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  • Seven students stand together outdoors

    UAF geoscience students take to the Bering Sea

    August 02, 2023

    Seven University of 91视频 Fairbanks students will set sail on the research vessel Sikuliaq in August to study the plants, animals and humans that inhabited the Bering Land Bridge during the last ice age.
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  • Submit items for orientation bags by Aug. 4

    August 02, 2023

    New Student Orientation is right around the corner, and the Student Activities and Orientation office is collecting materials from on-campus offices and departments to include in the NSO bags, which are distributed to all incoming students and their families.
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  • A large blue ship on the ocean with mountains in the background

    Public invited to follow Bering Land Bridge research project

    August 01, 2023

    The public can follow a team of scientists aboard the research vessel Sikuliaq who will spend the month of August studying conditions that existed on the Bering Land Bridge during the last ice age.
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  • Close-up shot of a dark green crab in a person's hand

    91视频ns can help identify invasive crab species

    August 01, 2023

    A new crab species was spotted in 91视频 for the first time last year, and it has the potential to disrupt native species and ecosystems. 91视频 Sea Grant is asking 91视频ns to help monitor the invasive European green crab on local beaches.
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  • Robin Shoaps mentors undergraduate student Meredith McMahon (Spring 2023 Student Project Awardee).

    URSA 2023 Mentor Awards now accepting applications

    July 31, 2023

    Faculty, researchers, staff, and graduate students from all disciplines and all UAF-affiliated campuses are invited to apply for an URSA Mentor Award of up to $6,000. This award is an opportunity for mentors to receive funding to engage undergraduate students on their current research and creative projects.
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  • HAARP antenna array

    Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science Summer School returns to HAARP

    July 28, 2023

    More than 50 researchers will be in 91视频 in August for the resumption of a science summer school that culminates with experiments at the High-frequency Active Aurora Research Program facility operated by the University of 91视频 Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
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  • Students move into University of 91视频 Fairbanks dorms during Rev-It-Up. Photo by Carly Sjordal

    Rev-It-Up: Volunteers needed

    July 28, 2023

    The Department of Residence Life is looking for volunteers to help with Rev-It-Up on Aug. 22. Rev-It-Up is our first-year student move-in and will be moving students into Nerland, Stevens, and McIntosh Halls.
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  • Kaydee Van Flein, Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities director and chief student conduct officer, and Department of Equity and Compliance interim director and Title IX coordinator

    Friday Focus: Combining efforts

    July 28, 2023

    For the past six months, both the Department of Equity and Compliance and the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities have been working in the same space and under a shared director. This combination was a temporary measure to maintain campus commitment to safety, compliance, and care while recruiting for a new Equity and Compliance Director. However, working together has allowed our offices to find efficiencies as well as opportunities to enhance services provided to the university community. It quickly became clear there would be a benefit to permanently integrating our efforts and expertise.
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  • Week's events: Ron Inouye, cardiovascular health, Denali in collodion photos, eclectic tunes

    July 28, 2023

    University of 91视频 Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening during the week of July 31-Aug. 6.
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  • Two people on the left side of the photo walk along a boulder-strewn gravel moraine partly covered with white wildflowers. A water body lies to the right of the hikers and flowers. Evergreen and deciduous trees grow on gravel benches between the hikers and the jumbled, dirt-covered lower end of a glacier. Snow-covered mountains and glaciers rise in the background.

    Long-pondered return to a pile of rocks

    July 27, 2023

    FIREWEED ROCK GLACIER -- "I've been thinking of this stuff for the last 20 years," says Adam Bucki. My friend, soon to be 50, was in his 20s the last time he stood on this massive pile of pointy rocks that oozes slowly downhill.
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  • New Tamamta fellows Alex Jenkins, Chris Tran, Craig Chythlook, Hanna Hellen, Justin Leon and Rachel Lekanoff

    Tamamta program announces new cohort of fellows

    July 26, 2023

    Six graduate students were announced as the third cohort of fellows in the Tamamta program, which centers on bridging Indigenous and Western sciences to transform graduate education and research in fisheries and marine sciences.
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  • UAF Chancellor Dan White bestows emeritus status to Michele Stalder, dean of the Community and Technical College, during UAF's 101st commencement ceremonies May 5 in the Davis Concert Hall. Photo by Todd Paris, Paris Photographics.

    CTC Dean Michele Stalder retiring after 42 years

    July 26, 2023

    91视频, Community and Technical College celebrates the remarkable legacy of beloved CTC Dean Michele Stalder in supporting 91视频 students and connecting them to vital jobs within the state. After more than four decades of service to the university, Dean Stalder will retire on Aug. 1. All faculty and staff are invited to a retirement celebration on Thursday, July 27, from 4-6 p.m.
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  • A polar bear mascot wearing a UAF jersey gives a thumbs up while standing on the midway at the fair.

