The NAU Review — An all-out effort to respond to wildfires, getting to know SAC president McKenzie McLoughlin and Lumberjack night at the Diamondbacks

Aug. 16, 2023

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NAU gets $5M grant to fund new wildfire initiative

The Arizona Wildfire Initiative is an all-hands-on-deck effort to deal with wildfires through a multipronged approach: more and better trained forest and fire managers; intentional forest management to reduce the risk of destructive wildfires; ensuring people on the ground have the knowledge they need to handle the increasing number and severity of wildfires as the West dries out and heats up; and building fire-resilient communities throughout Arizona. This innovative project is funded by the Office of the Governor.

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McKenzie with her arms around her mom with her brother in the background

Humans of NAU
with McKenzie McLoughlin

The president of the Staff Advisory Council talks about her favorite travel destinations, how she unintentionally abetted a monkey in pastry theft, what has kept her at NAU since she came as a student and how to find your place in SAC no matter your position or location.

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Marching together

Physical therapy students work with their hands—but not always in the way that a group of PT students at NAU did this year. Led by student Tyler Cooper, a number of students donated their time and labor to build a tiny house prototype to shelter the unhoused in Flagstaff.

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Students build a small house in front of a garage.

A man and a woman look at a computer in the woods while setting up research equipment.

What altered snowfall means for ecosystems

Mountains in the western U.S. are seeing less snowfall, earlier snowmelt and warmer, longer summers. These changes will affect the activity of plants and microorganisms, both of which break down organic matter and release carbon dioxide into the air, but we don’t know exactly how ecosystems will be affected. A grant from the Department of Energy will allow an NAU biogeoscientist to better predict the changes we may see in ecosystems in the coming years.

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Baseball fans wearing blue and gold beanies and giving LJs with their hands.

LumberSNAPS: Lumberjacks + Diamondbacks

It was a blue and gold night at Chase Field Sunday night, when NAU alumni showed up to support the Arizona Diamondbacks at the annual alumni game. See Louie the Lumberjack try his hand at baseball and all the Lumberjack alumni who helped cheer the D-Backs to victory against the Padres.

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Notes from the President -- José Luis Cruz Rivera

Month in review

The president’s last month of the summer included meetings with AASCU, A++ partners, the Alumni and Foundation boards, the cabinet and the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. Now he’s preparing for the University Convocation on Monday, welcoming students back to campus and the start of another exciting academic year.

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