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NAU professor addressing need for conservation of springs in drying climate

NAU professor addressing need for conservation of springs in drying climate

by Admin | Jun 19, 2020 | Keeping Us Safe, NAU, Universities

A Northern Arizona University professor co-authored a paper on the importance of springs in a drying climate that is in the inaugural climate change refugia special edition of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. The issue focuses on refugia, which refers to...
Two NAU research centers receive Flinn Foundation funding to support COVID-19 response

Two NAU research centers receive Flinn Foundation funding to support COVID-19 response

by Admin | Jun 19, 2020 | COVID-19, NAU

Scientists at two Northern Arizona University research centers–the Pathogen and Microbiome Institute (PMI) and the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER)–recently received grants totaling $175,000 from the Flinn Foundation in support of projects directed...
‘What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic:’ NAU’s Schuur discusses dangers of thawing permafrost

‘What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic:’ NAU’s Schuur discusses dangers of thawing permafrost

by Admin | May 7, 2020 | A Better World, NAU, Universities

For decades at field stations across the Arctic, permafrost researchers like Northern Arizona University’s Ted Schuur have walked up to pipes drilled into the frozen ground and, with highly sensitive thermometers attached to cables, taken the Earth’s temperature....
New NAU study of vertebrate genomes, phenomes, populations to predict response to climate change

New NAU study of vertebrate genomes, phenomes, populations to predict response to climate change

by Admin | May 7, 2020 | A Better World, NAU, Universities

Professor Loren Buck, environmental physiologist and associate director of Northern Arizona University’s Center for Bioengineering Innovation (CBI), is leading a new project that has the potential to change nothing less than the way scientists understand life on...
PhenoCam network harnesses ‘big data’ to predict impact of warmer climate on ecosystem productivity and carbon cycling

PhenoCam network harnesses ‘big data’ to predict impact of warmer climate on ecosystem productivity and carbon cycling

by Admin | May 7, 2020 | A Better World, Innovations, NAU, Universities

A new paper by Northern Arizona University professor Andrew Richardson published in the journal Scientific Data describes a vast network of digital cameras designed to capture millions of images documenting seasonal changes of vegetation across North America. The...
NAU pilot project tests exporting wood products via railway to speed forest restoration

NAU pilot project tests exporting wood products via railway to speed forest restoration

by Admin | May 7, 2020 | A Better World, Innovations, NAU

A pilot project has the potential to unlock a critical bottleneck in forest restoration and wildfire prevention efforts across northern Arizona by creating markets for restoration byproducts like wood chips from small-diameter trees. The pilot project, led by...
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The TRIF initiative, or Technology and Research Initiative Fund, increased the state’s sales tax per proposition 301 to promote university research, development, and technology transfer related to the knowledge-based global economy and to expand access to baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate education, among other priorities. TRIF Priorities  include: Improving Health; Water, Environment & Energy Solutions; Space Exploration & Optical Solutions; and Defense & Security Systems. For the most recent Arizona Board of Regents TRIF Annual Report visit the ABOR site.

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