The NAU Review — What a martian meteorite means, meet HSI advisor Claudia Rodas and why we should all care about snake fungal disease

July 13, 2022

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a colored map of Mars corresponding to the identification of impact craters using the Crater Detection Algorithm - the ejection site of Black Beauty is surrounded by a red circle

What a martian meteorite can teach us about Earth’s origins

Astronomy postdoctoral scholar Valerie Payré is on an international team that discovered the origin of the martian meteorite known as Black Beauty, one of the most-studied meteorites in the world. It may hold clues to the development of Earth and other terrestrial planets and help explain why Earth sustains life when its closest neighbor does not. The results of this study are shared in the latest Nature Communications.

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Humans of Flagstaff
with Claudia Rodas

Rodas knows how difficult getting a college degree can be. Now, as an education professor and NAU’s statewide HSI advisor to the provost, she’s on the front lines of ensuring other students get the support they need to achieve the same dream.

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Why the U.S. origin of snake fungal disease matters

In delicate ecosystems, every new disease has the potential to be destructive. PMI’s Jason Ladner is the lead author on a study that sequenced the genes of a new fungus and found the answer to a foundational question: how it got here.

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