NAU News — NAU grad creates Native American Cultural Competency program to help others feel supported, encouraged in higher ed

	NAU grad creates Native American Cultural Competency program to help others feel supported, encouraged in higher ed Kalvina Lee Belin, a graduate of the master of public health program with an emphasis on Indigenous health, created the online training to offer strategies and tools to help faculty and staff create spaces where Native American students feel they belong and are motivated in the learning process.
	NAU’s PMI undergraduate research program prepares students for real-world challenges with hands-on experience studying diseases At PMI, 40 students work in 10 research areas, focusing on Zika, Valley Fever, biohazards, plague and even coronavirus. The goal of coordinator Dawn Birdsell is to give students the skills and experience needed to prepare for graduate school or to work in a professional lab.
	NAU forest engineer to lead collaborative team in creating jobs, developing markets and restoring health to southwestern forests Han-Sup Han, a professor in the Ecological Restoration Institute, earned a Wood Innovations Grant from the U.S. Forest Service aimed at advancing innovations in wood products that will help with long-term economic health in Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado.