The NAU Review — Meet NAU’s Udall Scholar, explore archaeological research in the Grand Canyon and celebrate International Women in Engineering Day

June 22, 2022

Beyoncé Bahe took advantage of every opportunity she could when she got to NAU—undergraduate research, studying abroad, being a peer mentor, the Honors College. She’s picked up a couple of prestigious national honors along the way, including her latest accomplishment—the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship, which recognizes students preparing for careers in the environment, tribal public policy or Native health care.

A century ago, the Apex logging camp outside of Tusayan was bustling with more than 100 men working on the Grand Canyon railroad. Today, the activity looks a little different. Archaeologist Emily Dale, her TA and six students are spending the month of June unearthing remains from the camp, piecing together the puzzle that is the logging camp at NAU’s first archaeology field school. Dale’s favorite find so far? Part of a radio from 1926.