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The NAU Review — A graduate’s journey, affordable and fun holiday craft, playing to learn with Brian Stone

by Community Contributor • December 13, 2022 • Comments Off

Dec. 13, 2022

The NAU Review. The official news source for Northern Arizona University.

Altoveda Tortice in graduation cap and gown

🎓 ‘The epitome of a role model’— NAU grad demonstrates resilience despite challenges along the way 🎓

When life throws you unexpected challenges, the only way forward is through. Graduate student Altoveda Tortice has embodied this moral throughout her master’s program while working full-time, raising a family and dealing with loss. Tortice first graduated from NAU in 2007 with a degree in psychology. Now, 13 years later, she’s ready to graduate again, this time with a degree in human relations and a goal of helping other students reach their educational goals.

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Humans of Flagstaff
with Brian Stone

Can learning science be fun? Absolutely, says professor Brian Stone. He talks about his research, which focuses on how to make learning fun, what inspired him to love science and what’s on his bucket list.

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Carly Banks holding up homemade holiday fabric garland

Get your craft on: DIY holiday fabric garland

Looking to spruce up your dorm room, work or home space but don’t want to break the bank on holiday decorations? This DIY fabric garland is inexpensive, cute, festive, customizable and best of all, ridiculously easy—even the least crafty person can manage to string together a masterpiece with this easy-to-follow tutorial. So, gather your friends, throw on your favorite holiday movie and get to crafting. By the time “Love Actually” is over, you’ll have a darling garland to display on your fireplace mantle, wrap around your staircase railing, string around your Christmas tree or drape above your doorway.

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Plant ecologist awarded NSF grant for restoring the culturally important Emory oak

Sara Souther of NAU’s School of Earth and Sustainability is the principal investigator for the $1.5 million funded project. The five-year multidisciplinary initiative is focused on tree species critical to Western Apache tribal communities and includes multiple researchers from throughout NAU.

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Heading home for the holidays and have a long journey ahead? Pass the time with these podcasts

‘Tis the season for enjoying some downtime and celebrating the holidays. That often comes with long car or plane rides as you travel to visit friends and family. To help keep you entertained, the NAU Communications team compiled a list of their favorite podcasts. Happy listening!

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