{"id":94,"date":"2023-04-20T17:28:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T17:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/research\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2025-02-13T00:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T00:18:16","slug":"research-centers-institutes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-centers-institutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Research centers and institutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request 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class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explore our research centers, institutes, and partnerships<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At NAU, our faculty lead a broad range of initiatives, many of which have developed into university-wide&nbsp;centers or institutes&nbsp;that drive excellence in strategic areas of interdisciplinary research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section  \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  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            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"\">Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>The mission of the\u00a0Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes\u00a0promotes robust scientific research to enhance sustainable management of ecological populations, communities, and landscapes and develop solutions to ecological problems across the American Southwest and Colorado Plateau.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span 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<div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"\">Center for Community Health and Engaged Research<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>The\u00a0Center for Community Health and Engaged Research\u00a0(CHER) is working to end health disparities regionally, nationally, and internationally, by engaging researchers, healthcare providers, and communities in research that is culturally relevant and respectful.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" 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class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"\">Center for STEM Teaching and Learning <\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>The Center for STEM Teaching and Learning (CSTL) shapes the future of STEM education through research, professional learning, and outreach.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                        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class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"\">Ecological Restoration Institute<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>The\u00a0Ecological Restoration Institute\u00a0(ERI) engages in research on forest fire recovery and watershed management, and collabora\u00adtively plans and implements forest restoration treatments.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                      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class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"\">Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>The Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications (\u00a1MIRA!) is an interdisciplinary materials science research center focused on the development of advanced functional materials through the exploration of materials interfaces.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n   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        <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"\">Pathogen and Microbiome Institute<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>The\u00a0Pathogen and Microbiome Institute\u00a0(PMI) research focuses on understanding pathogens that affect humans and wildlife.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n         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                                                     <h3 class=\"\">Navajo Native American Research Center for Health Partnership<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>The Navajo Native American Research Center for Health (NARCH) Partnership is a collaboration between Din\u00e9 College and Northern Arizona University. 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