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 Normal
business hours resume
Aug. 21
One week before fall classes begin and the same week students arrive on campus, NAU will resume standard business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
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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:
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Parking dialogue continues
Parking permits expire in mid-August, so be sure to order your new one. In the meantime, parking questions continue to come in.
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P1 changes begin soon; Knoles to close
to thru traffic
North campus will continue its evolution as two major projects begin.
- Capital Assets and Services this week will begin installing fencing around parking lot 1 near the corner of Butler and Milton this week as work starts on the university's hotel-conference center project.
- Knoles Drive will permanently close to thru traffic for southbound traffic at McMullen Circle and northbound traffic at Tormey Avenue. Vehicles will be redirected.
Employees may continue to park in P1 until it closes, which is expected Aug. 14. Work on alternative parking areas is nearing completion.
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It's all in
the genes:
Landmark research shows genetic link to community makeup and ecosystem evolution
It's common knowledge that genes control traits such as eye and hair color. But a large group of scientists from two continents has found that the genes of one organism not only control the characteristics of that individual, they also dictate the behavior of thousands of other organisms in a community.
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Lumberjack fans schedule get-together
for ASU game
Northern Arizona University's football squad will travel south to Tempe on Aug. 31 to face Arizona State University in Sun Devil Stadium.
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Get Cardinal autographs and a free fruit bar
Arizona Cardinals fans can get autographs and a free frozen fruit bar today as the team hosts an autograph session for children 17 and younger.
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Bring-your-own-film event to showcase local home movies
For some, an invitation to a home movie marathon may seem as enticing as a visit to the dentist. But not for Mark Neumann, the newly hired director of NAU's School of Communication, who believes these films are an important art form that focuses on family and community histories.
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Two golfers
named to
All-Scholar Team
NAU golfers Ali Carter and Noel Larson were named to the National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar teams for Division I. They are among 371 women's collegiate golfers recognized with this honor.
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NAU ends on-campus weapons storage
Northern Arizona University is ending its practice of storing personal weapons for on-campus students.
A bridge to the future
On Monday, crews working on the new parking structure at the corner of Riordan and Knoles helped put into place the skeleton of an enclosed pedestrian bridge from the parking structure to the performing arts complex. |
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Study seeks women
for weight management program
The Health Psychology Department is seeking 60 female university employees ages 25-65 to participate in a free, randomized clinical trial for weight management to compare how in-person versus Internet-based group therapy can help women lose weight.
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Gateway hosts web-content seminar
The Gateway Center will host a web seminar for effective web content from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 10 in the Gateway Center classroom, building 43.
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- Edith Copley, professor of music and director of Choral Studies at NAU
- Nick Lund, professor emeritus and former executive director at NAU-Yuma
- Rachel Schowalter, a 2003 graduate in microbiology and chemisty
'Definitive answer' on depleted uranium sought for troops
At Northern Arizona University biochemist Diane Stearns said her recent studies should make the issue hard to ignore. Her results—published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at a recent Society of Toxicology conference—established that when cells are exposed to uranium, the uranium binds to DNA, and the cells mutate. She said exposure during the Gulf wars may link to increased cancers and birth defects in soldiers and in civilian survivors of exposure in the Middle East. Stearns, a biochemist, was named principal investigator of a Northern Arizona University study tied to improving health among Native American communities. The project was funded by a joint grant awarded to the Flagstaff, Ariz., university and the Arizona Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute.
MSNBC (July 30, 2006)
Deaf student inspires others
Being deaf isn't stopping Kamran Mousavi from listening to trees this summer.The parks and recreation management major at Northern Arizona University is working in the local forests recording information about trees and plants for the university's Ecological Restoration Institute. Mousavi's resolve to work outdoors was so inspiring the ERI quickly hired him, and now many of the team are learning American Sign Language so they can communicate with him.
Arizona Daily Sun (July 29, 2006)
Summer school gives students head start
After finishing high school in just three years, 17-year-old Sarah Bornert returned to class this summer to retake a course for a better grade and earn a tuition waiver for college. Although she has not decided on a major, the teen said she loves art, music, English and history. “I was thinking interior design, but I also chose NAU because I want to be a teacher,” Sarah said. An enthusiastic NAU alum, Assistant Principal Michelle Wilson interjected, “NAU is a great university for teachers,” and added she would be proud to work alongside Sarah in a PUSD school.
Peoria Times (July 24, 2006)
More NAU in the News this week
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