NAU News — Take a look inside NAU’s mitigation testing site and the people who keep it running day to day and more news

 

Northern Arizona University News
Cross country team NAU men’s cross country team wins fourth national championship in five years, with women’s team placing 11th overall
Freshman Nico Young, senior Blaise Ferro, sophomore Abdihamid Nur and senior Luis Grijalva finished in the top 10; it’s been 15 years since the winning team had four runners in the top 10. In the women’s race, junior Taryn O’Neill finished in sixth place.
Zach Lerner NAU bioengineer partners with industry expert, NAU Innovations to launch successful spin-off commercializing mobility technologies
The company’s first prototype product—a lightweight, wearable robotic ankle assist device for children with mobility issues—is designed to grow with the patient, an innovation that meets a specific market need.
Testing site worker in PPE Take a look inside NAU’s mitigation testing site and the people who keep it running day to day
Employees and nursing students staff the testing site at the Fieldhouse, answering questions, keeping the lines moving, ensuring public health rules are followed and offering a friendly face in NAU’s efforts to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
Abolfazl Razi NAU researcher collaborates with ASU team to develop groundbreaking technology for improved food safety
The multidisciplinary project will use dendritic tags to enable food traceability at any point in the supply chain, which should help reduce food waste and foodborne illnesses.
President’s Achievement Award honors 10 exemplary employees
Spotlight: Ira Allen Lisa Hardy and Kerry Thompson Temuulen Sankey Marco Gerosa and Igor Steinmacher Bijan Seyednasrollah Bettie Coplan Frederick DeMicco Madrone Shutten Amy Armstrong-Heimsoth and Heather Williamson Translational Genomics Research Institute and Nate Nieto Michelle Miller
Student Spotlight: Adam Belmonte and professors Temuulen Sankey, Scott Goetz and Thomas Kolb Stephanie Seymour Cameron Shelton Alumna Mary Kray