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 11, 2020 | COVID-19, Innovations, UArizona
A team of UArizona Health Sciences researchers is studying whether or not certain copper-based chemical compounds could potentially stop the virus that causes COVID-19 dead in its tracks. A $1.9 million grant will allow Michael Johnson to study copper toxicity in...
by Admin | Apr 7, 2020 | Improving Health, Innovations, NAU, Universities
Allen Clarke, a Computer Science and Mathematics double major, has been sharpening his software development abilities at NAU’s Pathogen and Microbiome Institute (PMI). He is leveraging his programming expertise to create tools that help PMI researchers complete their...
by Admin | Apr 7, 2020 | Innovations, NAU, Student Stories, Universities
Amid a national opioid crisis, chemistry major Noelle Waltenburg is finding ways to help people move on from their addiction. She and other students in assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry Naomi Lee’s lab are researching an opioid vaccine that could be...
by Admin | Dec 17, 2019 | Innovations, Looking Beyond, NAU, Universities
What can the asteroid Bennu tell us about the universe and its origins? Ask NAU Assistant astronomy professor Cristina Thomas. Thomas is a team member of NASA’s OSIRIS REx mission, which landed on the asteroid late last year and is collecting samples of regolith, or...
by Admin | Dec 17, 2019 | Innovations, Learning Labs, Student Stories, UArizona, Universities
The KEYS High School Summer Internship Program provides hands-on research opportunities to talented students from diverse backgrounds. By introducing the students to all facets of science research at the University of Arizona, KEYS — which stands for Keep Engaging...
