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Research & Academics

Study finds that far-out solar system objects ‘remember’ their past

In the first-ever study harnessing the joint power of NASA’s Hubble and Webb telescopes, NAU researchers examined Trans-Neptunian Objects, the most far-flung bodies in the solar system. They found the objects weren’t as numerous or collision-prone as astronomers previously believed, raising big questions about the formation and evolution of the solar system. 

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Humans of NAU: Stephanne LHommedieu

Learn how SAC president Stephanne LHommedieu found her way to NAU (twice!), landed her dream job as manager of theater and public events and what she wants to accomplish in her year as president.

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Research & Academics

Mapping safe drinking water on the Navajo Nation

A group of NAU researchers, led by analytical chemist Jani Ingram, sampled water in wells throughout the Navajo Nation to identify which wells contained safe drinking water and which contained dangerous levels of uranium. The work doesn’t just protect Navajo Nation residents’ health; it also provides them with data they can use to advocate for safer community resources. 

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Research & Academics

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Where anthropology meets disease

A class at NAU explores how plagues shaped human history by examining evidence preserved in bones. Through an anthropological lens, it reveals how disease spreads, how people respond and what those patterns say about society.

Rendering of a trans-Neptunian object

Study finds that far-out solar system objects ‘remember’ their past

In the first-ever study harnessing the joint power of NASA’s Hubble and Webb telescopes, NAU researchers examined Trans-Neptunian Objects, the most far-flung bodies in the solar system. They found the objects weren’t as numerous or collision-prone as astronomers previously believed, raising big questions about the formation and evolution of the solar system. 

A police officer training a student with a fake gun

Learning. Training. Serving.

A hands-on program is preparing the next generation of law enforcement officers and park protection rangers. By combining academic instruction, physical training and real-world experience, NAU’s Law Enforcement Training Academy is giving students what they need to serve their communities and preserve public lands right after graduation.

Campus & Community

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Purr-pose in action

What began as a project to paw-sitively improve the lives of felines at High Country Humane became an opportunity for students to put into action what they are learning in the classroom.

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Taking an AXE to the cost of course materials for NAU students

A new program will offer course materials to students at only $270 per semester, allowing students to budget for a set cost and ensure that materials are ready on the first day of class.

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From smartphone to studio

Have you ever looked at a picture and assumed it was taken with an expensive professional camera, only to discover it was captured by a smartphone? For National Camera Day on June 24, Beth Anne Staub, assistant teaching professor of photography, who recently won first place in the photography section of the Arizona Treasures art show, answered some questions about how you can make phone pictures look like professional photographs.

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Stephanne LHommedieu playing the tuba in the Skydome.

Humans of NAU: Stephanne LHommedieu

Learn how SAC president Stephanne LHommedieu found her way to NAU (twice!), landed her dream job as manager of theater and public events and what she wants to accomplish in her year as president.

Humans of NAU: Dr. Mark Pico

Dr. Mark Pico had a circuitous route to med school that included being a first-gen college student, getting his first job at age 13 and being an Olympic hopeful. Find out what drew Pico to medicine and a coincidental partnership that changed his trajectory.

Jacks in a Flash – Becky Pratt-Sturges

Becky Pratt-Sturges, an associate teaching professor of museum studies and art history, has led the revitalization of the museum studies program. She talked to The NAU Review about coming to NAU as a student, the pressing issues facing museums and why the President’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow award, which she recently won, means so much to her.

Student edition

A skull with teeth being looked at with a magnifying glass

Where anthropology meets disease

A class at NAU explores how plagues shaped human history by examining evidence preserved in bones. Through an anthropological lens, it reveals how disease spreads, how people respond and what those patterns say about society.

A police officer training a student with a fake gun

Learning. Training. Serving.

A hands-on program is preparing the next generation of law enforcement officers and park protection rangers. By combining academic instruction, physical training and real-world experience, NAU’s Law Enforcement Training Academy is giving students what they need to serve their communities and preserve public lands right after graduation.

A tarp covering a homeless camp under a bridge.

How students are working to solve the homelessness crisis in Arizona

NAU’s Community Impact Fellowship Program gives psychological sciences graduate students the opportunity to fund their education while helping to address the housing crisis in Arizona.