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The NAU Review — Native Americans in STEM, a Latinx cookbook, making big data more accessible

by Community Contributor • September 21, 2021 • Comments Off

Native American woman works on her computer

Finding their place in STEM

What’s the best way to encourage Native American students to go into STEM fields, including scientific computing? Give them opportunities for hands-on learning and mentoring well before they hit college. That’s the goal of a collaborative program, which will send NAU researchers into K-12 schools throughout the Southwest to create awareness of diverse career opportunities in scientific computing, introduce students to state-of-the-art scientific computing software, allow them to ask questions and gain experience, then bring them to NAU’s campus, helping students see college and STEM careers in their future. The program also centers Native American researchers, giving students mentors who come from the same background and understand their experiences.

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Cooking up culture

Food brings people together. That is especially true for Latin Americans, who often connect with family and friends over a home-cooked meal. To share this tradition, the Latinx Student Union is creating a cookbook. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to submit their favorite Latin-inspired recipes.

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Football coach Chris Ball celebrates with the team after they beat the University of Arizona.

LumberSNAPS: Jacks axe ‘Cats

For the first time in 89 years, the NAU football team beat the Arizona Wildcats. Saturday was a historic moment, marking the first time the Lumberjacks have beaten a PAC-12 school and the first time they’ve beaten Arizona in Tucson. Relive the excitement of the 21-19 victory.

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Humans of Flagstaff
with Fé Murray

After declaring 14 majors, associate professor Fé Murray found her calling as a bilingual speech-language pathologist. She shares stories about a Cuban poet, exploring northern Arizona and how ¡Atrévete! shaped her philosophy in life.

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SAC meeting with people sitting around a table

What to know about NAU’s new Staff Advisory Council

SPAC and CSAC, the two councils advocating for staff members at NAU, are now the unified Staff Advisory Council. SAC’s first meeting is 9 a.m. Sept. 23 in the ARD Large Pod. Learn more on the Staff Advisory Council website.

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Coding the future

Xin Huang saw a technical barrier between the earth system modeling community and ecologists who want to improve models with data—coding. So she created a way to make modeling and using big data easier for everyone, especially ecologists without extensive computer programming experience.

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