{"id":71286,"date":"2024-02-02T16:12:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T23:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=71286"},"modified":"2024-02-02T16:12:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T23:12:47","slug":"in-the-spotlight-jan-29-feb-1-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-jan-29-feb-1-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the Spotlight: Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2024\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">E-mail your announcements to<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">Inside@nau.edu<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or use our<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/news-tip\/#.YEjwNWhKg2w\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online submission form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">NAU\u2019s Sports and Adventure Media Program<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Media Innovation Center (MIC) <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">provided a studio to Chris \u201cMad Dog\u201d Russo from ESPN for his live national sports talk radio show on Feb. 1 and Feb. 2.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Track athlete <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nico Young <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">broke the collegiate 5,000-meter record, running a time of 12:57.14 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic. His is the first sub-12 minute 5K time in NCAA history. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Colin Sahlman <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">broke both the NAU and Big Sky record in the mile with a time of 3:53.17. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Maggi Congdon <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">broke both the school and conference record in the women\u2019s mile with a time of 4:36.72. Many NAU track and field athletes medaled or performed well at both this event and the New Mexico Team Open over the weekend. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nauathletics.com\/news\/2024\/1\/19\/nico-young-highlights-historic-night-for-nau-track-field.aspx\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Read more about their achievements<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Following their performances, three NAU athletes earned Big Sky Athlete of the week recognitions, Young for his 5,000-meter record, Congdon for her mile record and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mitchell Effing<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for his New Mexico Team Open win in the long jump. Effing\u2019s\u00a0 jump of 7.81 meters, put him at the top of Big Sky and 14<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in the nation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Young was named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week for his performance.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Undergraduate student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jarod DeSpain <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">led a team that published a new paper in Research Notes of the AAS title<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">d \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2515-5172\/ad0ed6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Citizen Science Discovery of a Recurrently Active Jupiter-Family Comet: <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(551023) 2012 UQ192.\u201d<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> The same team also published a paper called \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2515-5172\/ad09c1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">New Active Quasi-Hilda Asteroid 2004 CV50: A Citizen Science Discovery\u201d<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> at the end of last year.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project team led by <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">David Trilling<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and including <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chad Trujillo<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">William Oldroyd<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ryder Strauss<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Colin Chandler<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> announced the discovery of more than 100 faint objects in the distant outer solar system called trans-Neptunian objects.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">New faculty member <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Diego Munoz<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> is the principal investigator on a recently accepted proposal in NASA\u2019s astrophysics theory program for the project titled \u201cAccreting Massive Black Hole Binaries in Galactic Nuclear Clusters.\u201d This award for $383,012 will support two NAU students\u2014one graduate and one undergraduate\u2014for three years.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Assistant professor of sociology <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Katsuya Oi<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> published a paper titled <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/psychsocgerontology\/advance-article\/doi\/10.1093\/geronb\/gbae007\/7591046?utm_source=authortollfreelink&amp;utm_campaign=psychsocgerontology&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;guestAccessKey=f006d1a5-52da-488f-a2ee-95d7be61dd04\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cDoes the Impact of Episodic Memory Declines on Future Changes in Perceived Control Vary Based on Individuals\u2019 Experience with Cognitively Demanding Jobs?\u201d<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> This is their third publication in the Journal of Gerontology.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lisa Hardy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, professor with the department of anthropology, was an invited keynote speaker at a Feb. 1 event called \u201cStorytelling Together for Social Change\u201d for the Addiction Research Institute at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-jan-29-feb-1-2024\/\">In the Spotlight: Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2024\u00a0\u00a0 Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NAU\u2019s Sports and Adventure Media Program and the Media Innovation Center (MIC) provided a studio to Chris&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"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-71286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71286","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\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71286\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}