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Mutating rabies virus puts extra scare in bat researchers

Mutating rabies virus
puts extra scare
in bat researchers
Halloween is a time when many people are preoccupied with ghosts and vampires; however, during this Halloween season, Northern Arizona University researchers and students are focused on something really spooky—rabid bats.

 Native American Heritage Month kicks off on campus Native American
Heritage Month
kicks off on campus
Dozens of activities throughout November will celebrate the significant contributions of Native Americans.

today's news

• True boo NAU: Halloween activities scare up fun • Obituary: Maxine Rusche, former researcher in biological sciences
• Emeritus professor's art exhibit pays homage to the heavens • ITS survey open through Friday
       

 
 

university news

homecoming
• Slideshow:
Share the Homecoming fun
   
• Stay tuned when snow starts to fall
   
bus
• ‘Green’ buses
picking up
speed
   
• Photo Gallery:
Health and
Learning
  Center groundbreaking
   
• NAU commemorates the fall
of the Berlin Wall
   
• Second speaker canceled
in President’s Speaker Series
   
• Campus traffic patterns
to change temporarily
   
• Voluntary retirement incentive program explained


events

• Applied Indigenous Studies announces lecture series
   
• Sophisticated ‘Lucretia’ challenges
NAU Opera performers


sustainability tip

vampire
• Slay your ‘vampire’ energy consumption

 

research & academic news

• NAU’s online courses help answer call
for more speech pathologists
   
• Obesity and diabetes study weighs
influence of genetics, lifestyle
   
• Book brings need for turtle conservation
out of hiding


department news

• Survey: Family Weekend planners seek input from campus
   
• Lumberjacks celebrate Homecoming with 40-12 win over Idaho State
   
• Lumberjack football breaks into
national Top 25 rankings


video

'Inside NAU' Spotlight: Heather Farley
Heather Farley, coordinator for NAU's Office of Sustainability, discusses the climate action plan, the university's carbon footprint, sustainability initiatives, and ways individuals can reduce their own carbon footprint.

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obituaries

• Joshua Ahmann, senior history major
   
• Phillip Staires, former fire marshal


spotlight

Recognizing the activities and accomplishments of faculty, staff
and students

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Matt Casado, a professor in the Hotel and Restaurant Management program, published an article in the history journal, Axarquia, Revista del Levante Almeriense.
   
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Shafiu Jibrin, an associate professor for the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, recently published a new book.
   
• The Department of Politics and International Affairs will co-host the
first interdisciplinary graduate student conference on the NAU campus,
Jan. 29.


in the news

• 2000-Year Arctic Cooling Trend Reversed Itself Near Turn of 20th Century
EcoWorldly, 10/29/2009
   
• Arizona researchers study diabetes
in Pima Indians
New America Media, 10/28/2009
   
• NAU-led study on obesity, diabetes weighs influence of genetics, lifestyle
Navajo-Hopi Observer, 10/27/2009
   
• Myers honored by Big Sky;
NAU rises in polls
Arizona Daily Sun, 10/27/2009
   
• NAU athletes find balance with sports, studies
JackCentral, 10/22/2009
   
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