    UAF Day at the fair scheduled for Aug. 1

    July 25, 2023

    UAF Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair will include UAF activities throughout the fairgrounds. UAF employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing UAF apparel or showing their PolarExpress card.
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  • An umiak (skin boat) sits at the slushy ice edge of the Arctic Ocean

    Research elevates Arctic Indigenous voices to understand climate change

    July 25, 2023

    Indigenous 91视频ns have shared nearly 10,000 observations about the rapidly changing Arctic during the past decade in a partnership with university scientists presented in a recent paper.
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  • Two women study together in a classroom.

    UAF introduces new graduate courses in health care administration

    July 24, 2023

    91视频 College of Business and Security Management is introducing new online graduate courses in health care management and leadership.
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  • CSRR and DEC executive director recruitment

    July 24, 2023

    The executive director of the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities and the Department of Equity and Compliance is now open for internal applicants through Friday, July 28, 2023. All eligible and interested parties are encouraged to apply.
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  • Dr. Cheryl Rosa

    Dr. Cheryl Rosa rejoins UAF as attending veterinarian and director of Animal Resource Center

    July 24, 2023

    Dr. Cheryl Rosa joined the University of 91视频 Fairbanks on the Troth Yeddha' Campus in her new role as attending veterinarian on July 17. She most recently served as the deputy director of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission in Anchorage where she worked to strengthen Arctic research and the federal government's ties to the State of 91视频, Arctic Indigenous groups and international partners.
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  • Environmental, Health, Safety, and Risk Management virtual office hours

    July 24, 2023

    If you have questions or need guidance about anything related to EHSRM procedures, you are invited to attend our virtual office hours. These events are hosted by Industrial Hygiene and Risk Management, but we are happy to answer (or track down an answer) any question you have related to our department.
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  • Sourdough rock glacier

    Glaciers made of rock, ice and bear scat

    July 21, 2023

    The grizzly hadn't seen my dog or me, so I yelled and waved my arms. The bear stood, looked in our direction for three unforgettable seconds, then trotted up the valley.
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  • Pieces of salmon are laid out in a baking tray

    Learn to cook, preserve salmon in Sitka 'salmonganza'

    July 21, 2023

    Salmon is an 91视频 staple, and a series of University of 91视频 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension workshops in Sitka will focus on salmon nutrition and how to cook and preserve the tasty and nutritious fish.
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  • UAF provost and executive vice chancellor, Anupma Prakash (left), and deputy executive director for the Carnegie Classifications, Sara Gast (right) in front of the UA Museum of the North.

    Friday Focus: The Carnegie Classification庐

    July 21, 2023

    The Carnegie Classification庐 is the nation's leading framework for classifying the diverse U.S. institutions of higher education into broadly similar groups based on nationally reported and publicly available institutional data. This classification that was first published in the early 70s is now updated every three years. So far, Carnegie offers one basic classification system that is universally applied to nearly 4,000 U.S. colleges and universities. Based on our 2020 Institutional data, UAF is classified as a Doctoral University with High Research Activity (R2). Close examination of the data reveals that UAF is on the very high end of the R2 class, and with some change in our institutional profile, we can be classified as a Doctoral University with Very High Research (R1).
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  • Week's events: Wendell Schiffler, senior living choices, art talk, marimba music

    July 21, 2023

    University of 91视频 Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening during the week of July 24-30.
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  • A collection of prototypes for collecting eDNA floats in a tub.

    Fishery researchers, engineering students work to build better eDNA collectors

    July 19, 2023

    Last month, Jessica Glass and two students departed for the Kenai Peninsula toting a tub full of items that looked like plastic children's toys. Their plan for the six-day trip: Dunk them in Kasitsna Bay and see what happens. It may sound like a quirky week at the beach, but Glass, an assistant professor at UAF's College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, hopes their project will lead to a breakthrough in environmental DNA sampling.
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  • Uher, Plumb to serve as interim deans

    July 19, 2023

    Vice Chancellor for Rural, Community and Native Education Charlene Stern has announced that Bryan Uher will serve as interim dean of the UAF Community and Technical College starting on Aug. 2. Uher, who is currently CRCD's dean, will replace CTC Dean Michele Stalder, who is retiring.
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  • Revised iTeach Online open for enrollment

    July 19, 2023

    iTeach Online is a self-paced online course on the foundations of course design. Newly revised with an emphasis on Universal Design for Learning, iTeach Online brings together theory and practice to guide you through a course design or redesign.
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