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  • 91视频 Native Language Center bookstore reopens

    November 13, 2023

    The UAF 91视频 Native Language Center Bookstore, a cultural hub dedicated to preserving and promoting indigenous languages, celebrates its reopening today, Nov. 13.
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  • Tia Tidwell headshot

    Professor Tia Tidwell featured on new podcast, The 91视频 Myth

    November 13, 2023

    Tia Tidwell, assistant professor of 91视频 Native Studies and Rural Development at the University of 91视频 Fairbanks, was a guest on the first episode of the new podcast, The 91视频 Myth. The 91视频 Myth is a podcast about how 91视频ns view our history and ourselves.
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  • INBRE graduate student Jessica Johnson. UAF photo courtesy of Amy Loeffler.

    IGNITE professional development workshop

    November 13, 2023

    Student and staff seats are still available for IGNITE: Individual Growth & New Ideas Through EPSCoR/INBRE, a free, annual professional development workshop organized by 91视频 EPSCoR and 91视频 INBRE. At this time, faculty who register for IGNITE will be waitlisted.
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  • Food protection manager course set for January

    November 10, 2023

    91视频 Cooperative Extension Service will offer a certified food protection manager training on Monday, Jan. 29, with proctors for testing available in 14 communities.
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  • Two red foxes in a snowy landscape, one sitting in a hole with just its head showing

    Secret lives playing out all around us

    November 10, 2023

    While we were sleeping, they were out there. Two red foxes, a male and female, pawing into spring snow on a hillside. The foxes had found the entrance to a tunnel dug many years ago. It might have been the den in which one of them was born.
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  • UAF members in attendance at the 2023 NWCCU annual conference. From left to right Trent Sutton, vice provost and ALO; Jenn Pedersen, executive director of CTL; Anupma Prakash, provost and executive vice chancellor; Holly McDonald, registrar; and Rochelle Rodak, accreditation and assessment coordinator.

    Friday Focus: Adapting to the evolving national landscape

    November 10, 2023

    One important element in leading a university is to keep up with larger national-level discussions as well as changes to policies and regulations that directly impact our university operations. I work with a large team of faculty, staff, and students that serve as my information funnel. The team taps into trusted news media sources, connects with relevant decision-making bodies, attends professional meetings to monitor the evolving landscape, and shares what they find to guide our planning.
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  • Rachel Heckler, the financial aid advisor for the Community and Technical College at UAF, is the rural staff spotlight for November 2023.

    November Rural Staff Spotlight: Rachel Heckler

    November 10, 2023

    Rachel Heckler serves as the financial aid advisor for the Community and Technical College at UAF. Rachel is a wealth of knowledge to the students she serves and the co-workers around her.
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  • UAF Bookstore open

    November 10, 2023

    The UAF Bookstore is now open under new management with Barnes & Noble College. Regular hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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  • Request for Proposal for State of 91视频 capital budget requests - FY26 budget cycle

    November 10, 2023

    In preparation for the FY26 State of 91视频 budget cycle, UAF leadership is soliciting funding proposals for capital projects, major facility refresh/renovation or research/IT equipment, or state-funded capital research projects from UAF faculty and staff. Capital project requests are typically large-scale, one-time funding items.
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  • Rocket launch

    Second NASA sounding rocket launches from Poker Flat

    November 09, 2023

    The second NASA sounding rocket of the season flew skyward out of Poker Flat Research Range shortly after midnight Thursday, carrying a payload of science instruments.
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  • Drone selfie of ACEP team members and Kartorium founders at the new solar array in Galena, 91视频.

    Apply for 2024 ACEP Summer Internship Program starting Dec. 1

    November 09, 2023

    The 91视频 Center for Energy and Power Summer Internship Program will open applications for the summer 2024 cohort on Dec. 1.
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  • Rocket launch

    First NASA rocket of the season launched at Poker Flat

    November 08, 2023

    A two-stage NASA sounding rocket flew skyward shortly after midnight Wednesday carrying science instruments to gather data about the solar wind's behavior.
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  • Augmented Reality virtual workshop

