The NAU Review — Discover the Undergrad Symposium, learn about the creator of ‘Lost World’ and how climate warming alters forests’ memory

April 25, 2023

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Students present a flying-type machine at the Undergrad Symposium

Discover. Create. Share. 2023 Undergrad Symposium

Every year, hundreds of undergraduate students in all disciplines become researchers—either joining a professor’s lab or creating their own research project, including getting their own funding. That work culminates at the Undergrad Symposium, a daylong event in which students present their research to the NAU and Flagstaff communities. Experience the 15th annual symposium on Friday at the High Country Conference Center. All events are free and open to the public.

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First-gen student conducts gender research

Charlie Dors, who is double-majoring in sociology and political science, is studying gender stereotypes in early learning programs. They started research through the Interns to Scholars program.

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Family loyalty sparks insulin resistance research

Andres Huerta, a biomedical science major, collected data from volunteers on insulin resistance, which is associated with Type 2 diabetes, among members of the Hispanic population.

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Student takes on anti-Asian racism through artwork

Ehsa Murray collected stories from friends and family about their experiences with racism and is putting human faces to the staggering numbers of anti-Asian hate crimes.

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Hank Hassell stands in front of a photograph of Glen Canyon before the dam.

Humans of Flagstaff
with Hank Hassell

For National Library Week, librarian Hank Hassell talked to The NAU Review about how he became a librarian, what he enjoys most about his job and the bucket list item he checked off this year—the “Lost World” exhibit at Cline Library.

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NAU joins Data Labs program representing AZ

Data Labs empowers state to use data more effectively and equitably. It will be an important tool for NAU to advance the mission of the Arizona Attainment Alliance, a collaboration between NAU and Arizona’s 10 community college districts.

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Graphic showing the cycle of climate warming and landscape processes

How climate warming alters forests’ memory and future

Ecological memory stored in a landscape can help an ecosystem recover from disturbances like fire and outbreaks of disease. But what happens when climate warming disrupts that process? A team of more than 40 scientists led by Regents’ professor Michelle Mack has been awarded $9.6M by the National Science Foundation to investigate this and other questions in interior Alaska as part of the Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research Program.

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