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UAF in the news: week of Nov. 16, 2009
Selected news clips for the week of Nov. 16, 2009

$6 million NSF grant to fund study of freshwater resources
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is leading a $6 million program to investigate the effect of climate change on freshwater resources in Alaska and Hawaii.

Nanooks host inaugural Alaska Invitational
The first Alaska Invitational men's basketball tournament debuts at the Patty Center this weekend.

Elder, artist win Alaska Native Visionary awards
An elder and an artist who lend their expertise to a secondary school science program at the UAF Geophysical Institute recently received Alaska Native Visionary awards.

Ulmer, Rogers throw down the green gauntlet
The Governor’s Cup won’t be the only trophy that UAA and UAF will battle for this year. This year, the campuses will compete in the first UAA/UAF Sustainability Cup Challenge, an environmentally friendly version of the annual intrastate hockey rivalry.

BP donates $1 million to archive Stevens' papers
A $1 million BP donation to the University of Alaska Fairbanks will allow the Rasmuson Library to catalog and process more than 4,500 boxes of papers and media from the congressional career of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens.

Martin to serve as KUAC/AlaskaOne general manager
KUAC/AlaskaOne engineering and technology director Keith Martin will serve as the station’s new general manager.

New DVD, lessons added to food preservation series
The Cooperative Extension Service has developed several new how-to food preservation resources.

Computer science students seek software projects
University of Alaska Fairbanks computer science students are now accepting proposals for software design projects.

Sea Grant sponsors 2009 Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit
The 2009 Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit will be held in Anchorage, Dec. 7-9.

Local donations support UAF students, programs
Recent donations from two local companies will support a broad range of programs at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Geography knowledge spreads around state
More than a dozen school gyms around Alaska will soon become geographic learning labs.

Grant to build biomedical resource network for scientists
University of Alaska Fairbanks genetics graduate student Dominick Lemas would like to know more about the research other scientists are doing on the genetics of complex diseases.

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