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Volunteers wanted for campus Flower Planting Day
June 02, 2023
The UAF Grounds crew is looking for volunteers for the 2023 campus Flower Planting Day on Wednesday, June 7. Beginning at 9 a.m., flower beds will be available to plant across the Fairbanks campus.
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Friday Focus: RCNE planning forward
June 02, 2023
The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Rural and Community Development and the Community and Technical College have been busy working to update their 10-year campus master plan. Board of Regents Policy 05.12.030 requires a CMP for each campus. The 2023 CRCD and CTC campus master planning effort is informed by a shared vision that will guide the development of the two college's campuses and instructional sites over the next decade.
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New URSA funding opportunities for 2023-24 opening July 31
May 31, 2023
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity is pleased to announce three new funding opportunities for the 2023-24 school year. Each opportunity will open for applications on July 31, 2023, and close on Sept. 10, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Funds for each award must be spent by June 15, 2024.
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Graduate student spotlight: Elizabeth Parry
May 31, 2023
Elizabeth Parry is pursuing her Ph.D. in Biological Sciences. She is developing a new tool to measure food security using a One Health lens with a particular focus on Alaska Native populations.
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Aurora: Helping rural students belong, across two generations
May 31, 2023
Advisors Sue McHenry and Gabrielle Russell talk about creating a home away from home for students who have grown up in Alaska's remote communities.
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May Rural Staff Spotlight: Mae Mendenhall
May 31, 2023
Mae Mendenhall serves as the library director for the UAF Chukchi Campus in Kotzebue. Mae goes above and beyond for the community on the edge of the Chukchi Sea.
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Friday Focus: Thinking big - our path to R1
May 25, 2023
In 2018, I was invited by Chancellor White to lead UAF's strategic planning goal to "Achieve R1 research status." At the time I was relatively new faculty and knew little about the Carnegie Classification's Very High Research status university ranking (R1). I was also used to working within my own discipline and focused on my own research. Achieving R1 status was a big idea that, like many other faculty on campus, I had difficulty wrapping my brain around! Together, with a team of faculty, staff, and students from across UAF, we learned what it means to be an R1 university, how R1 would benefit UAF, and how UAF could achieve that goal.
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Rasmuson Library holiday closures and summer hours
May 25, 2023
The Elmer E. Rasmuson Library will be closed May 27-29 for the Memorial Day Holiday. The library will also be closed July 1-4 for the Independence Day holiday.
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Registration open for Visual Art Academy
May 24, 2023
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Art in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts will host the 19th annual Summer Visual Art Academy, an intensive visual arts program for students from grades 6-12. Students will select their preferred areas of interest and will be assigned to classes prior to the beginning of the academy.
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UAF participates in Nordic Innovation Summit 2023
May 24, 2023
The University of Alaska Fairbanks participated in panel discussions at the Nordic Innovation Summit in Seattle, organized by the National Nordic Museum. The summit brought together innovators and industry leaders from Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland to discuss emerging trends and challenges in the seafood industry.
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Sutton appointed UAF vice provost and accreditation liaison officer
May 24, 2023
University of Alaska Fairbanks Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Anupma Prakash, has appointed Trent Sutton as the new vice provost and accreditation liaison officer. In his new role, Sutton will also be serving as the dean of General Studies and the director of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activities.
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Aurora: Students go underground to find rock-steady jobs
May 24, 2023
In a UAF-owned tunnel southeast of Delta Junction, hundreds of Alaskans have learned the skills needed to succeed in underground mine jobs -- and many others.
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Hueffer appointed dean of UAF College of Natural Science and Mathematics
May 24, 2023
University of Alaska Fairbanks provost and executive vice chancellor, Anupma Prakash, has appointed Karsten Hueffer to serve as the dean of the College of Natural Science and Mathematics.
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Sean Asikłuk Topkok appointed director of Center for Cross-Cultural Studies
May 22, 2023
The College of Rural and Community Development is excited to announce that Sean Asikłuk Topkok has been appointed director of the Center for Cross-Cultural Studies. Asikłuk has a long history with the CXCS, having worked with the center and previous leadership since 1997 through the Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative and the Alaska Native Knowledge Network. Topkok's new appointment became effective April 10, 2023.
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Limited employee spaces available in Nanook Grown Student Gardener Training Program
May 22, 2023
For the first time, the Nanook Grown Student Gardener Training Program has limited spaces available for UAF employees during the 2023 gardening season. The program is free for students. UAF employees may participate for a $40 fee.
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Registration still open for UAF Summer Music Academy
May 22, 2023
Registration is open for the UAF Summer Music Academy. SMA is a day-camp for young musicians who have completed 5th-12th grades. All levels are welcome. This year we are introducing a new Introduction to Band and Orchestra program. No experience is necessary and instruments will be available for rent.
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Friday Focus: Spring, hope and delayed gratification
May 19, 2023
Here at UAF, you know that spring is here when your eyes water and you see green. Traditionally that has been tied to pollen counts soaring along with the geese coming back and then, pop! Green-up! That day when the trees have gone miraculously from brown to green, seemingly overnight. Spring is here!
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Alaska Native Language Center Film nominated for Northwest Regional Emmy
May 19, 2023
The Alaska Native Language Center's film, Awake, has been nominated for a Northwest Regional Emmy through the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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Increasing awareness about neurodiversity among learners in our classrooms
May 17, 2023
Neurodiversity among learners in our classrooms may include neurotypical students as well as those with autism, dyslexia, ADHD and other types of neurodiversity. A series about this coming to campus in July will help you be prepared.
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White paper submissions sought for National Science Foundation’s BioFoundries Program
May 17, 2023
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the National Science Foundation’s BioFoundries to Enable Access to Infrastructure and Resources for Advancing Modern Biology and Biotechnology Program. Submissions are due by June 9, 2023.
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Aurora: Comprehending caribou in the oil patch
May 17, 2023
A half-century of research by UAF alumni and others uncovers how caribou react to oil work on Alaska's North Slope.
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UAF-led team uncovers plant remediation effects on petroleum contamination
May 17, 2023
Initial choices about fertilization and grass seeding on petroleum contaminated soils could have a long-lasting effect on how plants and their associated microbes break down the pollution, a research team led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks professor recently reported.
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InsideOut Story lab seeking science-inspired stories, poems, and sketches
May 12, 2023
The Learning InsideOut Story Lab invites submissions to their latest collection, Science on the Move. Submit original short stories and black-and-white sketches that spark curiosity about Arctic research. Submissions are due by Sunday, May 14.
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Friday Focus: Celebrate our accomplishments
May 12, 2023
At UAF, we have a lot to celebrate. Last week we celebrated the accomplishments of our graduating class at UAF's 101st commencement ceremony. The evening before, we conferred honorary doctorates, meritorious service awards and emeritus status to retiring faculty and staff in a ceremony at the Davis Concert Hall. To top off an exciting week, last night we held our signature fundraiser -- the Chancellor's Blue and Gold Celebration in the UAF Troth Yeddha' campus student union. Our community came together to recognize the Emil Usibelli Teaching, Research and Service awardees and raise funds to support student scholarships. That evening, donors gave over $435,000 to student scholarships, including a generous gift of $350,000 from Kinross Alaska!
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2023 Alaska NSF EPSCoR Rolling Travel Awards
May 10, 2023
University of Alaska faculty, staff and students can obtain domestic travel funding of up to $3,500 to present research, obtain training or interact with colleagues and mentors. The Alaska National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research offers the travel awards.
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