2024 news and events archives
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Museum to celebrate solstice with tea and conversation
December 14, 2023
The UA Museum of the North will celebrate the winter solstice with hot tea and conversation in the lobby from 11:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 21.
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Yet another dramatic Arctic Report Card
December 14, 2023
Chinook salmon, also known as kings, began declining in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s largest and second-largest river systems in 2000. By 2022 (2023 data is not in yet), Chinook numbers had declined 80% when compared to the 30-year average.
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UAF offices closed for the winter break
December 13, 2023
Most offices at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ will close for the winter break from Dec. 23, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024.
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URSA announces 2023-2024 Student Belonging and Community Award recipients
December 13, 2023
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates the recipients who each received a 2023-2024 Student Belonging and Community Award this semester.
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CTC Culinary Arts cooks up support for Stone Soup Café
December 13, 2023
UAF Community and Technical College Culinary Arts and Hospitality faculty and staff are extending a helping hand at Bread Line, Inc.'s Stone Soup Café by serving free meals to the community from Dec. 20-22. In addition to their service, they are collecting donations to support the vital work this organization does in addressing hunger in Fairbanks.
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Arctic Report Card highlights salmon extremes, local observers
December 12, 2023
Eleven ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ scientists contributed as authors to the 18th Arctic Report Card released Dec. 12, 2023. The report card, produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, documents how warming air, ocean and land affect people and ecosystems.
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EPSCoR survey for NSF GRANTED collaboration
December 11, 2023
ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ EPSCoR is gathering survey input from faculty, staff, students and researchers to guide an NSF award to explore solutions for overcoming barriers of isolation and other challenges at remote universities.
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UAF secures $14.9 million to mentor teachers new to ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥
December 11, 2023
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ has secured a $14.9-million grant from the U.S. Department of Education and Innovation Research to expand its teacher mentorship program. The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Statewide Mentor Project will expand from serving only first- and second-year teachers to mentoring all teachers new to the state, including experienced educators from other countries.
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LEAP seeking applicants for spring 2024 semester
December 11, 2023
The UAF Center for Teaching and Learning is seeking faculty and student applicants to participate in the Learner Experience Advocacy Program for the 2024 Spring semester. Applications are due Dec. 18.
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Multimedia exhibit explores what it means to be Black in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥
December 11, 2023
A multimedia exhibit opening Dec. 16 at the University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Museum of the North examines the rich history and experience of Black life in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ through storytelling.
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UAFxAGU highlights Arctic science
December 10, 2023
More than 100 UAF researchers and graduate and undergraduate students are presenting at the 2023 American Geophysical Union fall meeting.
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Report on missing Indigenous people features ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ chapter
December 08, 2023
A national report on missing, murdered and trafficked Indigenous people features a separate chapter on ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s situation, according to a ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ assistant professor who helped create the document.
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December 08, 2023
Moose are a routine part of life for many ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ns and are frequent visitors on UAF campuses, especially in winter. Be sure to look around you when you leave a building or walk along roads and paths, even ones that are frequently traveled by other people.
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Memories of souls in a winter birch forest
December 08, 2023
On a recent afternoon, middle ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ slipped into darkness. But a few hours after the 3:17 p.m. sunset, a golden light appeared in a field cleared of trees by a farmer more than a century ago.
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2023-2024 winter break snow removal
December 06, 2023
Facilities Services will be working throughout the winter break to remove snow from parking lots on the Troth Yeddha' Campus and the Community and Technical College campus. Most work will be done at night. Lot-specific dates and times are on the Facilities Services snow removal schedules.
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Apply now for Toolik Field Station’s 2024 early career TUNDRA award
December 06, 2023
Toolik Field Station invites students and early career researchers to apply for the TUNDRA award for the 2024 field season. Applications are due Feb. 15, 2024.
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KSUA nets six Goldies at 2023 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Broadcasters Association convention
December 06, 2023
A total of six "Goldie" awards were presented to Student Media's KSUA 91.5FM College Radio, the student-powered radio station of UAF's Center for Student Engagement. Various UAF students and faculty received recognition for their hard work, winning the top prizes for Promotional Announcement, Use of Digital Media, Radio Show, Entertainment Program, Public Service Announcement, and Profile categories in the Student Radio division.
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December museum programs explore celebrations
December 01, 2023
Family programs at the University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Museum of the North will explore the theme of celebration during December.
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Photo exhibit Digi X opens in Arctic Java
December 01, 2023
An opening reception for work from an advanced photography class will take place from 5-6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1 in Arctic Java, the coffee shop in the Wood Center on the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ campus.
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Long-term views of a changed ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥
November 30, 2023
As an instructor for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, I have stood before a group of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ns every Tuesday night this November. During the most recent class session of Ned Rozell's ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, I asked 17 people what changes they have noticed in this giant peninsula during their time here.
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URSA announces Fall 2023 Travel Award recipients
November 29, 2023
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates the four undergraduate students who received a Fall 2023 Travel Award to actively participate in a gathering of their professional peers this semester.
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Arctic Fulbright Scholarship Workshop Dec 12
November 29, 2023
Applications are open for the 2024-2026 Arctic Fulbright Scholarship. Join this workshop at 2 p.m. on Dec. 12 and learn how to apply to, and the benefits of, becoming a Fulbright Scholar.
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Climate scholar participates in youth panel at Arctic Circle Assembly
November 29, 2023
Undergraduate biology major Michelle Ramirez attended the Arctic Circle Assembly in October 2023. The conference was the latest in a string of high-profile climate events and conferences that the climate scholar has participated in to hone her vision of how best to engage in climate-related activities.
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CRCD and IARC co-host 'A Place for Knowledge Exchange' seminar series
November 29, 2023
The College of Rural and Community Development and the International Arctic Research Center are excited to co-host a new virtual seminar series called "A Place for Knowledge Exchange." The monthly conversations will cover collaborative approaches to research, education and real-life community-based practices in rural ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
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UAF AISES Chapter receives Cultural Practice Award
November 29, 2023
The UAF AISES Chapter received the Cultural Practice Award during the 46th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference in Spokane, Washington. The award, the very first given this year, recognizes chapters that demonstrate the use of cultural practices that help students preserve their Indigenous cultures and ways of knowing through chapter meetings and activities.
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