Featured News
Featured News
Joe Usibelli, Jr., president of Usibelli Coal Mine, is the 2020/2021 Business Leader
of the Year!
Learn more about Joe here.
Please note that this event has been postponed until fall 2021, when we hope to congratulate Joe in person and bring students and business leaders together in celebration of his leadership.
More information will be available on this page once details for the rescheduled event
have been finalized.
For questions or more information, contact Tammy Tragis-McCook at tammy.tragis@alaska.edu or (907) 474-7042.
AIC Results are in!
The results are in for UAF’s 11th annual Arctic Innovation Competition! Competitors
pitched innovative and creative ideas to judges to win $30,000 in prizes.
AIC Final Competition!
Get ready for the Arctic Innovation Competition!
AIC Open for Submissions
Get ready for the Arctic Innovation Competition!
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The University of Alaska Fairbanks is a vital part of our communities and state. Nearly
20,000 alumni live and work in Alaska's communities. You are UAF's best advocates.
For news updates, advocacy resources and information regarding developments with the proposed UA budget, please visit the following sites:
2019 Business Leader of the Year
Jim Dodson was honored as the 2019 Business Leader of the Year at a dinner and award
ceremony on Saturday, April 20, 2019.
- UAF Photos by JR Ancheta
- Additional Event Photos by Latitude 64 Photography
- Photo Booth Pics by Beyond the Box - sponsored by Usibelli Coal Mine
- Download the Business Leader of the Year Program
2019 Business Leader of the Year
Jim Dodson, CEO and president of the Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation, has been named the 2019 Business Leader of the Year.
eSports & Gaming Summit
SOM hosted the first ever UAF eSports & Gaming Summit on Saturday, March 30, 2019 in the UAF Wood Center. Read about the event in this Fairbanks Daily News-Miner article.
AIC 2018 WInners
The results are in for UAF’s 10th annual Arctic Innovation Competition! Competitors pitched innovative and creative ideas to judges to win $30,000 in prizes. Read more