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"With its solid reputation as a university with all the features of a large institution but with a personal touch, NAU carefully balances teaching, scholarship and service with a faculty and staff dedicated to each students' success." |
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"The mission of the Department of Biological Sciences of northern Arizona University is to excel in building scientific literacy for all citizens, advancing and applying biological knowledge, and educating our students for professions in the life sciences." |
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| "The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 'to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense...' With an annual budget of about $5.5 billion, we are the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities." |
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"The Animal Behavior Society is a non-profit scientific society, founded to encourage and promote the study of animal behavior." |
| ACL projects involving molecular techniques, such as gel electrophoresis and genotyping, are performed at the Keim Genetics Lab. |
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"Research at the Center for Avian Cognition spans a broad array of behavioral and cognitive studies, united by the view that animal intelligence is responsive to specific evolutionary and ecological demands. We pursue several lines of research, each of which combines psychological and biological perspectives." |
| "Founded in 1883, the American Ornithologists' Union is the oldest and largest organization in the New World devoted to the scientific study of birds. Although the AOU primarily is a professional organization, its membership of about 4,000 includes many amateurs dedicated to the advancement of ornithological science." |
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The Comparative Cognition Society is "a scientific society dedicated to studying the mechanisms and evolution of cognition in animals." |