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Flagstaff scientists and engineers are developing a plan to launch a network of wildfire-detecting satellites into space. They’re now semifinalists in a global competition.
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On Monday, a partial solar eclipse will be visible everywhere in the lower 48 states of the U.S. Anyone standing in a narrow band stretching from Texas to Maine will experience a total solar eclipse. NAU astronomer Cristina Thomas says it's extraordinary.
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The Coconino County Flood Control District will present a pair of studies to its Board of Directors Tuesday that forecast the risks of post-wildfire floods in the Rio de Flag watershed in Flagstaff.
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The Forest Service recently released a proposal to revise its forest management plans to protect old-growth trees. KNAU spoke about this unprecedented effort with Andrew Sanchez Meador, executive director of NAU's Ecological Restoration Institute.
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A new study from Northern Arizona University found redwood trees burned by wildfires can draw on century-old carbon reserves to re-sprout.
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The U.S. State Department for the second year in a row has recognized Northern Arizona University as a Fulbright leader for its status as a Hispanic Serving Institution.
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Arizona State University will build its new medical school in downtown Phoenix as part of a larger push by the state's universities to address shortages in healthcare workers.
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Vice President Kamala Harris visited Flagstaff Tuesday as part of a month-long tour of U.S. colleges and universities focusing on issues mainly affecting young people.
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Northern Arizona University has announced the creation of a new College of Medicine as part of an initiative designed to increase the number of primary care doctors in rural, Indigenous and underserved communities.
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A new study shows ponderosa pines in the Four Corners region rely heavily on the summer monsoon season to survive the current megadrought. But, it’s hard to predict if monsoon storms will strengthen or weaken with climate change. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with lead author Brandon Strange, a researcher from the University of Arizona.