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The UAF Center for Alaska Native Health Research is conducting a study on how the genetics and diet of Yup'ik Eskimos affect the blood-thinning properties of a common drug used by heart and stroke patients. The study is part of a $1.02 million National Institutes of Health sub-award and could lead to more effective drug prescriptions.

UAF Community and Technical College dental hygiene students are now seeing patients in CTC's state-of-the-art dental clinic at 604 Barnette St. All procedures are completed under the supervision of licensed dentists and costs are reduced. To make an appointment call 455-2805.

Facilities Services has discontinued the Community Request program due to budgetary concerns. The program provided FS services to campus and public organizations free of charge at the discretion of Facilities Services and the associate vice chancellor for facilities and safety.

UAF's editorial style guide is used for official UAF publications and websites and is available online. Use of this guide is recommended for consistency of style in university publications.

Reid Brewer, Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program agent in Unalaska, was an instructor at the Qawalangin Tribe culture camp, where he taught lessons on marine safety and survival, intertidal subsistence foods, and marine mammal anatomy and ecology to 65 children and 20 adults.

Torie Baker, Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program agent in Cordova, met with Louisiana Cooperative Extension personnel and Mississippi shellfish researchers, who came to Alaska to learn about the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Transportation Services has university vehicles available for rent on an hourly or daily basis. Vehicles are available on short notice, including one stationed on West Ridge, in the Elvey parking lot. For more information contact Ed Robinson at 474-5875, send an email to vehiclerental@fs.uaf.edu or fill out an online rental request form.

The Cooperative Extension Service office in Anchorage is moving. The old office closed Sept. 30, the new location in the Kaloa Building at 1675 C Street will open Oct. 5. CES will host a public open house Saturday, Oct. 30. For more information contact the CES Anchorage office at 907-786-6300.

The Alaska Sea Grant Bookstore now offers the Field Guide to Seaweeds of Alaska by Mandy Lindeberg and Sandra Lindstrom. The book is the only field guide to more than 100 common seaweeds, seagrasses and marine lichens of Alaska.

Regional retirement counselor Pamela Couzin, State of Alaska Division of Retirement and Benefits, will be on campus the week of Nov. 15 – 19 providing individual retirement counseling appointments and two evening sessions on the retirement process. Individual sessions are scheduled by appointment only and fill up very quickly, call UAF HR at 474-7700 to schedule your session. Contact the Division of Retirement and Benefits at 1-800-821-2251 to request a retirement projections prior to your session. The PERS retirement process evening session takes place Wednesday, Nov. 17, and the TRS retirement process evening session takes place Thursday, Nov. 18; both session are at 6 p.m. in the media classroom, 340 Rasmuson Library. Registration is required, enroll for either session at the links provided.

Drive Safely Work Week, a workplace safety campaign designed to remind employees about safe driving practices, is Oct. 4 – 8. The theme this year focuses on the dangers of distracted driving, particularly the use of cell phones and texting while driving.

The Patty Ice Arena hosts Learn to Skate classes Oct. 4 – Dec. 16 with beginning level classes Monday and Wednesday and advanced classes Tuesday and Thursday; all from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Instructor permission is required for admission in the advanced class. The cost is $75 for 20 sessions, or $8 per session. For more information call 474-6888 or send an e-mail to kaarmstrong@alaska.edu.

Anita Madison, University Employee Assistance Program provider ComPsych, presents free training sessions that are open to all University of Alaska employees. The sessions last 60 - 90 minutes. Topics include Facilitating Effective Meetings Monday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. at the University Lake Building at UAA, Presentation Skill Building Wednesday Oct. 6, at 1:15 p.m. in 204 Butrovich Building and Living with Change Thursday, Oct. 7, at 8:30 a.m. in 212B Butrovich Building. Due to limited space, participants are asked to register for the sessions. Please secure supervisor approval in advance to ensure proper coverage at your worksite. Sessions not offered in your area may be available via videoconference. Submit requests to syhrtraining@email.alaska.edu by Monday, Sept. 27, in order to give us time to identify a location for the videoconference in your area. For more information contact Anne Sakumoto at 907-786-1432.

The Academic Advising Center is hosting a series of skill workshops including Overcoming Paper-Writing Anxiety Tuesday, Oct. 5, and How to Read a Textbook Thursday, Oct. 7. Most workshops take place at 1 p.m. in 409 Gruening. For more information contact the Advising Center at 474-6396 or advising@uaf.edu.

