2024 news and events archives
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January 29, 2024
UAF writers, join us in February for a Month of Writing with weekly sessions and a supportive community. Develop skills in academic, technical, and creative writing, along with techniques for productivity and wellness in our writing practices.
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UAF announces 32nd annual Science for 乐虎直播 series
January 26, 2024
Free public talks in the next few weeks will explore Mount Edgecumbe volcano, the peaking sun cycle's boost to aurora viewing, 乐虎直播's role in new satellite observations of Earth, and a program bridging Indigenous and Western fisheries science.
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January 26, 2024
Get around campus safely! The Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management department is providing free winter cleats to faculty, staff, and students.
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Magma found beneath volcano-less country
January 25, 2024
For years, scientists have wondered why North America's highest mountain is not a volcano. All the ingredients for volcanic activity lurk deep beneath Denali, which sits right above where one planetary plate grinds past another.
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Local items boost students' connection to science
January 25, 2024
Using local items in science lessons for K-12 students is especially important for teaching science in the North, according to new research.
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URSA announces Spring 2024 Project Award recipients
January 24, 2024
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates individuals and groups who received an URSA 2024 Spring Student Project Award.
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Muspratt, Ward honored with UAF alumni awards
January 24, 2024
The 乐虎直播 乐虎直播 Association has named Ryan Muspratt and Kelly Ward as recipients of its 2024 awards.
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January 24, 2024
Meet Jenn Pedersen, the fearless leader at UAF eCampus! She spills the beans on her own online education journey while dealing with life's curveballs, including her husband's deployment. Jenn shares insights and tips for today's students, offering a dose of real talk and inspiration.
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URSA's 2024 Research and Creative Activity Day
January 24, 2024
URSA's 2024 Research and Creative Activity Day is scheduled for Thursday, April 4 this year in the Wood Center Multilevel Lounge.
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New year, new skills with 乐虎直播X
January 24, 2024
New Year鈥檚 resolutions: love them, hate them, love to hate them 鈥 around this time of year, it can feel like there鈥檚 no escaping that 鈥淣ew Year, New You鈥 mentality. While we don鈥檛 think you need to totally reinvent yourself come January, the start of a new year can be a great time to refresh, recommit to the things that are important to you, search for new opportunities, and learn new things.
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Nominations open for student commencement speaker
January 24, 2024
ASUAF invites students, faculty and staff to nominate graduating students to be the student speaker at UAF's spring Commencement ceremony on May 4. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 16, and the application period opens Feb 1.
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January 24, 2024
UAF Dining Services and Chartwells are excited to announce the opening of a new dining location on the UAF Troth Yeddha' Campus. CRAVE is a virtual food hall located in the Arctic Health Research Building, Room 187. It will be open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Russian war on Ukraine hampers Arctic change predictions
January 22, 2024
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is biasing predictions of how the Arctic will respond to climate change, according to a team of international scientists.
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Festival of Native Arts will mark 50th celebration in 2024
January 19, 2024
The 50th Festival of Native Arts, Troth Yeddha' Forever: Our Ways of Life, will be held at the UAF Troth Yeddha' Campus Fine Arts Complex, Feb 22-24, 2024.
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StrongPeople exercise program aimed at midlife, older participants
January 19, 2024
The StrongPeople class is a safe and highly effective program focused on building muscle strength; improving bone density, balance and mobility; and preventing falls.
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Gulls swap natural for urban habitats, machine-learning study finds
January 18, 2024
A recent study published in Ecological Informatics by a team of 乐虎直播 researchers has used artificial intelligence to further illuminate a habitat swap among short-billed gulls.
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On the ancient trail of a woolly mammoth
January 18, 2024
The female woolly mammoth was 20 years old when she stumbled amid the grasslands. She fell in a cloud of dust, then gasped her last breath of cool air. It was a late-summer day, 14,000 years ago.
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Research center outlines ways to decarbonize Railbelt electric system
January 17, 2024
乐虎直播 researchers have released a study of options to greatly reduce carbon emissions from electricity generation in 乐虎直播鈥檚 Railbelt region by 2050.
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January 17, 2024
Finals are over, holidays are celebrated, and the new year rung in. Now it is time to start catching as many ducks as you can and putting them all in a row.
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Open Applications: Graduate student fellowships
January 17, 2024
Center ICE supports two types of graduate fellowships, and both are recruiting for the summer and fall semesters. Applications close on Feb. 7.
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Applications open for URSA's Summer 2024 Student Project Awards
January 17, 2024
URSA's Summer Student Project Award offers up to $6,000 for both individual and group applicants to use toward an undergraduate research or creative activity project in the summer 2024 term. Funds may be used towards fellowships (student stipends), tuition, travel, or supplies/services. Students from all 乐虎直播 campuses and all disciplines are encouraged to apply!
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Woolly mammoth movements tied to earliest 乐虎直播 hunting camps
January 17, 2024
Researchers have linked the travels of a 14,000-year-old woolly mammoth with the oldest known human settlements in 乐虎直播, providing clues about the relationship between the iconic species and some of the earliest people to travel across the Bering Land Bridge.
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UAF Bookstore offers 'Buy More, Save More' sale
January 16, 2024
The UAF Bookstore's "Buy More, Save More" sale is back with big savings as you stock up for the semester.
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UAF spring book clubs available
January 16, 2024
UAF has several book clubs that are open to faculty, staff and students across our multiple campuses. Each club meets regularly during the semester to discuss the books, and new initiatives and collaborations often grow out of these discussions.
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Student performance notifications coming Jan. 19-Feb. 2
January 16, 2024
Instructors will begin emailing performance feedback to students through the UAF notifications system called Nanook Navigator from Jan. 19 to Feb. 2 and throughout the semester.
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