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Northern Arizona University
initiatives

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STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN KEY AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In fiscal year 2017, Northern Arizona University made strategic investments to establish programs in behavioral, community health and health equities research; to further develop capabilities in the areas of big data and cybersecurity; to broaden our exploration of the solar system and beyond; to expand infectious disease, bioterrorism and microbiome research; and to build capacity in the area of ecosystem science. As a result of these efforts, NAU’s ability to discover, create knowledge and innovate are all yielding significant return on investment. NAU has successfully attracted and hired nationally recognized scholars in these areas who enhance our research capacity and increase opportunities for existing NAU faculty to collaborate on interdisciplinary projects in new areas of investigation. In addition to generating increased external funding and growing NAU’s body of scholarship, these and other recently recruited faculty have facilitated the development of new doctoral programs in areas such as interdisciplinary health sciences, which attract exceptional graduate students and provide new opportunities for economic development.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="View All Dashboards" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azregents.edu%2Fresearch-dashboards%3Fyear%3D2017%26institution%3DNAU%23||target:%20_blank|" css=".vc_custom_1527107112208{padding-top: 10px !important;}"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width="stretch_row_content_no_spaces" css=".vc_custom_1523899692653{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1521146717875{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="3275" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH" link="http://news.nau.edu/drug-abuse-research/" css=".vc_custom_1525471542183{margin-right: 6px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="3279" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="BUILDING CAPACITY IN TECHNOLOGY-RELATED FIELDS" link="https://nau.edu/school-of-informatics-computing-and-cyber-systems/" css=".vc_custom_1525472010204{margin-right: 3px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;margin-left: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="3281" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="EXPANDING EXPLORATION OF MARS" link="http://news.nau.edu/mars-rover/" css=".vc_custom_1525798829336{margin-bottom: 3px !important;margin-left: 6px !important;}"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width="stretch_row_content_no_spaces" css=".vc_custom_1525467326779{margin-top: 5px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 8px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}" el_class="bottomMargin"][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1521146717875{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="3283" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="MICROBIAL GENOMICS TO ADVANCE HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETY" link="http://pmi.nau.edu/" css=".vc_custom_1525472137137{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-right: 6px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1520465088254{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="3284" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE AND GLOBAL CLIMATE RESEARCH" link="http://ecoss.nau.edu/" css=".vc_custom_1525472208005{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-right: 3px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1520462275338{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2902" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="ASU LEADS MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL" css=".vc_custom_1525472242205{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 6px !important;}"][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Northern Arizona University
innovation

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DISCOVERY AND INVENTION INCREASING AS INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION GROWS.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Northern Arizona University researchers generated 46 invention disclosures in fiscal year 2017 — well above our goal of 27. NAU filed 17 U.S. patent applications, and we were issued six U.S. patents. In addition, technology transfer activity facilitated more than $1.8 million in sponsored research, a 30 percent increase over fiscal year 2016. Licensing activity increased from one licensing agreement in fiscal year 2016 to one licensing agreement and two options in fiscal year 2017. The number of inventors at NAU continues to rise. In fiscal year 2017, for example, the number of unique inventors grew to 78 — up from 60 in fiscal year 2016 — and the number of first-time inventors at NAU grew from 41 in fiscal year 2016 to 46 in fiscal year 2017. Inventions disclosed in fiscal year 2017 reflected NAU’s research excellence in the areas of bioengineering, cybersecurity, healthcare, infectious diseases and renewable energy. As our research enterprise grows, the increase in interdisciplinary collaboration grows as well, resulting in more inventors, more innovation and more discovery.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="View All Dashboards" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azregents.edu%2Fresearch-dashboards%3Fyear%3D2017%26institution%3DNAU%23||target:%20_blank|" css=".vc_custom_1527107090366{padding-top: 10px !important;}"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width="stretch_row_content_no_spaces" css=".vc_custom_1523899692653{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1521146717875{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="3079" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="KEEN TECHNOLOGIES (NOW SECURE FOUNDRY)" link="https://www.securefoundry.com/" css=".vc_custom_1525285053861{margin-right: 6px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="3083" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="VALLEY FEVER TEST SUBMITTED FOR FDA APPROVAL" link="http://news.nau.edu/valley-fever-fda/" css=".vc_custom_1525285135718{margin-right: 3px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;margin-left: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="3086" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="SERENTA BIOTECHNOLOGY, LLC" css=".vc_custom_1525291389292{margin-bottom: 3px !important;margin-left: 6px !important;}" link="http://research2018.azregents.edu/serenta-biotechnology-llc/"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width="stretch_row_content_no_spaces" css=".vc_custom_1525218153432{margin-top: 5px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 8px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}" el_class="bottomMargin"][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1521146717875{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="3088" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="ASSAY DETECTS, QUANTIFIES VALLEY FEVER" css=".vc_custom_1525291435574{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-right: 6px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}" link="http://research2018.azregents.edu/assay-detects-quantifies-valley-fever/"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1520465088254{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="3091" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="CELERDX" link="http://www.innovationfundamerica.org/startups/celerdx" css=".vc_custom_1525285440182{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-right: 3px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1520462275338{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="3100" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="DETECTING THYROID DISRUPTING ACTVITIES" css=".vc_custom_1525291480613{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 6px !important;}" link="http://research2018.azregents.edu/detecting-thyroid-disrupting-actvities/"][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Northern Arizona University
leadership