UAF TechFest '10, sponsored by the Office of Information Technology, takes place Wednesday – Friday, Oct. 6 – 8. Register for workshops online. OIT is also hosting a GeoCache Scavenger Hunt, check the website for hunt coordinates. For more information contact oitevent@alaska.edu.

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 Oct. 7. Admission is free. For more information call 474-7555.

The Department of Social Work, the National Association of Social Workers Alaska Chapter and the Alaska Counseling Association present "An Evening With Patch Adams: Humor and Health," Wednesday, Oct. 6  in Davis Concert Hall beginning with a welcome dance by the Inu-Yupiaq dancers at 6:40. Attendance is free and a book signing will follow Dr. Adams' lecture. For more information contact Laura Webster at laura@lauramwebster.com.

The Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre and Theatre UAF present Into the Woods Fridays, Oct. 8 and 15, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, Oct. 9 and 16, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays, Oct. 10 and 17, at 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors and military, and $10 students and children.

The UAF Forest Products Program is offering a birch bark workshop at the Matanuska Experiment Farm in Palmer Friday – Saturday, Oct. 8 – 9. The cost is $50 per day. Learn to make birch bark ornaments and baskets. For more information call 746-9450 or e-mail vabarber@alaska.edu.

The UAF Faculty Senate is holding its first meeting of the academic year Monday, Oct. 11, from 1 – 3 p.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom. For more information contact Jayne Harvie at 474-7964.

The UA Health In Action program is hosting a flu shot clinic Tuesday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Akasofu Building lobby. This year's flu shot is a combination vaccine for seasonal flu and H1N1. The cost is $25 and payments must be made via cash or check. Vaccinations will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment is necessary. The clinic is presented by WIN for Alaska and Carrs Safeway.

The Faculty Senate Committee on the Status of Women will host the sixth annual women faculty luncheon Tuesday, Oct. 12. Featured speaker is Carol Diebel, director of the UA Museum of the North. For more information contact Jane Weber at jane.weber@alaska.edu.

Students from Jaunelle Celaire's voice studio present a fall recital Thursday, Oct. 14, at 8 p.m. in Davis Concert Hall. Admission is free. For more information call 474-7555.

Discover UAF: Inside Out, hosted by the Office of Admissions, takes place Friday, Oct. 15, from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Inside Out is an open house for high school juniors and seniors designed to showcase the university. Registration is required, but the event is free.

The Office of Information Technology hosts training opportunities throughout the year including classes on iTunesU and podcasting. A full training calendar is available online.

KUAC FM is hosting its fall fundraiser Oct. 16 – 24 and is seeking volunteers to answer phones. For more information call 474-1890 or e-mail volunteers@kuac.org.

Alaska Sea Grant hosts the 26th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium, Ecosystems 2010: Global Progress on Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management, Nov. 8 – 11 in Anchorage.

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

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

Ann Ringstad, director of community advocacy, received the 2010 North Star Award from the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce. The North Star Award is given to an individual or organization in Alaska, who through a special project, action or concern, developed or pursued the endeavor for the betterment of all Alaska residents.

Alaska Sea Grant received a donation from Santa Monica Seafood for research programs aimed at rebuilding Alaska's collapsed red and king crab stocks. The money will be used to support research being done by the Alaska King Crab Reserach, Rehabilitation and Biology Program.

Three new federal and state grants totaling over $1 million will be used by Alaska Sea Grant to establish a statewide network of citizen scientists to track the spread of marine invasive species, conduct an instruction and training program aimed at jump-starting the shellfish farming industry and launch an effort to collect better information about marine mammals that strand on Alaska's coast.

The Alaska Nanook athletic event scores from last week are: Home games – swimming Blue vs. Gold, 89-62 Blue. Away games – volleyball vs. Montana St. Billings, 1-3, and vs. Seattle Pacific, 0-3; hockey vs. University of Windsor, 9-0.

Oct. 15: All application materials (PDF) for December 2010 graduation are due.

Oct. 15: Deadline for submissions for the Staff Council 2011 calendar photos. For more information contact Nichole Kloepfer, at 474-7056 or fystaff@uaf.edu.

Oct. 22: Nominations for the Fall 2010 UAF Exceptional Student Employee Award are due. For more information call Career Services at 474-7596.

Oct. 29: Deadline to apply for Alaska Space Grant fellowships and scholarships. Research fellowships, education research fellowships and undergraduate scholarships are available.

Nov. 1: Pre-proposals for the NASA EPSCoR Research Cooperative Agreement Notice are due.

Dec. 1: Nominations for the Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence are due.

Dec. 15: Proposals for the Angus Gavin Memorial Migratory Bird Research Grant are due.

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