NAU Review — How one Lumberjack travels the world for work

The NAU Review. The official news source for Northern Arizona University.

Dec. 4, 2025

We deliver top headlines to the Lumberjack community every Tuesday and Thursday during the academic year. For more, visit news.nau.edu.

Ashley Martinez wearing PPE and looking at a large metal tank in a lab

Making medicine better for all

As an undergraduate at NAU, Ashley Martinez took a chance and reached out to a faculty member who looked like her. A few years later, she’s thriving as a graduate researcher whose work could contribute to more effective and sustainable drugs, better vaccines and more. Martinez’s work continues thanks to the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program, one of the most prestigious awards in the nation.

Megan Bennett posing at Ha Long Bay in a blue dress

Humans of NAU
with Megan Bennett

Some say experience is the best teacher. That’s certainly true for Megan Bennett, an advisor in the Education Abroad Office: She’s visited more than 40 countries and counting! Learn about Bennett’s favorite destinations and hear her advice for those who want to see the world.

Your generosity, by the numbers

On Giving Tuesday, our community of Lumberjacks proved they have hearts of blue and gold! See how much generous Jacks contributed to causes that support students in need—and find out how you can still make a difference.