Latest news from Northern Arizona University on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/three-ways-nau-and-srp-are-protecting-the-water-and-electric-grid-in-arizona/?sc=rsin /articles/three-ways-nau-and-srp-are-protecting-the-water-and-electric-grid-in-arizona/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:45:42 EST Teams from Northern Arizona University and the Salt River Project collaborated on several research projects, including ones aimed at protecting the Salt and Verde River watersheds and ensuring the power grid can handle the increasing number of electric vehicles on the road. Northern Arizona University /articles/launch-of-nationwide-map-viewer-and-database-aids-wildfire-planning-and-understanding-of-treatment-effects/?sc=rsin /articles/launch-of-nationwide-map-viewer-and-database-aids-wildfire-planning-and-understanding-of-treatment-effects/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:30:04 EST The launch of the Treatment and Wildfire Interagency Geodatabase, known as TWIG, now provides an open-access platform where all federal fuel treatment and wildfire data can be viewed, downloaded and analyzed. This comprehensive data compilation enables users to assess, plan and monitor fuel treatment interactions with wildfires across boundaries. Northern Arizona University /articles/have-we-found-all-the-major-maya-cities-not-even-close-new-research-suggests/?sc=rsin /articles/have-we-found-all-the-major-maya-cities-not-even-close-new-research-suggests/?sc=rsin Tue, 29 Oct 2024 05:00:00 EST Researchers' analysis of "found" lidar data from a completely unstudied corner of the Maya civilization revealed countless settlements that archaeologists never knew about. The study demonstrates, once and for all, that there's still plenty of the Maya world to uncover. Northern Arizona University /articles/expert-how-to-support-your-kids-mental-health/?sc=rsin /articles/expert-how-to-support-your-kids-mental-health/?sc=rsin Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:35:30 EST Northern Arizona University /articles/nau-scientist-raises-questions-about-al-gore-founded-global-climate-pollution-database/?sc=rsin /articles/nau-scientist-raises-questions-about-al-gore-founded-global-climate-pollution-database/?sc=rsin Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:30:13 EST Kevin Gurney, a professor from NAU's School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, found that a global database co-founded by Gore was underestimating greenhouse gas emissions at power plants by an average of 50%. Northern Arizona University /articles/milton-has-potential-to-disrupt-fuel-supply-chain-hinder-any-recovery-efforts/?sc=rsin /articles/milton-has-potential-to-disrupt-fuel-supply-chain-hinder-any-recovery-efforts/?sc=rsin Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:05:18 EST Northern Arizona University /articles/what-to-know-ahead-of-this-flu-season-vaccines-strains-prevention/?sc=rsin /articles/what-to-know-ahead-of-this-flu-season-vaccines-strains-prevention/?sc=rsin Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:05:00 EST Northern Arizona University /articles/expert-dock-worker-strike-throws-volatility-into-shipping-could-have-significant-adverse-impacts-on-supply-chain/?sc=rsin /articles/expert-dock-worker-strike-throws-volatility-into-shipping-could-have-significant-adverse-impacts-on-supply-chain/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:05:47 EST Northern Arizona University /articles/how-nau-researchers-are-tackling-and-preventing-homelessness-in-arizona/?sc=rsin /articles/how-nau-researchers-are-tackling-and-preventing-homelessness-in-arizona/?sc=rsin Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:05:29 EST Homelessness in Arizona has reached a new crisis point. In 2023, more than 14,000 people were without shelter--a 29% increase since 2020.Help could be on the way, thanks to grant funds that are fueling new research projects based at NAU and developed alongside community partners.Laura Noll and Robert Wickham, both associate professors of psychological sciences at NAU, recently received more than $1 million in grants from the Garcia Family Foundation to lead three projects aimed at not only finding housing and support for unsheltered Arizonans but also preventing future homelessness in the state. Northern Arizona University /articles/using-ai-to-prevent-ruptured-brain-aneurysms/?sc=rsin /articles/using-ai-to-prevent-ruptured-brain-aneurysms/?sc=rsin Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:05:49 EST Bioengineering Ph.D. student Holly Berns won a grant from the Brain Aneurysm Foundation to study how AI and other new technologies can change how aneurysms are discovered and treated. Her project will use AI and machine learning to examine how arteries leading to