April 19, 2013
The Advanced Instrument Laboratory in the College of Natural Science and Mathematics has taken delivery of a JEOL electron microprobe. The National Science Foundation funded the $1.4 million instrument, which will further geochemical and biochemical research at the University.
A 14-pound reindeer bull calf was born March 30 at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm. Suggestions for names are submitted online from school children across the country. The Reindeer Research Program staff members select from the names according to the animals’ individual traits and personalities.
Provost Henrichs is soliciting applications for the Academic Leadership Institute. The institute provides an opportunity for a small group of faculty, staff and/or administrators to explore leadership discussions in an academic context. More than 100 faculty and staff members have participated since 2000.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner ran an editorial on the need for critical infrastructure, specifically the aging UAF combined heat and power plant, in the wake of the power outage at Wickersham Hall.
Work will start on replacing variable frequency drives in the combined heat and power plant in April. Part of the project requires shutting down the main boilers; that job is scheduled for April 2014.
The Association of Writers and Writing Programs recognized English Department MFA students John Messick, Zach Medlin and Christie Hinrichs for their creative works through AWP’s Intro Journals Project. The project is described as “a literary competition for the discovery and publication of the best new works by students currently enrolled in AWP member programs." Messick and Medlin both won in their respective genres -- non-fiction and poetry -- while Hinrichs received an honorable mention in the fiction category. UAF’s MFA program was the only program to receive mention in all three categories.
The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs recently reaccredited CTC’s Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic program.
Sociology students at UAF hosted a community forum on higher education this month. The forum, How Higher Education Can Create the Society We Want, is among 50 slated at universities and communities nationwide. The forum focused on scholarships, tuition and debt, as well as how higher education can help keep the U.S. economically competitive.
The Alaska Hockey Face-Off Club sponsored the Alaska Hockey team’s April 13 annual awards banquet. Crystal Pitney, a senior on Alaska Nanooks ski team, and Steve Thompson, senior on the Alaska Nanooks men’s hockey team, were selected as the student athletes of the year.
The UAF Native Alaskan Business Leaders won the Chapter of the Year Award at the American Indian Business Leaders national conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., and won the business plan competition with "Yukon Native Treasures," which they will present to the School of Management Advisory Council.
Art student Ian Wilkinson showed his BFA exhibition, “Spheres of Influence,” in the UAF Art Gallery. Proceeds from sale of the 1,200 bowls he produced for the exhibit were donated to the Fairbanks Community Food Bank. He raised $18,000 through his efforts.
The College of Natural Science and Mathematics' annual outreach event, Science Potpourri, celebrated its 20th anniversary this spring.
Ryota “Kaji” Kajita had an image chosen for one of the two Juror's Awards in the international ONWARD Compe competition in Philadelphia. Kaji‘s work was chosen from among 2,100 images submitted from 29 countries. His award is ann exhibit of his and the other winner's work at the Project Basho Gallery in Philadelphia, $500, and an invitation to present a range of images and a lecture about his work at the gallery April 13.
Registration is open for 13 community classes offered April 22 - 26 in Fairbanks as part of Extension Week.
Vazha Kiknadze, PhD in Historical Science from Iv. Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology, will visit UAF April 22 - 26, and will present a lecture, "Roots of Post-Soviet Totalitarianism in Georgia.”
All order fulfillment, shipping, returns and billing for the University of Alaska Press will now be handled by the University of Chicago Press’s Chicago Distribution Center, effective May 1. CDC has provided this service for UA Press orders generated in the Lower 48 and internationally for more than five years while orders generated within Alaska were filled from the UA Press’s own warehouse in Fairbanks.
UAF and the Alaska 4-H Program will recognize the Month of the Military Child Friday, April 19. The 4-H Military Program is asking Alaskans to wear purple as a visible way to thank military youth for their strength and sacrifices. Purple symbolizes all branches of the military.
Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is partnering with Fairbanks Memorial Hospital to offer a summer lecture series entitled Healthy Living which will take place every Tuesday in the Murie Building and will address relevant topics, including " Navigating Health Insurance: Understanding insurance and health care bills" June 4 . The series is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Extension Service.