NAU update for May 19

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NAU researchers find silent victim in drug wars: Central America’s forests As officials in Mexico and the Caribbean crack down on drug smuggling, Central America has seen a rise in its cocaine trafficking and a subsequent decline in its surrounding forests. Study at NAU uses virtual reality to create more mindfulness, awareness Heidi Wayment and Ann Futterman Collier study the quiet ego and the effectiveness of virtual reality on mental well-being interventions. Up close and personal: A look at NAU’s Scanning Electron Microscope (VIDEO) While a regular microscope magnifies objects up to a thousand times, the Scanning Electron Microscope can magnify objects more than a million times—producing images unlike anything you’ve ever seen.

• National Science Foundation funds NAU project to reduce false alarms in ICUs • Strap on your helmet for annual Bike to Work Week in Flagstaff, NAU • Enrollment open for NAU’s 12-week software development training • NAU Alumni Association Awards accepting nominations for 2017 • Spotlight: Campus Health Services • Ted Schuur • Con Slobodchikoff • Martin D. Sommerness • Civic Service Institute • Student Spotlight: Taylor Hartman