The NAU Review — A revolution in forestry, getting to know a professor who earned her doctorate and how PA students are closing the healthcare gap

Dec. 7, 2023

Researchers from the Ecological Restoration Institute and School of Forestry are part of a national effort to create consistent and accurate models to predict different aspects of forest health. The National Scale Volume Biomass models are an innovation in forest biometrics introduces advanced models for accurately predicting the size and carbon-storing capacity of American forests, playing a key role in combating climate change and guiding sustainable forest management efforts.

Physician assistants have long played a critical role in healthcare, often filling in for the shortage of doctors in rural and underserved communities. A new grant to NAU’s Physician Assistant Studies program is placing PA students directly in these communities for their clinic hours, helping to provide students with necessary training and patients in these areas with access to much-needed high-quality heathcare.