by Admin | May 8, 2020 | ASU, COVID-19, Improving Health, News, Universities
“I learned early in my life that anything I set my mind to, I could do,” said Brenda Hogue, professor and researcher at Arizona State University. “It always requires work and there may be a few challenges, but in the end, you’ll be glad you stuck with what drives...
by Admin | Apr 21, 2020 | Improving Health, NAU, Student Stories, Universities
Like a police detective, Amalee Nunnally is looking for a killer. But instead of a blue uniform and badge, Amalee wears a white lab coat. A junior microbiology major, she is engaged in a research project to detect a pathogen, Clostridium difficile, in the Flagstaff...
by Admin | Apr 21, 2020 | Improving Health, Innovations, NAU, Student Stories, Universities
Shelby Hutton pours fleas from Madagascar out of a vial, each hanging on to the others in a huge ball. Yes, the NAU junior biology major says, insects can be “gross,” but she is fascinated by the dynamic and complex role they play as vectors carrying plague to human...
by Admin | Apr 17, 2020 | Improving Health, Innovations, NAU, Student Stories, Universities
Despite the fact that Daryn Erickson’s research regularly involves making what she refers to as “mosquito smoothies”—preparing mosquito samples in the blender for testing–she loves her work. Daryn has been working at NAU’s Pathogen and Microbiome Institute (PMI) for...
by Admin | Apr 17, 2020 | Improving Health, NAU, Student Stories, Universities
Finding common ground—an unexpected side effect of cancer research project The first time he drove to the Hopi reservation, NAU senior Jordan Ojeda found himself in an unfamiliar landscape. Unlike the Phoenix suburb where he grew up, on the reservation there are no...
by Admin | Apr 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Improving Health, UArizona
The University of Arizona will provide antibody testing for the state of Arizona. Gov. Doug Ducey announced earlier that the state will offer antibody tests for health care workers and first responders across the state. The state investment will allow UArizona to test...
