Coconino County and the City of Flagstaff will host the first of two community meetings at 4:30 p.m. today, to gather public feedback on a plan to seek federal grant monies aimed at the upkeep of segments of historic Route 66. Coconino County, Flagstaff and several other communities along Route 66 have formed a coalition to apply for funding through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Program, which encourages the reuse of previously developed property and buildings that have … [Read more...] about Learn About Brownfields Program
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NACET Expanding in Prescott and Prescott Valley
The Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NACET), in conjunction with the Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG) and Embry-Riddle University, (ERAU) is working to expand NACET’s presence in Prescott and Prescott Valley. NACET now holds an office location at the Embry-Riddle University Prescott Airport campus and business counseling space at the NACOG Business Assistance Center. NACET is enthusiastic to expand its physical presence in Northern Arizona. The new … [Read more...] about NACET Expanding in Prescott and Prescott Valley
NAU Researchers Study Evolutionary Fish Jumping
Research sometimes means looking for one thing and finding another. Such was the case when biology professor Alice Gibb and her research team at Northern Arizona University witnessed a small amphibious fish, the mangrove rivulus, jump with apparent skill and purpose out of a small net and back into the water. This was no random flop, like you might see from a trout that’s just been landed. The rivulus seemed to know what it was doing. They hadn’t expected to see that behavior, even from a … [Read more...] about NAU Researchers Study Evolutionary Fish Jumping
NAU Lands $2.5 M Grant for Garden Array
The National Science Foundation has awarded Northern Arizona University’s College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences a four-year, $2.5 million grant to create the Southwest Experimental Garden Array. The garden array will be a system of 10 experimental gardens across northern Arizona that include habitat types from desert to alpine forests. The gardens will be used to examine how climate change will affect the ecology and evolution of individual plant species, plant communities … [Read more...] about NAU Lands $2.5 M Grant for Garden Array
Festival of Science Underway in Flagstaff
The 2011 Flagstaff Festival of Science, through Oct. 2, promises celestial fireworks, soaring gas pillars and mystic mountains as Science Illuminates the far reaches of the universe through the windows of the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble astronaut, physicist and spacewalker Dr. John Grunsfeld kicked off the FREE 10-day event as the keynote presenter. Grunsfeld has circled our planet hundreds of times and conducted history-making space walks for surgical repairs on the orbiting … [Read more...] about Festival of Science Underway in Flagstaff
Metropolitan Planning Org Conducting Trip Survey
On behalf of the City of Flagstaff and Coconino County, the Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization (FMPO) will conduct a Trip Diary Survey with Flagstaff area households the week of October 10, 2011. Residences that receive a Trip Diary Survey in the mail are encouraged to respond. Survey results will be used to assess existing travel patterns and make plans to improve residents’ travel experience in the Flagstaff region. This is the FMPO’s second trip diary survey, and the … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Planning Org Conducting Trip Survey
Flagstaff’s Carfree Day Underway Today
Several businesses and the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Transportation Authority are providing discounts and free bus rides (with coupon available at carfreeflag.com) during today's World CarFree Day. Flagstaff and Northern Arizonans will be participating in World CarFree Day, this Thursday, September 22nd. In addition, finalists have been announced for this year's art contest, in advance of Flagstaff's Second Annual CarFree day. Trinity Quinn Gencarelle, first place; Seth … [Read more...] about Flagstaff’s Carfree Day Underway Today
Community Remembering 911
The greater Northern Arizona community gathered at Flagstaff City Hall today to commemorate 911. The National Day of Service events started with an effort led by Northern Arizona University's Civic Service Institute. Volunteers from the Institute, Americorps, NAU, and many community members placed 3,035 small flags on the lawn of city hall. At 11:00, community members including emergency service personnel from throughout the region, gathered for a solemn remembrance of the tragedies that … [Read more...] about Community Remembering 911
Flagstaff Insurance Agent Recognized for Designation
Flagstaff insurance agent Leslie L. Barton has earned the Chartered Healthcare Consultant (ChHC) designation from the American College. The Chartered Healthcare Consultant is the most comprehensive, current designation in the new world of healthcare. The Chartered Healthcare Consultant designation is earned by completing studies through The American College. Earning the designation encompassed comprehensive study of major healthcare reform in the United States and understanding the issues that … [Read more...] about Flagstaff Insurance Agent Recognized for Designation
Professor Helps Researchers Uncover Cholera Outbreak
Employing technology that reads the entire DNA code, researchers led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute and the Technical University of Denmark have pinpointed the source of a cholera outbreak in Haiti that killed more than 6,000 people and sickened 300,000. Paul Keim, Regents Professor of biology at Northern Arizona University and director of the TGen Pathogen Genomics Division, served as senior molecular biologist on the study, and NAU’s Center for Microbial Genetics and … [Read more...] about Professor Helps Researchers Uncover Cholera Outbreak