the brain are tilted and whether that tilt contributes to the formation and rupture of brain aneurysms. Northern Arizona University /articles/nau-physicist-wins-5m-nsf-grant-to-advance-research-in-quantum-physics/?sc=rsin /articles/nau-physicist-wins-5m-nsf-grant-to-advance-research-in-quantum-physics/?sc=rsin Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:05:19 EST An NAU physicist is spearheading groundbreaking new quantum physics research, a field with the potential to revolutionize computing, communication, security and sensing on a global scale Northern Arizona University /articles/expert-available-cdc-releases-new-iud-pain-management-guidelines/?sc=rsin /articles/expert-available-cdc-releases-new-iud-pain-management-guidelines/?sc=rsin Fri, 23 Aug 2024 13:05:53 EST Northern Arizona University /articles/not-remarkable-researchers-take-a-new-look-at-impacts-of-4-2-ka-climate-event/?sc=rsin /articles/not-remarkable-researchers-take-a-new-look-at-impacts-of-4-2-ka-climate-event/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:05:59 EST Students, alumni and faculty from the School of Earth and Sustainability leveraged the power of big data to take another look at the 4.2 ka event--a historic megadrought thought to have Earth-altering effects. What they found in the data pointed to a different conclusion, not only about that event but about how the climate may change in the future. Northern Arizona University /articles/bought-too-much-toilet-paper-before-that-winter-storm-here-s-why/?sc=rsin /articles/bought-too-much-toilet-paper-before-that-winter-storm-here-s-why/?sc=rsin Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:30:21 EST Why do so many consumers purchase far more than they need during weather emergencies, causing stores to run out of products before everyone has a chance to stock up? Cony Ho, an assistant professor of marketing and business analytics at Northern Arizona University, recently led a series of five studies to find out why--and to find a solution to the problem. Northern Arizona University /articles/expert-available-to-speak-about-how-olympic-athletes-get-medical-support-during-the-games/?sc=rsin /articles/expert-available-to-speak-about-how-olympic-athletes-get-medical-support-during-the-games/?sc=rsin Wed, 07 Aug 2024 16:05:37 EST Northern Arizona University /articles/how-feeding-birds-may-be-polluting-local-environments/?sc=rsin /articles/how-feeding-birds-may-be-polluting-local-environments/?sc=rsin Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:05:29 EST New research shows that backyard bird feeders, although done with the best of intentions, is changing the chemistry of local ecosystems, including introducing a potentially harmful amount of phosphorus into the environment. Northern Arizona University /articles/dental-hygienist-scholar-heather-thomas-available-to-speak-about-dental-care-for-rural-underserved-americans/?sc=rsin /articles/dental-hygienist-scholar-heather-thomas-available-to-speak-about-dental-care-for-rural-underserved-americans/?sc=rsin Tue, 30 Jul 2024 13:05:10 EST Northern Arizona University /articles/how-a-warming-arctic-is-accelerating-global-climate-change/?sc=rsin /articles/how-a-warming-arctic-is-accelerating-global-climate-change/?sc=rsin Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:05:35 EST Three recent papers authored by Ted Schuur, Regents' professor of biological sciences at Northern Arizona University, organized through the Permafrost Carbon Network, investigate the biological processes taking place in the warming Arctic tundra and provide insight into what we can expect from that region as the climate continues to change. Northern Arizona University /articles/trees-reveal-a-climate-surprise-their-bark-removes-methane-from-the-atmosphere/?sc=rsin /articles/trees-reveal-a-climate-surprise-their-bark-removes-methane-from-the-atmosphere/?sc=rsin Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:00:00 EST Microbes that live in tree bark are sucking greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, making trees an even more critical part of combating climate change than scientists previously thought, according to a study published today in Nature. Northern Arizona University /articles/how-do-african-universities-approach-dei/?sc=rsin /articles/how-do-african-universities-approach-dei/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:05:17 EST Ishmael Munene, a professor in NAU's Department of Educational Leadership, has received a prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award to teach and conduct research in Kenya for the 2024-25 school year. Munene will compare the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in African universities to DEI initiatives at universities in the United States. Northern Arizona University