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NAU update for April 27

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Rivers Puzey leads pack of runners Be it the Boston Marathon or graduation stage, NAU grad student Rivers Puzey runs through it 
Puzey will graduate in May with a doctorate in physical therapy, but not before he won a marathon, finished 16th in the Boston Marathon and raced in Europe.
Colorado River in Grand Canyon NAU research suggests climate change likely to cause significant shift in Grand Canyon vegetation 
Decreases in river flows and frequency of flooding with future climate warming will likely shift vegetation along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon to species with more drought-tolerant traits.
Tinna Traustadóttir examines patient NIH grant funds NAU research focusing on preventing chronic disease through exercise 
Tinna Traustadóttir’s research in redox biology aims to pinpoint age-related changes at the molecular level that increase oxidative stress and determine the amount and type of exercise that can help mitigate the effects of oxidative stress on cell signaling.
• Solar panels on roof of San Francisco Parking Garage go online
• NAU junior selected for Udall Scholarship for leadership in Native American issues
• A weekend of choral performances at NAU
• Campus Recreation kids camps at NAU open for registration
• Magical Moments in Fiction: Author Roberta Parry to speak at NAU Bookstore
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Spotlight: Ricardo Guthrie, Blase Scarnati and Khalid McGhee • Harun Mehmedinovic •Marty Lee • Aaron Granillo and Melissa Sevigny
Student Spotlight: Northern Arizona University engineering students • Alex Peters, Christiane Harris and Noemi Gastelum • Northern Arizona University NASA Space Grant recipients and mentors