2024 news and events archives
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October 17, 2023
On Oct. 19 at 10:19 a.m., millions will "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" in the Great ShakeOut, the world's largest earthquake drill! With over 340 million people living and working in the United States, a major earthquake could cause unprecedented devastation. Knowing what to do before a big earthquake will determine how well you survive and recover.
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October 17, 2023
UAF Student Health and Counseling Center is providing flu shots for students, faculty, staff, and significant others/partners of faculty and staff members.
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UAF names summer 2023 honors students
October 17, 2023
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the summer 2023 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements.
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Writers series presents fall 2023 Poetry Showcase
October 16, 2023
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ English Department’s Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series will present the fall 2023 Poetry Showcase at Schaible Auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m.
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Museum offers opportunity to 'Ask an Archaeologist'
October 16, 2023
The University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Museum of the North will host "Ask an Archaeologist," a multiday event where visitors can meet museum archaeologists and learn about archaeology in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥. The event takes place in the museum lobby from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily from Monday, Oct. 23, through Wednesday, Oct. 25.
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UAF - 'Just for the Health of It!'
October 16, 2023
Join the Nanook Diversity and Action Center for a special health fair open to all University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥-Fairbanks faculty, staff and students on Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wood Center Ballroom (2nd Floor).
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Online course teaches methods of safely preserving foods
October 16, 2023
Learn to safely preserve healthy foods at home in a five-week series of online classes, beginning Jan. 7. The class is available statewide.
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Volunteer to be spring 2024 OLLI instructor
October 16, 2023
UAF's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is currently seeking volunteer instructors for the spring. It's a wonderful, low-stress opportunity to gain teaching experience with a friendly audience while sharing your passion and knowledge.
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October 13, 2023
Read about a UAF alumna's joy in cooking propelling her to the MasterChef competition, the creation of climate scholars, a homecoming a century in the making and much more in the fall 2023 Aurora.
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UAF CTC Culinary crew rocks the HooDoo Choo Choo
October 13, 2023
Students, staff and faculty from the UAF Community and Technical College Culinary Arts and Hospitality program partnered with the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Railroad and HooDoo Brewing Company for the third year to produce the annual HooDoo Choo Choo event.
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Later fall freezes, earlier thaws increase Interior ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ growing season
October 13, 2023
The trend toward a longer growing season means it's now possible to grow crops that were once marginal in Interior ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
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UAF hosts annual Major Mania event
October 13, 2023
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ will host its annual Major Mania event on Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Wood Center ballroom on the Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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DNA analysis reveals pink salmon swim home with incredible accuracy
October 13, 2023
Analysis of a massive database of pink salmon DNA has revealed unexpected details about the abundant salmon species, including its ability to return to spawn at nearly the same spot within streams as their parents.
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UAF seeks nominations for 2024 alumni awards
October 12, 2023
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, in partnership with the nonprofit UAF ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Association, is seeking nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award and William R. Cashen Service Award. Honorees are selected by a committee of alumni, past recipients and UAF staff.
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Fat Bird Week highlights long flight ahead
October 12, 2023
At the mist-netting station in the woods at Creamer's Field in Fairbanks, volunteers and professionals briefly cupped more than 2,000 songbirds in their hands this fall.
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Upper Cook Inlet community meetings will address tsunami hazard
October 12, 2023
In a series of community meetings to be held Oct. 17-20, scientists and local emergency managers will answer questions about a new report of tsunami hazard to upper Cook Inlet.
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Chancellor's Budget Forum on Oct. 19
October 11, 2023
Join Chancellor Dan White for a discussion of the university's budget on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 1:15 p.m. in the Schaible Auditorium. The event will also be available online.
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October 11, 2023
Test anxiety is well-known in the college community and can affect students tremendously. We strive to do our best academically, and testing anxiety can hinder effective test performance and studying.
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Flooding that closed Dalton Highway also caused widespread ground sinking
October 11, 2023
The massive 2015 flooding of the Sagavanirktok River in northern ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ had immediate impacts, including closure of the Dalton Highway for several days, but it also contributed to longer-term ground subsidence in the permafrost-rich region.
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Free UAF harm reduction webinar
October 11, 2023
Join the Nanook Diversity and Action Center for a free, live webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 2-3:30 p.m. from the National Harm Reduction Coalition.
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October 11, 2023
Residence Life is hosting a family-friendly Halloween carnival at the MBS complex on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 1-4 p.m. for UAF students, faculty, staff and their families.
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UAF-led group gets $13.9 million to aid coastal climate resilience
October 11, 2023
The National Science Foundation will fund a $13.9 million program led by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ to help multiple communities respond to coastal erosion, flooding, permafrost thaw and other hazards attributed to climate change.
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New financial aid Satisfactory Academic Progress website
October 09, 2023
The UAF Financial Aid Office recently launched the Satisfactory Academic Progress website to provide helpful information regarding SAP financial aid requirement information, including information about the financial aid appeal process.
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New climate program launches underserved students into Arctic science
October 06, 2023
In late August, 12 students from OSU's TRIO Upward Bound program spent five days at the field research station, which is part of the Institute of Arctic Biology at UAF. The students participated firsthand with Toolik Field Station staff, scientists, artists and others responding to the warming Arctic.
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Sea stars, urchins and kelp forests
October 06, 2023
A few weeks ago, Sarah Gravem lowered a "ravenous, terrifying predator" from her boat down to the ocean floor off Sitka. Then she released it.
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