The people, projects and promise of NAU Research will be celebrated during NAU\u2019s Research Open House from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, in the atrium of the Applied Research and Development building.<\/p>\n
The event will feature ways researchers from across campus can connect to services that can help them with their scholarly efforts and will include a celebration of successful NAU research and creativity.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll have representatives from our research facilities, introductions to the grant administrators who help people apply for outside funding and information about our internal funding opportunities and our workshops,\u201d said\u00a0Laura Huenneke<\/strong>, vice president for Research. \u201cWe hope that both new and returning members of the campus community stop by for networking.\u201d<\/p>\n The open house also will include the inaugural Research and Creative Activity Awards, presented to 18 recipients at 3 p.m. by President\u00a0John Haeger<\/strong>\u00a0and Huenneke.<\/p>\n \u201cThe intellectual and creative accomplishments of faculty, staff and students are what makes this a university, and we want to celebrate those as we start off this year,\u201d Huenneke said. \u201cNorthern Arizona University can take pride in the quality of scholarship and creative work, and in the talented researchers and scholars within our community.\u201d<\/p>\n