{"id":65056,"date":"2022-01-10T15:20:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T22:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=65056"},"modified":"2022-01-10T15:20:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T22:20:27","slug":"in-the-spotlight-jan-10-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-jan-10-14\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight:\u00a0Jan.\u202f10-14\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">E-mail your announcements to\u202f<\/span><a href=\"mailto:Inside@nau.edu\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inside@nau.edu<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, or use\u00a0our\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/news-tip\/#.YEjwNWhKg2w\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online submission form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Northern Arizona University<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has been\u00a0identified as one of the top colleges that support\u00a0Indigenous students and communities by\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegevaluesonline.com\/colleges-supporting-indigenous-peoples\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">College Values Online<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0These rankings are based\u00a0on\u00a0a college\u2019s support to\u00a0Indigenous\u00a0students, support to\u00a0Indigenous communities and evidence of improving its efforts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anthony Maue<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, graduate student\u00a0in the\u00a0Department\u00a0of\u00a0Astronomy and Planetary\u00a0Sciences,\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Devon Burr<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, professor in the\u00a0Department of\u00a0Astronomy and Planetary\u00a0Sciences,\u00a0had their research published in\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0019103521004759?via%3Dihub\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Science Direct<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0They studied\u00a0how ice cobbles in liquid nitrogen and methane rivers on Titan, Saturn\u2019s largest moon,\u00a0use\u00a0a cryogenic rock tumbler named\u00a0the Titan Tumbler.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The W.\u00a0A. Franke College of Business\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MBA program has been recognized as one of the Best Business Schools for\u00a02022\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/press\/best-business-school-rankings-2022\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u00a0Princeton\u00a0Review<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0These rankings are based on a college\u2019s classroom experience, career prospects after graduation, professors, resources and competitiveness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Northern Arizona University<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has been recognized as one of the top Green Colleges in\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/press\/green-guide\/press-release-2022?ceid=green-colleges\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Princeton Review\u2019s\u00a0Guide to Green Colleges: 2022 Edition<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fred\u00a0DeMicco<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, director of the\u00a0School\u00a0of Hotel and Restaurant Management, was the chair speaker\u00a0for the panel discussion \u201cHospitality in Healthcare and Senior Living: Opportunities and Challenges,\u201d at the 6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> World Research Summit for Hospitality and Tourism conference.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alumnus\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Richard\u00a0Ludeke was<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> awarded\u00a0the\u00a0Iowa\u00a0Governor\u2019s Life\u00a0Saving award after saving the life of\u00a0Minidi\u00a0Wikstrom,\u00a0a\u00a021-year-old\u00a0motorist who was\u00a0involved\u00a0in a serious\u00a0collision that left her fighting for her life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jut Wynne<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, assistant research professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, has been\u00a0selected\u00a0as a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigmaxi.org\/programs\/lectureships\/2022-2023-lecturers#wynne\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0Sigma Xi is an international scientific research honor society\u00a0and Wynne is one of 23 lecturers chosen to represent the society for 2022-23.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">David Miles<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0a\u00a0faculty member in the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management,\u00a0was published in\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/best-worst-cities-layovers\/#expert=david-charles-miles\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lawn Love\u2019s 2022\u2019s Best and Worst Cities for Layovers<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0Miles gives advice on how to navigate holiday travel and reduce stress when flying.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Completing the season with a historic performance against the Cal Poly Mustangs last month,\u00a0NAU\u00a0running back\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kevin Daniels<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was named to the 2021 FCS 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college\u2019s support to\u00a0Indigenous\u00a0students, support to\u00a0Indigenous 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