Chancellor Rogers and President Hamilton approved renaming the Calypso Orchid Trail and Nature Walk, one of the north campus trails, the Viereck Nature Trail in honor of Les and Teri Viereck.

Chien-Lu Ping, SNRAS, published research in the Nature Geoscience and Scientific American websites showing frozen arctic soil contains nearly twice the previously estimated levels of greenhouse-gas-producing organic material.

John Chappelow, postdoctoral fellow with ARSC, and Robert Herrick, GI, were featured in the "Research Highlights" column in the Oct. 2 issue of Nature magazine. The column focused on research that hypothesized a pair of elongated craters on the surface of Mars was probably caused by a small moonlet which entered the planet's atmosphere, fractured and landed in two pieces on the surface.

Bryr Lundington, CLA graduate student, wrote the feature article “Pioneer of the Alaska Highway” published in the October 2008 issue of Alaska Magazine.

October is National Fire Prevention Month. Employees are encouraged to assess their work areas for fire hazards and familiarize themselves with their department’s emergency procedures. In a fire, activate the nearest fire alarm pull station and call 911; evacuate the building and go to your predetermined meeting location; count your team members; stay there until members are accounted for; do not enter the building until emergency personnel say it’s safe to do so. For more information contact the University Fire Department at 5770 or fyfire@uaf.edu.

UAF's Grapevine website is designed to dispel rumors, clarify misconceptions and clear up misunderstandings about UAF topics of a general nature. If you want to find out if something you’ve heard is true, submit your rumor and find out.

UAF has been transitioning to a web content management system, Roxen, since early this year. It is available to UAF departments. Eventually the old UAF Apache web server will be retired, but that won't occur until all web pages and content have been converted to web content management. For more information, visit the UAF web CMS FAQ page.

The Fishery Industrial Technology Center, with assistance from CES, is looking for volunteers to taste test canned salmon Monday – Friday, Oct. 13 – 17 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in Wood Center Conference Rooms C and D. Tasters must be at least 18 years old and eat fish twice a month. For more information contact Becky Knight at fnrsk@uaf.edu.

The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy presents a teleconference by Jeffrey Demain Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. Demain will discuss the distribution of venomous insects and possible relationships between climate change and increased insect stings. For more information contact Sarah Trainor at 7878 or fnsft@uaf.edu.

The UA Museum of the North presents “In Defense of Hunting,” a free lecture by James Swan, Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. A book signing will follow the lecture. For more information call 7505.

“Is Fair Trade Fair? Evidence from Central America,” a lecture by Colleen Haight takes place Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium. The lecture is hosted by Students Who Enjoy Economic Thinking and sponsored by a grant from the Charles G. Koch Foundation. For more information contact Sherri Wall at 6426 or ffslw1@uaf.edu.

The Student Organizations Fair takes place Wednesday – Thursday, Oct. 15 – 16 in Wood Center. For more information contact the Leadership Program at 1170 or studentorgs@uaf.edu.

The Darwin Society presents “To Be (a Monkey) or Not To Be: How Evolution Designed Some Dangerous Thinking,” a free lecture by Eduardo Wilner, CLA and CNSM, Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in 208 Gruening.

Music at One, free recitals by UAF music students, take place throughout the semester on Thursdays from 1 – 2 p.m. in Davis Concert Hall. The next recital will be Thursday, Oct. 15. Admission is free. For more information call 7555.

The UAF Staff Council is holding a public meeting Friday, Oct. 17 at 8:45 a.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom. For more information contact 7056 or fystaff@uaf.edu.

Theatre UAF and the Student Drama Association present Winter Shorts. Acting Without Words by Samuel Beckett, directed by Paula Daabach and The Author’s Voice by David Greenberg, directed by Andrew Cassel take place in Salisbury Theatre Friday – Saturday, Oct. 17 – 18 at 8:15 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. Admission is $15, $12 for seniors, military and UAF employees, and $7 for students. For more information call 7751.

A Cold Climate Home-Building Techniques workshop, led by Rich Seifert, CES, takes place Saturday, Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium. For more information or to register call 6366.

The UA Museum of the North is hosting a hunting and trapping exhibit expo Saturday, Oct. 18 from noon – 5 p.m. Watch snowshoe-making, beadworking and skin-sewing demonstrations, visit with local experts, and learn about skinning and fur handling, pet safety on traplines and more. Admission to the museum will be discounted for the expo. For more information call 7505.

Organist John Bodinger presents a recital on the Gress Miles Pipe Organ Saturday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. in Davis Concert Hall. Admission is free. For more information call 7555.
**Due to mechanical difficulties with the UAF organ, this recital has been moved to the Fairbanks Lutheran Church on Cowles Street, across from the Noel Wien Library.

KUAC FM’s fall fundraiser takes place Saturday, Oct. 18 – Sunday, Oct. 26. Volunteers are needed to answer phones and take pledges. For more information call 1890 or e-mail volunteers@kuac.org.

Outdoor Adventures sponsors trips throughout the fall semester. Check out the current trip schedule. For more information call 6027 or e-mail fywild@uaf.edu.

The Office of Information Technology hosts training opportunities throughout the year on various subjects including Banner and Roxen. For more information e-mail sytrain@alaska.edu.

Check out the UAF Weekly Science Calendar, sponsored by the Center for Global Change and Arctic System Research, for science-related events happening at UAF.

Visit UAF’s online calendar for information on UAF events or to publicize an event.

Summer Sessions won for the best 2008 website and the best 2008 catalog at the Western Association of Summer Sessions Administrators annual meeting. It also received an award for the best stolen idea for the Summer@UAF logo, adapted from Brown University’s Summer@Brown theme.

The Brice Alaska Goal Rush hockey tournament takes place Friday – Saturday, Oct. 17 – 18 at the Carlson Center. Games begin at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The Alaska Nanook athletic events scores from last week are: Home games – women’s volleyball vs Central Washington, 3-0 and vs Western Washington, 3-2;  women’s swimming vs Lewis and Clark, 149-56 and 143-61. Away games – hockey vs Northeastern, 2-2 and vs Connecticut, 5-0.

Oct. 15, 2008: All application materials for December 2008 graduation are due. For more information call 7523.

Oct. 17, 2008: Proposals for the Doug Schamel Memorial Fund grants are due. The purpose of the fund is to promote and support science education and enthusiasm for science in K-12 students. For more information contact Jeff Drake at 7077 or jdrake@gi.alaska.edu.

Oct. 24, 2008: Nominations for the fall UAF Exceptional Student Employee Award are due. For more information call Career Services at 7596.

Cornerstone banner photo by Todd Paris, UAF Marketing and Communications.