KNAU eNews: 88.7 Update, Music Physics and more

As many of you may know, last week our aging KNAU 88.7 transmitter on Mormon Mountain near Flagstaff suffered a catastrophic failure taking us off the air and silencing the repeater stations serving Prescott, Kingman, Payson and the White Mountains. Read more about our plan to fix it at KNAU.org.

A union of scientists in Arizona is tracking the spread of the coronavirus disease through the state’s population with state-of-the-art genetic techniques. It’s a kind of detective work that reveals where the virus came from and when it appeared. Learn more at KNAU.org.

In this week’s Canyon Commentary, Scott reflects on his recovery from encephalitis many years ago, drawing some parallels to the current situation. He says being able to connect with others was part of the healing process. Learn more at KNAU.org.

In this week’s installment of KNAU’s series Play Us a Tune, we hear an original piece from Gary Bowman, a songwriter and retired physics professor at Northern Arizona University. It’s a western tune called This Old Heart. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Santa Fe, New Mexico is a city of arroyos. More than 80 miles of these ephemeral waterways enter the main Santa Fe River that flows through the city. But many of the arroyos are ailing. Years of erosion and general neglect have worsened flooding during storms, leading to a lot of damage. Now, the nonprofit group Santa Fe Watershed Association has launched a recovery program called Adopt-an-Arroyo. Learn more at KNAU.org.