Create, repair, upcycle: Everything you can do at the MakerLab Posted on September 22, 2026 The average American throws out more than 80 pounds of clothes every year. The MakerLab at Cline Library wants to bring that number way down. For a decade, the MakerLab housed a collection of 3D printers and other high-tech tools, but its most popular tool is a sewing machine. Thanks to a grant from the Arizona State Library, it’s getting new machines and offering Repair Labs so the NAU and Flagstaff communities…
Is a nearby advanced alien civilization out there waiting to pounce on Earth? Unlikely, says new study Posted on September 22, 2026 (September 22, 2026) Science fiction suggests that life on other planets, if it exists, is likely far more advanced than life on Earth. A recent study suggests otherwise. This new study, led by Chris Doughty, a professor of ecoinformatics at Northern Arizona University, proposes that the extent to which life on potentially habitable exoplanets in Earth’s stellar neighbors is advanced is likely related to plant energy,…
NAU’s commitment to free expression and policies supporting safety and mission Posted on September 18, 2026 (September 18, 2026) Northern Arizona University is steadfast in our institutional commitment to free speech on our campus. Those rights belong to everyone in our community, and university policies exist to protect individual rights and to keep campus safe and able to carry out our mission of teaching, learning, and scholarship, while allowing all viewpoints to be expressed.…
How NAU is developing better disease forecasting Posted on September 16, 2026 (September 21, 2026) Pandemics are unpredictable. An NAU epidemiologist is part of an international effort to make the diseases, or at least their dynamics, a little less so. Spencer Fox, an assistant professor in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, uses mathematical and statistical models to predict the behavior of illnesses like COVID-19, influenza, Ebola and Zika. For more than a decade he has been forecasting influenza dynamics in the…
New year, healthier you? Find resources at CHS Posted on September 14, 2026 (September 14, 2026) Did you know that faculty and staff can receive healthcare at Campus Health Services (CHS)? From urgent care visits and annual physicals to immunizations and preventive care, CHS provides convenient, accessible healthcare in the John D. Haeger Health and Learning Center. If you’ve never visited CHS, now is a great time to establish care. Becoming an established patient before an urgent health need arises can help streamline access to services, including same-day appointments when available. If you’re already an…
Humans of NAU: Stephanne LHommedieu Posted on September 4, 2026 (September 4, 2026) Stephanne LHommedieu is used to playing a backstage role, but she agreed to step into the spotlight when she became the new president of NAU’s Staff Advisory Council. Read about how she found her dream job as manager of theater and public events and what she wants to accomplish in her year as president. Why did you come…