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NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS GARNER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]NAU researchers are acknowledged thought leaders in many fields, and their work continues to receive national and international recognition. For example:
  • Ted Schuur and Christina Schädel lead the Permafrost Carbon Network, comprised of 300 scientists from 88 research institutions worldwide. The network synthesizes research about permafrost carbon and climate for future assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
  • Scott Goetz leads the 600-member science team for NASA’s Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE), a large-scale study of environmental change in the Arctic. Michelle Mack leads the ABoVE Wildfire Disturbance Working Group.
  • Nadine Barlow is a founding member and chair of the Planetary Crater Consortium, an international organization of scientists interested in impact craters throughout the solar system.
  • William Covington is a leader in the field of forest ecosystem health and restoration. He has often been invited to testify before congressional and state natural resources committees.
  • Considered one of the leading linguistics scholars in the world, Douglas Biber conducts groundbreaking work on corpus-based approaches to the study of language.
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Northern Arizona University
impact

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IMPACT ON ARIZONA’S ECONOMY. IMPACT ON ARIZONA’S QUALITY OF LIFE.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Northern Arizona University’s research is nationally recognized and locally vital, impacting both Arizona’s economy and quality of life. Our research addresses national needs and priorities while also supporting the underserved populations in our region by increasing access to healthcare, quality education and social support services. NAU as a whole generates more than $2 billion annually for the Arizona economy, and NAU activities support more than 22,000 jobs in Arizona every year, as the university employs faculty and staff, purchases services and supplies, and prepares students to enter the workforce. Our researchers and research centers actively collaborate with state and community agencies, foundations, nonprofit organizations and initiatives, and a host of other partners to carry out their missions.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="View All Dashboards" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azregents.edu%2Fresearch-dashboards%3Fyear%3D2017%26institution%3DNAU%23||target:%20_blank|" css=".vc_custom_1527107025468{padding-top: 10px !important;}"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width="stretch_row_content_no_spaces" css=".vc_custom_1523899692653{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1521146717875{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2836" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="STUDYING CONTAMINANT EXPOSURE IN YUMA" link="http://news.nau.edu/perchlorate-contamination/" css=".vc_custom_1525218074524{margin-right: 6px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="2837" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="SERVING NAVAJO NATION'S CHILDREN" link="http://news.nau.edu/growing-beauty-partnership-program/" css=".vc_custom_1525798661587{margin-right: 3px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;margin-left: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="2838" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="INVESTIGATING TODDLER TOOTH DECAY" link="http://news.nau.edu/oral-health-research/" css=".vc_custom_1525218110698{margin-bottom: 3px !important;margin-left: 6px !important;}"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width="stretch_row_content_no_spaces" css=".vc_custom_1525217431590{margin-top: 5px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 8px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}" el_class="bottomMargin"][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1521146717875{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2839" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="TRAINING AMERICAN INDIAN SCHOOL LEADERS" link="http://news.nau.edu/naus-american-indian-school-leadership-program-earns-1-2-doe-grant-award/" css=".vc_custom_1525218139836{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-right: 6px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1520465088254{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2840" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="ASSISTING CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SURVIVORS" link="https://nau.edu/FVI/ACASI/" css=".vc_custom_1525218163563{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-right: 3px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1520462275338{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2841" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="REDUCING FALSE ALARMS IN ICU'S" link="http://news.nau.edu/false-alarm-study/" css=".vc_custom_1525218246013{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 6px !important;}"][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Northern Arizona University
discovery

