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One-day food preservation class planned in Homer

October 31, 2023

Learn to preserve meat and vegetables in jars safely during a one-day class in Homer. Participants will learn how to heat-process low-acid food in jars; use and care for a pressure canner; prepare meat, fish and vegetables to place in jars; and make stock and soup.
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UAF scientists receive grant to improve study of rising sea levels

October 31, 2023

A $638,000 National Science Foundation grant to two ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ researchers aims to accelerate innovative ways of studying rising sea levels.
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Food for fines

October 30, 2023

Parking Services is hosting a canned food drive from Nov. 1-17. In addition to helping communities in need, Parking Services will reduce your citations to a warning!
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Winter wellness and raffle

October 27, 2023

Join our counseling staff at Arctic Java in the Wood Center for our six-week series of strategies, tips, and giveaways to help keep you active and healthy in the coming winter months. Enter your name for raffle prizes and check out some fun activities!
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UAF scientist to aid NASA’s space weather forecasting

October 27, 2023

A ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ scientist will have a role in a new NASA center that aims to greatly improve space weather forecasting and preparedness for adverse events.
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The Well reopens to support happiness, well-being at UAF

October 27, 2023

The Well has re-opened after being closed for maintenance. The Well is now openly available to anyone with a Polar Express card as a space to help promote happiness and well-being (e.g., yoga, meditation, reading, thankfulness, etc.) on the UAF campus.
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UAF ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Association to host Governor's Cup Pre-game Rally

October 27, 2023

The UAF ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Association is hosting a pre-game rally for the second game of this year's ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Airlines Governor's Cup series. Join us on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. at Latitude 65 Brewing Company. Wear your blue and gold and let's get ready to cheer on the Nanooks! The puck drops in the Carlson Center at 7:07 p.m.
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MFA in effect for VPN and VDI starting Oct. 31

October 27, 2023

Over the past two years, UAF has been rolling out a security enhancement called Multi-Factor Authentication to better protect user accounts and sensitive university information from malicious cyber-attacks. Today, all employees, including student-employees are required to use MFA.
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UAF to host Three Minute Thesis graduate student competition

October 27, 2023

Students will present lively, engaging summaries of their works in front of a live audience during the Three Minute Thesis competition at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, in Schaible Auditorium at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥. The public is invited to attend or participate on-line.
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Plastic falls in Southeast ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s rain

October 27, 2023

"We found microplastics in every single rain sample (gathered in Juneau)," Sonia Nagorski told a group of people listening to her talk at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in New Orleans two winters ago.
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New web tools give ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ns a window into climate data

October 26, 2023

With the launch of new web tools, scientists are making climate data more available to all ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ns.
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Potential pitfalls for your work in an LMS

October 25, 2023

If you have ever taken an online course, you have likely used an LMS or Learning Management System. Regardless of the LMS your courses use, there are common pitfalls that can easily be avoided. Here's advice for overcoming them.
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Mezzo-soprano MaryCatherine Moroney will perform at UAF

October 25, 2023

Fairbanks mezzo-soprano MaryCatherine Moroney will perform a voice recital at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Davis Concert Hall at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
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Museum of the North to host Halloween celebration

October 24, 2023

The University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Museum of the North will host its Halloween at the Museum celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 4 to 6 pm.
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Dead Writers event will raise funds for visiting author series

October 23, 2023

Students and locals dressed as authors from the past will perform during the 32nd annual Dead Writers event from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in The Pub at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
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Tamamta program honored by APLU

October 20, 2023

UAF's Tamamta program has been honored with the Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in University Research Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
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BLaST celebrates Scientist of the Month

October 20, 2023

BLaST Scholar and UAF biology undergraduate student Julie-Anne Brown was selected as the October 2023 BLaST Scientist of the Month for October.
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UAF partners with Barnes & Noble College

October 20, 2023

After a successful request for proposal process, UAF has begun a new partnership with Barnes & Noble College to operate the UAF Bookstore. The Bookstore will be closed from Oct. 30 to Nov. 8 so management can smoothly transfer from Follett Higher Education, which has operated the university's bookstore since 2009.
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Registration open for non-credit WINTERmester courses

October 20, 2023

UAF Summer Sessions has a diverse selection of non-credit courses for adults this winter. These short courses allow participants to learn something new or dedicate time to existing interests.
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Finned adventurers nosing into the Arctic

October 20, 2023

A few years ago, Randy Brown wondered if he might lose $50,000 he had just won as part of the Rachel Carson Award for Exemplary Scientific Accomplishment.
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Invasive crabs, climate change headline ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Invasive Species Workshop

October 20, 2023

The 2022 detection of the invasive European green crab in Southeast ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ and the effect of climate change on the prevalence and impacts of species invasions will be highlighted at the 2023 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Invasive Species Workshop.
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Machine learning provides a new picture of the great gray owl

October 19, 2023

A team of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ researchers upends the notion that the great gray owl – known as the phantom of the North – lives far from cities, towns and other markers of human density.
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Rasmuson Library open house will showcase railroads

October 19, 2023

The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Rasmuson Library will host an open house Thursday, Oct. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m., for the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ and Polar Regions Collection and Archives. This event will showcase collections focused on ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s many railroads.
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Sunday night kickball Oct. 22 - Dec. 10

October 18, 2023

Kickball, a sport many of us have experienced during PE in high school when our coaches needed an easy game to get us outside and moving, is brought to you once more through the UAF Student Recreation Center. Held after closing our facilities, this is a student-member game only.
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ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ students selected for national marine policy fellowship

October 18, 2023

Two ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ students have been selected for the 2024 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program, one of the most prestigious marine policy fellowships in the country. Kit Cunningham and Nick Mills were chosen after being nominated for the positions by ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Sea Grant.
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