{"id":69105,"date":"2023-04-24T14:54:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T21:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=69105"},"modified":"2023-04-24T14:54:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T21:54:59","slug":"in-the-spotlight-april-24-28-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-april-24-28-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: April 24-28, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">E-mail your announcements to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Inside@nau.edu\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Inside@nau.edu<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, or use our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/news-tip\/#.YEjwNWhKg2w\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">online submission form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Assistant research professor in the School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems (SICCS)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span> <b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Allie Shenkin<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SICCS assistant professor<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Jared Duval<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SICCS associate professor<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Ashish Amresh <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">research associate at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Anne Hamlin <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were selected as one of the 100 teams to make it through to the discovery round of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/new.nsf.gov\/tip\/updates\/nsf-announces-100-teams-advancing-vital-prize\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">VITAL Prize Challenges<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for their project, \u201cBringing 3D Forests to Life: Immersive Learning for Underserved Students with Advanced Gaming Tech.\u201d The U.S. National Science Foundation will support multidisciplinary teams that have advanced to the &#8220;Discovery Round&#8221; of the Visionary Interdisciplinary Teams Advancing Learning, or VITAL, Prize Challenge, a multiphase challenge supporting teams developing novel learning technologies with entrepreneurial training, customer discovery support, seed funding and mentorship to build K-12 learning innovations at speed and scale for adoption nationwide.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The NAU chapter of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">American Society of Civil Engineers<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (ACSE) won first place in both environmental design and ASCE innovation, and<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">second place in surveying competition at the ASCE 2023 Intermountain Southwest Student Symposium.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Christopher Harrison<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, an instructor of political science, authored hi<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">first book, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rowman.com\/ISBN\/9781666925685\/Genocidal-Conscription-Drafting-Victims-and-Perpetrators-under-the-Guise-of-War\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Genocidal Conscription: Drafting Victims and Perpetrators under the Guise of War<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d Harrison&#8217;s work traces the history and contemporary risks of enforcing deadly duties of required service including cases of the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, and the ongoing crisis in Russia&#8217;s war in Ukraine. His analysis, built upon the dissertation he completed at NAU, includes suggestions for how states can avoid carrying out this newly identified form of genocide today. The book is available for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rowman.com\/ISBN\/9781666925685\/Genocidal-Conscription-Drafting-Victims-and-Perpetrators-under-the-Guise-of-War\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">preorder now<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> from Rowman &amp; Littlefield.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">University Marketing<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> won a gold award from the Hermes Creative Awards for its integrated marketing campaign celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) and the university\u2019s commitment to the protection of tribal lands. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hermesawards.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hermes Creative Awards<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional and emerging media. Hermes Creative Awards recognizes outstanding work in the industry while promoting the philanthropic nature of marketing and communication professionals. Winners range in size from individuals to media conglomerates and Fortune 500 companies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Northern Arizona University was ranked No. 7 on The College Post\u2019s, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thecollegepost.com\/best-us-forestry-schools\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Top 15 Best Forestry Schools<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d This ranking was based on several factors including accreditation status and cost of attendance. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Theta Tau<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the coed professional engineering fraternity on campus, had the opportunity to go work with the Ventura Habitat for Humanity this year. The Lumberjacks who participated included <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Christopher Weidman<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nicole Dawson<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Elena Millanez<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Briana Pilling<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Haven Decker<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Payton Correia.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> While working with Habitat for Humanity, these students had the opportunity to learn more about construction and about what Habitat for Humanity does as an organization.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kelkiyana Yazzie<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, master\u2019s student in parks and recreation management, was awarded the 2022 Interpretation and Resource Education (IRE) Staff Person of the Year Award for her work elevating indigenous voices at Grand Canyon.\u00a0<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">In February 2022, Yazzie was officially named a permanent Grand Canyon National Park Ranger.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">She has served as a mentor to many employees, interns and volunteers across the National Park Service (NPS), developing programs for the public and for park staff focused on indigenous connections and traditional knowledge of the canyon.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dennis Foster, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">senior lecturer emeritus at The W.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">A. Franke College of Business, was featured in WalletHub&#8217;s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/credit-cards\/free\/#expert=Dennis_Foster\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"> publication <\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">about free credit cards. In his section, Foster provides insights to readers about managing credit cards effectively and wisely.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">David Trilling, <\/span><\/b>chair of\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science (APS), and Vice President for Research AIMER Coordinator presented on panels at the Arizona Space Summit hosted at ASU on April 6.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Trilling was a panelist discussing planetary and geological sciences, deep space exploration, microgravity research, astronomy, space medicine, health and performance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NAU had a great showing at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) last month. Grad students <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Laura Lee<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jessica Walsh<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nicole Ozdowski<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Oriel Humes<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lori Pigue<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anna Engle<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ari Koeppel <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">postdocs <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Will Oldroyd<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Christian Tai Udovicic<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, APS assistant research professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ali Rutledge<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and visiting professor Jennifer Hanley all presented work.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Christian Tai Udovicic, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">APS postdoctoral scholar, recently has an article accepted in JGR Planets. His research analyzes buried Ice deposits in lunar polar cold traps that were disrupted by ballistic sedimentation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-april-24-28-2023\/\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs\u00a0 Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u00a0 E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form.\u00a0 Assistant research professor in the School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems (SICCS), Allie Shenkin, SICCS assistant professor Jared Duval, SICCS associate professor Ashish&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69105\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}