KNAU eNews: Play Us a Tune, Online Science Classes and more

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Several thousand students enroll in NAU’s undergraduate chemistry labs every semester. Lab manager Malia Davis says it’s impossible to replicate experiments in an online format. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Mayor Sandy Moriarty’s office says physical distancing is not being practiced at Devil’s Bridge, Cathedral Rock and Bell Rock, and visitation and trail usage in the area have grown despite the coronavirus outbreak. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Pablita Velarde is hardly a household name. But in the world of Southwest art, she is considered one of the greatest female painters of her generation. Learn more at KNAU.org.

During this time of separation, there is one thing that can unite nearly all humans on the planet…music. Musicians may not have crowds to perform for right now, but they’re getting creative and turning to social media for internet concerts that fall within the strange new guidelines of physical distancing. Learn more at KNAU.org.

If you haven’t seen the Ordinary People books — I am Jane Goodall, I am Jackie Robinson, I am Jim Henson, et. al., you are really missing out. Creators Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos wanted kids to know ordinary people of extraordinary character can change the world. Learn more at NPR’s special series blog, Are you there God? It’s me, Jaunita.