{"id":56337,"date":"2019-07-17T06:15:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T13:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?page_id=56337"},"modified":"2019-07-17T06:15:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T13:15:27","slug":"56337-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/56337-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">NAU News<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">The official source for NAU news and information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Cheng-signing-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Palm and President Cheng\" data-id=\"56228\" data-link=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/mpa-china-agreement\/cheng-signing\/\" class=\"wp-image-56228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/Cheng-signing-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/Cheng-signing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/Cheng-signing-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/Cheng-signing-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/Cheng-signing.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"195\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/first-lego-league-possitive-impact-CSTL-1.png\" alt=\"First Lego League team\" data-id=\"56178\" data-link=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/lunar-legacy-invitational\/first-lego-league-possitive-impact-cstl-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-56178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/first-lego-league-possitive-impact-CSTL-1.png 337w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/first-lego-league-possitive-impact-CSTL-1-300x174.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/3832_liza_holeski_research_20190325-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Liza Holeski\" data-id=\"56157\" data-link=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/holeski-new-traits\/3832_liza_holeski_research_20190325\/\" class=\"wp-image-56157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/3832_liza_holeski_research_20190325-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/3832_liza_holeski_research_20190325-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/3832_liza_holeski_research_20190325-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/3832_liza_holeski_research_20190325-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/3832_liza_holeski_research_20190325.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"982\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Schuur-ice-subsidence-figure-1024x982.jpg\" alt=\"graphic about effects of thawing permafrost\" data-id=\"56142\" data-link=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/schuur-carbon-permafrost-study\/schuur-ice-subsidence-figure\/\" class=\"wp-image-56142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/Schuur-ice-subsidence-figure-1024x982.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/Schuur-ice-subsidence-figure-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/Schuur-ice-subsidence-figure-768x737.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/Schuur-ice-subsidence-figure-600x576.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/07\/Schuur-ice-subsidence-figure.jpg 2010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:left\">Research &amp; 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