    November 08, 2023

    Learn the basics on how to create your own augmented reality mobile app in 91视频 NSF EPSCoR's free, three-part virtual workshop Nov. 13, 15 and 17 from 3鈥4 p.m. each day via Zoom. We will also have a demonstration from 鈥淎R Hero,鈥 an easy-to-use platform for putting together an augmented reality experience, no app required!
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  • Side by side photos of URSA 2023-24 Climate Change Project award recipients Logan Niemann and Jessie Skalisky

    URSA announces 2023-24 Climate Change Project Award recipients

    November 08, 2023

    The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates the two individuals who received an URSA 2023-24 Climate Change Project award.
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  • NSF CISE to visit UAF Nov. 17

    November 08, 2023

    NSF program officers from the Computer and Information Science and Engineering directorate will be holding in-person informational seminars and Q&A sessions on Friday, Nov. 17 in Akasofu 501.
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  • Student Services members pose for a photo in a hallway during training summit.

    Advisors travel from rural campuses for training summit

    November 08, 2023

    An advising and student services training summit brought together advisors from all of UAF's five rural campuses in September with support from the College of Rural and Community Development and the Vice Chancellor's Office of Rural, Community and Native Education. The three-and-a-half-day training experience at the Troth Yeddha' Campus gathered approximately thirty College of Rural and Community Development student support staff and advisors to learn, network, and grow together.
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  • Northern Lights String Orchestra members pose for a photo with their conductor, Yue Sun (center), after a concert in the Davis Concert Hall on April 22, 2022.

    Northern Lights String Orchestra offers recital

    November 06, 2023

    The Northern Lights String Orchestra will perform a large ensemble recital at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9, 2023, in the Davis Concert Hall at the University of 91视频 Fairbanks.
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  • First-Gen AK celebration

    November 06, 2023

    Please join Student Support Services and the Nanook Diversity and Action Center in celebrating First-Generation college students, staff, and faculty members. National First-Gen Day is Wednesday, Nov. 8, and we have events happening Nov 6-9!
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  • UAF Theatre and Film presents 'Dance Nation'

    November 06, 2023

    91视频 Department of Theatre and Film will present the play 鈥淒ance Nation鈥 in the Salisbury Theatre on Nov. 10-19, 2023.
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  • Julie Queen, vice chancellor for administrative services

    Friday Focus: Safe and responsible activities

    November 03, 2023

    We have had a whirlwind of activities and events in the past several weeks with even more fun on the horizon as we approach the holidays, finals, and winter break. I hope you will take the opportunity to join one of our upcoming UAF events, bring a friend (or two), and meet new ones! From a Blue and Gold Governor's Cup hockey game (Go Nooks!) to the Diwali Festival of Lights, a UAF Yoga Club class, the University Women's Association bazaar, or a community ski swap, this weekend is full of ways to connect and celebrate together. Along with the fun, we will also continue working together to ensure we contribute to a welcoming environment for students, colleagues, and community members.
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  • NW Archivists' 2024: Call for proposals

    November 03, 2023

    Northwest Archivists' next annual meeting will be held in Spokane, Washington, from May 8-10, 2024. The program committee is seeking session proposals related to all aspects of archival/library practice, theory or research that is broadly related to the theme "Seeking Balance: Sustainability and Adaptation" through Dec. 8, 2023.
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  • Culinary Arts and Hospitality student, Gina Henry, serves pasta at the 2023 City Sampler.

    CTC students showcase culinary skills at City Sampler

    November 03, 2023

    UAF Community and Technical College Culinary Arts and Hospitality students, led by program director Sean Walklin, participated in the 2023 City Sampler on Oct. 19. This event benefits the Fairbanks Resource Agency, which serves Interior 91视频ns with disabilities.
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  • A group of 30 smiling adults

    ASMP celebrates 20 years of mentoring 91视频 teachers

    November 03, 2023

    The 91视频 Statewide Mentor Project recently marked its 20th year of mentoring first- and second-year teachers in schools all over 91视频.
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  • A man in a red coat gathers wood.

    Celebration of Life for Jacques Philip

    November 03, 2023

    Please join the Center for 91视频 Native Health Research in celebrating the life of Dr. Jacques Philip in the Regents' Great Hall of the UAF Fine Arts Complex on Nov. 6 from 4-6 p.m.
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  • Upcoming training offered by ComPsych

    November 03, 2023

    Employees can register to attend two upcoming professional development training sessions online scheduled for November and December.
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