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NAU update for Aug. 17

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Friday, Aug. 17
Okim Kang Making conversation: NAU linguist studies how perceptions of accents affects communication
Okim Kang, who spoke about her research on NPR podcast Code Switch, has found effective communication requires both clear speakers and unbiased, responsive listeners.
Andrew Richardson Warmer temperatures lengthen growing season, increase plants’ vulnerability to frost, NAU researcher finds
Ecologist Andrew Richardson used his camera network to track the counterintuitive effects that climate change has on forests throughout the country.
Welcome Jacks Welcome home, Jacks! What to know for
NAU’s move-in week
As NAU prepares to welcome back its Lumberjacks, including the class of 2022, there are a few things to know that will make navigating campus easier for faculty, staff, students and their parents during move-in week.
• NAU named to 2018 Class of Excellence in Assessment
• NAU athletics hosts two events to kick off the 2018-19 athletics season
• Give an old bike a new home at NAU’s Abandoned Bike Sale
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Spotlight: Jerry Anderfuren, Josh Biggs, Corderro McMurry, Erik Sather and Alex Thomas • Matt A. Casado • Thomas Kolb • Laura Huenneke • Corrine Gordon
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Student Spotlight: Jacque Lyman • Eric Josheph Lynch, Spenser Williamson, Nathaniel Jones, Mateo Marquez and Daniel Brown Munoz
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