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

Oct. 27, 2026

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

One student in blue scrubs examining another student's ear in a doctor's office

Building Arizona’s rural healthcare workforce

More than $6.35 million in funding will help NAU students pursue careers in healthcare while addressing a critical shortage of health workers in rural, tribal and medically vulnerable areas of Arizona. The two awards to the College of Health and Human Services will provide more than $1.27 million in scholarships each year for the next five years.

Ian Harrison rappelling down a red rock canyon toward a spring

Saving springs around the 🌎

Adjunct professor Ian Harrison recently worked with international colleagues to establish a Global Springs Alliance, which aims to protect, restore and steward the world’s hundreds of thousands of springs. We asked Harrison a few quick Qs about how his ecology career led him here.

How NAU is building tomorrow’s workforce

Thanks to a partnership with TSMC, NAU is offering a free course in Phoenix to prepare Arizonans to be process technicians in the burgeoning semiconductor industry. The partnership strengthens Arizona’s talent pipeline and supports the state’s fast-growing chipmaking sector.

Man in a NAU polo shirt leading a tour of an engineering lab for three people also wearing NAU gear

26th annual Community Needs Drive, donations accepted until Nov. 3, see what is needed.

Halloweekend movie series, Obsession on Oct. 29, Backrooms on Oct. 30. Doors open at 7 p.m., Prochnow Auditorium, 317 W. Dupont Ave., free popcorn and drinks, trivia with prizes.

Dia de los Muertos open house, Nov. 2, CoLab, Student Union Fieldhouse.

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Saving springs around the 🌎

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