology is preserving history at the Wukoki Pueblo archaeological site 30 miles north of Flagstaff. Their work will not only help map the site for documentation but also create a 3D model that will make it accessible to the world.