NAU News — Graduate Daniela Rivera Aguayo: Dual-major student learns multiple languages with hopes of helping others find their voice

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	Novel NAU study shows past extinctions have increased the number of present-day infectious diseases SICCS assistant professor Chris Doughty has long studied megafauna and their role on planet Earth. With the world fighting the spread of COVID-19, Doughty and his team have turned to these large mammals for answers. They found that their extinction led to the emergence of zoonotic infectious diseases in humans.
	🎓 Graduate Christina Vu: NAU programs preparing future doctor for a career serving rural villages in Africa Vu, who is earning a degree in biomedical science, did a summer internship with a health clinic in Uganda and helped found a nonprofit organization to promote equal rights, the empowerment of women and children and fighting poverty.
	🎓 Graduate Luis Aguilar: NAU Football kicker first in family to earn college degree From playing soccer competitively in the small border town of Nogales to breaking the Lumberjack football record for longest field goal in 2019, Luis Aguilar looks at his time at NAU with gratitude.
	🎓 Graduate Daniela Rivera Aguayo: Dual-major student learns multiple languages with hopes of helping others find their voice From learning English to Arabic, this NAU grad has worked hard to expand her knowledge and understanding of different cultures to enhance her ability to connect on a deeper level.
	Homeless in Flagstaff: NAU professor publishes book compiling first-person perspectives of life on the streets It was on one of her daily visits to Thorpe Bark Park that Professor Cathy Small met a homeless man. The two started a conversation that would last five years. Fascinated by his life, she was sure others would be too. “Would you be interested in writing a book with me?” she asked.