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  • Front cover of the Natchiq Grows Up. Cover photo: Ringed seal near Kotzebue, Alaska.

    Natchiq Grows Up, now available from University of Alaska Press

    January 05, 2024

    Natchiq Grows Up: A Story of an Alaska Ringed Seal Pup and Her Changing Home, by Donna D.W. Hauser, Kathryn J. Frost, and Alex V. Whiting, is now available from University of Alaska Press.
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  • BLaST Scholar Maggie House as a deckhand in Valdez, Alaska.

    December, January BLaST Scientist of the Month

    January 03, 2024

    Since 2016, the Biomedical Learning and Student Training program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has highlighted scientists from all biomedical fields through its Scientist of the Month articles. Second-year UAF BLaST Scholar and senior Maggie House was selected as the December 2023 and January 2024 BLaST Scientist of the Month.
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  • Campus Mail Center temporarily alternating routes

    January 03, 2024

    The Campus Mail Center will be operating alternating Core and West Ridge routes from Jan. 3-12 due to the mail volume received over the winter break.
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  • Duo Multi-factor Authentication getting a new look

    December 20, 2023

    The Duo Multi-factor Authentication prompt is being updated and will look slightly different starting Dec. 21. This new prompt will now automatically attempt to authenticate you with your default verification method.
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  • Applications open for Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

    December 20, 2023

    Alaska Sea Grant is ready to help guide applicants for the 2025 Knauss Fellowship.
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  • A group of eleven Alaska Sea Grant State Fellows smiles, posing for a group photo in front of a set of stairs inside an office building. Three women and one man is kneeling in the front with three women and one man standing behind them, and two men and one woman in the back.

    Applications open for Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship

    December 20, 2023

    The Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship matches highly motivated graduate students and recent graduates with hosts in Alaska-based organizations for year-long paid fellowships. Applications are open now.
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  • Campus mail center winter break hours

    December 20, 2023

    The UAF Campus Mail Center will have limited hours during the winter break and will resume regular hours on Jan. 3, 2024.
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  • Bookstore and dining winter break hours of operation

    December 18, 2023

    The campus bookstore and dining will have limited hours of availability during the winter break.
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  • A collage of photos from recipients who each received a 2023-2024 Student Belonging and Community Award this semester.

    URSA announces 2023-2024 Student Belonging and Community Award recipients

    December 13, 2023

    The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates the recipients who each received a 2023-2024 Student Belonging and Community Award this semester.
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  • CTC Culinary Arts cooks up support for Stone Soup Café

    December 13, 2023

    UAF Community and Technical College Culinary Arts and Hospitality faculty and staff are extending a helping hand at Bread Line, Inc.'s Stone Soup Café by serving free meals to the community from Dec. 20-22. In addition to their service, they are collecting donations to support the vital work this organization does in addressing hunger in Fairbanks.
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  • Alaska EPSCoR Fire and Ice stream team members LeeAnn Munk, Eric Klein, and Jordan Jenckes approaching a sampling site at Tutka Bay.

    EPSCoR survey for NSF GRANTED collaboration

    December 11, 2023

    Alaska EPSCoR is gathering survey input from faculty, staff, students and researchers to guide an NSF award to explore solutions for overcoming barriers of isolation and other challenges at remote universities.
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  • LEAP seeking applicants for spring 2024 semester

    December 11, 2023

    The UAF Center for Teaching and Learning is seeking faculty and student applicants to participate in the Learner Experience Advocacy Program for the 2024 Spring semester. Applications are due Dec. 18.
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  • Be aware of a moose's body posture. If a moose lays its ears back or raises its hackles (the hairs on its hump), it’s a sign that it is angry or afraid and may charge.

    Be moose aware on campus

    December 08, 2023

    Moose are a routine part of life for many Alaskans and are frequent visitors on UAF campuses, especially in winter. Be sure to look around you when you leave a building or walk along roads and paths, even ones that are frequently traveled by other people.
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  • 2023-2024 winter break snow removal

    December 06, 2023

    Facilities Services will be working throughout the winter break to remove snow from parking lots on the Troth Yeddha' Campus and the Community and Technical College campus. Most work will be done at night. Lot-specific dates and times are on the Facilities Services snow removal schedules.
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  • TUNDRA awardee carries field gear in the Arctic tundra near Toolik Field Station.

