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Who wants to be an astronomer?

Space needs you! The next time you and your date head out to stargaze, volunteer to scan the sky for asteroids. NAU doctoral student Colin Chandler just launched a major project to recruit thousands of volunteers in the search for active asteroids—rare objects that have asteroid-like orbits but look more like comets. Chandler hopes to quadruple the number of known active asteroids and, in the process, answer key questions about where water on Earth came from and where it might exist on other planets, both within and outside our solar system. Ready to join the search? Visit the Active Asteroids project site to get started.

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Tips for success, set to a melody

Michael Lebec, a professor in NAU’s physical therapy program, melodiously shares ways to be a successful student in any major.

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Professor Nicole Walker reading a book on a couch.

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Why reading for fun isn’t a chore

If someone asked what you are reading for fun, what would you say? Nothing? English professor Nicole Walker hopes to reignite your love for reading, whether it’s a classic, a graphic novel or the character’s backstory in the show you’re binge-watching that gets you to sit down and read.

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A look at the Minor Professorship

Charles Minor, the founding dean of the NAU School of Forestry in 1958, and his wife, Mary, left important legacies in the Southwest reflected in numerous donations supporting the first endowed professorship in the School of Forestry.

Melinda Smith, Doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Health Program was awarded $30,000 from a prestigious fellowship to design and implement cancer prevention and control projects within Indigenous communities.

NAU Football: Running of the Freshmen. 6 p.m. on September 2 at the Skydome. See what's happening at events.nau.edu.

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