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NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS COLLABORATE WITH SCIENTISTS WORLDWIDE, INCREASING THEIR RATE OF DISCOVERY AND CITATION.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]As NAU recruits more research-active faculty to its ranks, the rate at which researchers are creating and publishing new knowledge is increasing — most notably, in the fields of climate science, astronomy and planetary science, genomics and infectious diseases. In 2017, the World University Rankings rated NAU in the top 10 percent worldwide for the frequency of its research being cited by other researchers. NAU earned a score of 91.6 out of 100 for citations, compared to the average U.S. score of 42.4. According to the rankings publisher, the score recognizes the university’s role in spreading new knowledge and ideas; the number of times scholars cite work published by NAU indicates the influence of our university’s research. NAU researchers are collaborating with scientists at highly ranked universities and research institutions around the globe — including the U.S., Canada, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom — contributing their expertise while bringing increased recognition to the university.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="View All Dashboards" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azregents.edu%2Fresearch-dashboards%3Fyear%3D2017%26institution%3DNAU%23||target:%20_blank|" css=".vc_custom_1527108365064{padding-top: 10px !important;}"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width="stretch_row_content_no_spaces" css=".vc_custom_1523899692653{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1521146717875{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2760" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="DOES GUT MICROBIOME AFFECT AUTISM?" link="http://news.nau.edu/nau-autism/" css=".vc_custom_1525206524622{margin-right: 6px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="2761" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="MAYAN TOMB UNEARTHED IN BELIZE" link="http://knau.org/post/nau-archaeologist-jaime-awe-describes-unbelievable-find-belize" css=".vc_custom_1525798466035{margin-right: 3px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;margin-left: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="2763" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="IS THERE WATER ON MARS?" link="http://news.nau.edu/nau-researcher-sparks-new-debate-findings-showing-little-present-day-water-mars/" css=".vc_custom_1525798525434{margin-bottom: 3px !important;margin-left: 6px !important;}"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width="stretch_row_content_no_spaces" css=".vc_custom_1525217316676{margin-top: 5px !important;margin-bottom: 8px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}" el_class="bottomMargin"][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1521146717875{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2764" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="ANTHRAX FROM SOVIET BIOWEAPONS ISOLATED, SEQUENCED" link="http://news.nau.edu/autopsies-reveal-new-information-sverdlovsk-anthrax-accident-1979/" css=".vc_custom_1525798594219{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-right: 6px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1520465088254{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2765" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AFFECT NORTH AMERICAN CROP YIELD" link="https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo2986?dom=icopyright&src=syn" css=".vc_custom_1525798615178{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-right: 3px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1520462275338{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2902" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" css=".vc_custom_1525216256021{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 6px !important;}"][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Northern Arizona University
GROWTH

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ACCELERATING GROWTH THROUGH STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Northern Arizona University is making progress in increasing our research activity. Research expenditures totaled $46.3 million in fiscal year 2017, exceeding our enterprise plan goal of $35.2 million by 32 percent. In fact, NAU has nearly reached its 2025 goal of $46.8 million. Federally financed research expenditures increased from $23.4 million in 2016 to $26 million in fiscal year 2017. NAU increased its net assignable research space from 165,000 to 201,260 square feet. We increased the number of full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty from 526 to 534, recruiting highly productive researchers whose efforts are generating higher research activity and supporting new graduate programs — all of which are impacting our state, the region and beyond. NAU has made significant progress to achieve research productivity and recognition that is comparable to our peer universities and to complement the research strength of our Arizona peers. We will continue to direct investment in our faculty and facilities to sustain and to grow further the level of impact that the state of Arizona expects.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="View All Dashboards" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azregents.edu%2Fresearch-dashboards%3Fyear%3D2017%26institution%3DNAU%23||target:%20_blank|" css=".vc_custom_1527106896154{padding-top: 10px !important;}"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width="stretch_row_content_no_spaces" css=".vc_custom_1523899692653{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1521146717875{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2699" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="MAPPING TO MANAGE COMPLEX SYSTEMS" link="http://news.nau.edu/nau-researcher-awarded-3-million-grant-build-first-detailed-map-nations-food-energy-water-systems/" css=".vc_custom_1525113114623{margin-right: 6px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="2702" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="WHICH MICROBES MATTER MOST?" link="http://news.nau.edu/bacterial-growth-rates/" css=".vc_custom_1525113189496{margin-right: 3px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;margin-left: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="2704" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="ENHANCING LAND MANAGEMENT THROUGH SCIENCE" link="http://knau.org/post/four-year-nau-project-will-study-national-park-boundaries-space " css=".vc_custom_1525113256206{margin-bottom: 3px !important;margin-left: 6px !important;}"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width="stretch_row_content_no_spaces" css=".vc_custom_1525217051141{margin-top: 5px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 8px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}" el_class="bottomMargin"][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1521146717875{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2705" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE THROUGH EXERCISE" link="http://news.nau.edu/aging-research/ " css=".vc_custom_1525113318793{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-right: 6px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1520465088254{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2707" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="IDENTIFYING AND ANALYZING DANGEROUS PATHOGENS" link="https://nau.edu/SICCS/Research/Microbial-Forensics/ " css=".vc_custom_1525113520734{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-right: 3px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 3px !important;}"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1520462275338{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2708" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" title="RESTORING SAGEBRUSH HABITAT THROUGH NUCLEATION" link="http://news.nau.edu/nau-scientists-develop-novel-strategy-restoring-sagebrush-habitat/" css=".vc_custom_1525113547193{margin-top: 3px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 6px !important;}"][/vc_column][/vc_row]