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•	TGen North extends bioscience corridor to NAU and Flagstaff
•	NAU to accept bids on bookstore operation
•	Extra floor on garage too costly; driving alternatives being studied
•	Recognizing Native achievement
•	'Tweeners' will go WILD for new NAU summer camp
•	Riordan restored to two-way traffic
•	Tennis standout McClelland named to Academic All-District Team
•	Council supports academic leaders
•	Training ground: Students use railway to create lesson plans
•	Forest field trip exchange has roots at Yale
•	Going the distance: Canadian grad says thanks to NAU
•	Spotlight
•	NAU in the News

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Here's a sampling of upcoming events at NAU. For a complete listing of campus events for the next two weeks, including times and locations of those items listed here, click on the links below:

Employee Development
•	June 6: CMS Training
Prospective Students & Parents
•	Jun 3: Transfer student orientation
Submit your NAU events online at events.nau.edu.

Around Flagstaff @ AZdailysun.com
•	June 2: First Friday Artwalk
•	June 7: Salsa on the Square
•	June 12-16: Conflict Mediation Training Class at Coconino Community College

Due to the holiday closure on Monday, this week's issue of Inside NAU
is being published on Thursday.

TGen North extends bioscience corridor to NAU and Flagstaff
The opening of TGen North in Flagstaff with Northern Arizona University will not only boost efforts to diagnose diseases faster and strengthen the nation's defense against bioterrorism, it holds promise of stimulating the local economy.

NAU to accept bids on bookstore operation
Northern Arizona University will issue a "request for proposals" this summer for operation of the NAU Bookstore, which the university anticipates will result in improvements to merchandise selection, closer connections to a national brand and, perhaps, an improved facility.

Extra floor on garage too costly;
driving alternatives being studied
Questions continue to come in regarding parking after P1 closes when construction begins on the hotel conference center complex. If you have a question about parking, send it to Inside@nau.edu.

Recognizing Native achievement
The Native American Convocation and Award Ceremony on May 11 was a cultural celebration recognizing the achievements and accomplishments of NAU's Native American graduates, faculty and staff.

'Tweeners' will go WILD
for new NAU summer camp
A new series of weeklong day camps for "tweeners" will be offered this summer through NAU Outdoors to help older youth develop their social, leadership, environmental awareness and technical skills.

Riordan restored to two-way traffic
Riordan Ranch Road has been restored to two-way traffic after several days of one-way traffic.

Tennis standout McClelland named to Academic
All-District Team
Junior Susan McClelland was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 8 Women’s At-Large team. A native of Edina, Minn., McClelland has a 4.00 GPA in pre-medicine.

Council supports academic leaders
Roy St. Laurent will step down as chair for mathematics and statistics to serve as the new executive director of the Academic Chairs Council, replacing William Grabe, who will become the interim vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate College. The change takes effect July 1.

Training ground: Students use
railway to create lesson plans
Northern Arizona University students traveled 65 miles and through a million years of history to provide thousands of Arizona's schoolchildren with important lessons.

Forest field trip exchange
has roots at Yale
A prominent forest field trip exchange turned a new leaf and ventured west this year.

NAU's School of Forestry is hosting students from Yale University and the University of Munich during a forest field trip exchange that provides hands-on experiences learning in different forests around the world.

Going the distance: Canadian grad says
thanks to NAU
Heather Blondin, a spring graduate from the Consortium of Professional Schools, recently traveled to Flagstaff from the Great White North to participate in commencement ceremonies.

Blondin, a successful online student, had high praise for NAU, its celebration and, especially, her program coordinator who helped her throughout her NAU career.

Brian Drake, senior photography major
Dennis Tanner, professor in health sciences

Lifting her way onto collegiate spotlight
Northern Arizona University senior Caitlin Carter set a personal best and landed in the top 10 at the recent National Collegiate Weightlifting Championship. Carter, of Wilcox, represented NAU at the competition. "I was definitely nervous going in," she admitted. "But once I was done, it was, 'now what's the next competition I can qualify for?"
Range News (Willcox, AZ), 5/24/2006

Lizards use ruse to confuse their enemies
One of the lizard's defense strategies is to drop its tail to confuse attackers. The muscles in the tail continue to contract and the tail flops around distracting the predator. "I've pulled a few off them by accident. It's their last line of defense," said Kiisa Nishikawa, regent's professor of biology at Northern Arizona University. "The tail is a fat storage organ and it costs them a lot in terms of their own health to regrow. Once the tail is dropped, it takes at least a full season to grow a new one, depending on food availability and how close to the end the tail was broken, said Nishikawa.
Mohave Valley Daily News (Bullhead City, AZ), 5/22/2006

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