    Apply now for Toolik Field Station’s 2024 early career TUNDRA award

    December 06, 2023

    Toolik Field Station invites students and early career researchers to apply for the TUNDRA award for the 2024 field season. Applications are due Feb. 15, 2024.
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  • KSUA's General Manager Kevin Huo and Production Director Moody Pierce pose with Goldie awards at the Alaska Broadcasters Association Convention in Anchorage.

    KSUA nets six Goldies at 2023 Alaska Broadcasters Association convention

    December 06, 2023

    A total of six "Goldie" awards were presented to Student Media's KSUA 91.5FM College Radio, the student-powered radio station of UAF's Center for Student Engagement. Various UAF students and faculty received recognition for their hard work, winning the top prizes for Promotional Announcement, Use of Digital Media, Radio Show, Entertainment Program, Public Service Announcement, and Profile categories in the Student Radio division.
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  • Charles Mason and his students wrap up after hanging the Digi X photographs in Arctic Java.

    Photo exhibit Digi X opens in Arctic Java

    December 01, 2023

    An opening reception for work from an advanced photography class will take place from 5-6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1 in Arctic Java, the coffee shop in the Wood Center on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.
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  • Photo collage of four URSA Fall 2023 Travel Award recipients

    URSA announces Fall 2023 Travel Award recipients

    November 29, 2023

    The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates the four undergraduate students who received a Fall 2023 Travel Award to actively participate in a gathering of their professional peers this semester.
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  • Arctic Fulbright Scholarship Workshop Dec 12

    November 29, 2023

    Applications are open for the 2024-2026 Arctic Fulbright Scholarship. Join this workshop at 2 p.m. on Dec. 12 and learn how to apply to, and the benefits of, becoming a Fulbright Scholar.
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  • Fireweed photo by Lisa Hupp USFWS

    CRCD and IARC co-host 'A Place for Knowledge Exchange' seminar series

    November 29, 2023

    The College of Rural and Community Development and the International Arctic Research Center are excited to co-host a new virtual seminar series called "A Place for Knowledge Exchange." The monthly conversations will cover collaborative approaches to research, education and real-life community-based practices in rural Alaska.
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  • four people standing holding an award

    UAF AISES Chapter receives Cultural Practice Award

    November 29, 2023

    The UAF AISES Chapter received the Cultural Practice Award during the 46th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference in Spokane, Washington. The award, the very first given this year, recognizes chapters that demonstrate the use of cultural practices that help students preserve their Indigenous cultures and ways of knowing through chapter meetings and activities.
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  • Level up with microcredentials

    November 22, 2023

    Over the past year, some UAF faculty have been piloting microcredentials in their courses. As this initiative continues to grow in popularity, you may have a class that gives you the opportunity to earn a microcredential. However, there can be a lot of confusion when it comes to what they are, their value, and how to use them.
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  • Indoor cycling bikes in the Nanook Recreation indoor cycling studio.

    Use exercise to manage finals stress

    November 22, 2023

    Exercise can help when end-of-semester stress hits! Exercise can be a natural mode booster, increase focus, and help reduce the impact of stress. Whether going for a walk, hitting the gym, or taking part in one of the group fitness sessions at the SRC, make sure to take some time to get active.
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  • Human trafficking awareness for Native American Heritage Month

    November 20, 2023

    With November being Native American Heritage Month it's important we recognize the signs of human trafficking and the statistics that represent this population and how you can be a part of spreading awareness.
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  • A map showing the trail from the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus to a site in the T Field.

    Celebrate the life of three scientists at T Field bonfire

    November 20, 2023

    A community gathering under the full moon on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus is planned to honor three scientists who were killed in a helicopter crash in July on Alaska's North Slope.
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