The NAU Review — A sea of blue and gold

From painting Flagstaff blue and gold to packed open houses, a community BBQ, the ASNAU carnival, an exciting Homecoming football game and more, campus was full of energy this weekend. Check out some pictures on Instagram.

A new study found that, although large animals play essential roles in ecosystem carbon balance, their impacts are also highly variable across animals and systems. The next step, says NAU researcher Andrew Abraham, is careful monitoring, which “can help reveal if animals might play meaningful roles in long-term climate recovery, if human carbon emissions are drastically reduced.”