NAU’s 7th Annual Student Water Symposium theme revolves around The Freshwater Challenge: An initiative to achieve global targets on water, climate, and nature. Join us on April 11th 5:30-7:00 in the NAU DuBois Center Aspen C Room for food and a panel of international and local experts to discuss this timely topic. For more information about the panel and other Water Symposium events, visit https://naustudentwatersymposium.com/keynote-panel-thursday-april-11th-530-700/
Research Themes
PhD student Phoenix Eskridge-Aldama contributes to urban planning for climate change adaptation
As one of two NAU teams competing in the Mesa Project, Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability PhD student Phoenix Eskridge-Aldama and teammate Eric Wise worked on a project to use increased tree cover to mitigate urban heat stresses under climate change. Read more at NAU News.
NAU launches new professional certificate in GHG accounting
NAU launches a new non-credit certificate program in greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting. The professional certificate is fully online and self-paced! A series of four courses train professionals on the best practices and requirements for quantifying, reporting and analyzing the GHG emissions associated with a company and how to use reported emissions to design effective emission reduction strategies. GHG accounting skills are becoming more critical as companies work to set climate action… Read more
Can plants tell us about local carbon dioxide emissions? A new collaborative grant will find out!
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New NSF grant for restoring the culturally important Emory oak
Led by Assistant Professor Dr. Sara Souther, a new $1.5 million NSF grant will focus on research with multiple Tribal nations to restore Emory oak ecosystems across Arizona. The five-year project “DISES: Restoration of a southwestern cultural keystone species: Integrating socio‐ecological systems to predict resilience of traditional acorn harvest by western Apache communities” also involves SES Co-PIs Clare Aslan and Diana Stuart, along with faculty from Biological Sciences and… Read more
New grant RaMPs up climate change research and careers with Indigenous perspectives
A new $3 million NSF grant will support recent graduates seeking research opportunities and career training in Southwest climate adaptation. Primarily from Indigenous and Hispanic/Latine backgrounds, fellows will work on a research project co-developed with Tribal communities, as well as engaging in mentoring, networking, and career development activities. The grant is co-awarded to NAU (the Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes) and Navajo Technical University (Environmental Science and Natural Resources). At… Read more