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  • A drone hovers above the UAF campus in winter.

    University, state of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ to host 2nd annual International Drone Conference

    July 29, 2024

    ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s pivotal role in drone and autonomous systems research will be highlighted at the upcoming Global Autonomous Systems Conference scheduled for Aug. 13-15 at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage.
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  • CHP First Friday tour Aug. 2

    July 29, 2024

    Spend some time at the UAF Central Heating and Powerplant on Friday, Aug. 2 for a fun and informative tour behind the scenes. The tour will run from 1:30-3 p.m.
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  • K9 training on UAF campus July 29-Aug 2

    July 29, 2024

    There will be a K9 training event on the UAF Campus from July 29 through Aug. 2. This event will include law enforcement officers from all over the state and their patrol dogs.
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  • Chancellor Dan White

    Friday Focus: Being part of the solution

    July 26, 2024

    In my meetings with leaders across campus, I often start the conversation with the questions: what's our goal and what's the problem we are trying to solve? I do this because it is important to identify our goal and the context of what follows. At times, it can be easy to focus on the nuts and bolts of a solution. But without first identifying the problem we are facing, we risk charting a path in the wrong direction, missing critical pieces of the puzzle, or investing resources before identifying our priorities. It also prevents us from missing externalities that could render a great idea D.O.A. This week, the UA Board of Regents met for most of a day to discuss student enrollment and retention. I appreciate the Board's leadership on this topic, and was proud to share UAF initiatives to improve our student recruitment and retention.
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  • A sample Polar Bear mocktail from the SoBear Lounge.

    SoBear Mocktail Mix-Off request for contestants

    July 26, 2024

    The Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability Prevention and Outreach Department will host a mocktail fundraiser on Sept. 6 from noon to 2 p.m. Departments are asked to donate their favorite, cleverly-named mocktail recipe and mocktail supplies. The department with the most popular drink will win the 2024 Mocktail Mix-Off Award!
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  • Week's events: Roger Brunner, arthritis surgery, space torpor, musical fusion

    July 26, 2024

    ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of July 29-Aug. 4.
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  • A jar of corn relish is lowered into a boiling waterbath canner filled with more jars.

    Learn to pickle vegetables in hands-on workshop

    July 25, 2024

    Discover the ancient and delicious art of pickling in a two-hour, hands-on workshop in Anchorage.
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  • Franz Meyer in Nepal

    UAF remote sensing scientist receives international award

    July 24, 2024

    Remote sensing professor Franz Meyer of the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ has been honored by an international society for his education and outreach efforts.
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  • Student options with UAF Bookstore Bundle program

    July 24, 2024

    UAF Bookstore Bundle is the new all-encompassing, affordable textbook rental program you've heard about this summer. The Bookstore Bundle ensures transparent and predictable costs to help plan college expenses. With this program, students have two options. Either verify their book order and preferred way to receive materials, or choose to opt out of the program by Sept. 13, 2024.
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  • Apply to be a part of the Chancellor's 49

    July 24, 2024

    The Center for Student Engagement seeks UAF Orientation Leaders and Chancellor's 49 Peer Mentors who will play a pivotal role in fostering transformative experiences for new students within New Student Orientation and their first 49 days at UAF.
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  • Brant Schalk at the UAF eCampus office on the Troth Yeddha’ campus.

    Pursuing a career in technology: A student's guide

    July 24, 2024

    Ready to kickstart your career in technology? Check out the latest blog post from UAF eCampus, "Pursuing a Career in Technology: A Student's Guide," where they break down different IT specialties and share tips on how to succeed in this dynamic field.
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  • Dr. Alisa Alexander, director of the Center for One Health Research

    Alexander appointed director of Center for One Health Research

    July 24, 2024

    The College of Indigenous Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alisa Alexander as the new director of the Center for One Health Research, effective July 1, 2024.
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  • Orientation bag item collection

    July 24, 2024

    New Student Orientation is officially one month away! The Center for Student Engagement will collect items for our new student bags until Aug. 8 at Wood Center Suite 101C.
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  • Pavlof volcano

    UAF researcher creates way to detect elusive volcanic vibrations

    July 23, 2024

    A new automated system of monitoring and classifying persistent vibrations at active volcanoes can eliminate the hours of manual effort needed to document them.
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  • A mound of black, charcoal-looking material is piled on a blue tarp.

    Biochar is another tool for soil management

    July 22, 2024

    Burning wood can create more than smoky summers and cozy winters by the stove. Roasted trees, shrubs and other plants can also be used to amend soils, store carbon and reduce hazardous fuels in forests through a product called biochar. This summer, two professors are teaching farmers in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ how to make and use biochar and how it might affect soil health.
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  • A hexbar deadlift at the UAF Student Recreation Center.

    Intro to Strength noon sessions

    July 22, 2024

    The Student Recreation Center has a new group fitness offering for Intro to Strength on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m. The offering is a six-week program that begins on July 23 and is free for current members of the SRC.
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  • A fly with iridescent eyes and a body covered with orange, brown and black fuzzy hairs rests on a piece of black plastic.

    Moose flies flourish in high-summer ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥

    July 22, 2024

    While boating down the Yukon River during the hottest summer recorded in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ (1915, when Fort Yukon reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit), missionary Hudson Stuck wrote about the wildlife that most bothered his party.
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  • A person puts a salmon fillet into a canning jar.

    Learn to can your fish catch in this hands-on workshop

    July 22, 2024

    Leif Albertson, ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service health, home and family development agent, will teach an in-person workshop on how to can your catch and fill your pantry with safe, shelf-stable and delicious fish.
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  • Theresa Bakker, interim executive director of University Advancement

    Friday Focus: UAF is our brand

    July 19, 2024

    When I talk about the place where I work, it's always the people I think about first. The colleagues I collaborate with, the alumni and donors I am connecting to the university, and the students I am privileged to observe as they find their passion and earn their degrees. As ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ns, we know how one person's ripple of an idea can quickly become a legacy. UAF is not just a place or an institution, it's people. Together we've transformed thousands of lives.
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  • A person's hand gently touches the edge of a showy white mushroom on ground covered with fallen brown leaves.

    Lectures, field days offer plethora of mushroom information

    July 19, 2024

    Mushroom enthusiasts will have several opportunities to learn more about ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥â€™s fungi — and get their hands dirty — via lectures and field trips in August. Mycologist Gary Laursen will lead a three-day workshop in Delta Junction on Aug. 16-18 and another in Palmer on Aug. 30-Sept. 1.
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  • Week's events: Susan Henrichs, aging joints, boreal herbivores, groove

    July 19, 2024

    ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of July 22-28.
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  • Sunlight brightens a flake of glasslike stone held up to the sky.

    A peak experience in the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ desert

    July 19, 2024

    Karin Bodony has walked us to a sandy bowl, a place she has perhaps visited more than any other living person.
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  • An aerial view of gardens, barns and other farm buildings with snow-capped mountains in the background.

    Learn about research conducted at Matanuska Experiment Farm

    July 18, 2024

    Learn about the agricultural research conducted at the Matanuska Experiment Farm during the 2024 Palmer Research Field Day on Thursday, Aug. 1. The event is free and geared toward farmers, community leaders and the general public.
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  • Airplane Seats

    Join the fall Innovation Corps program and make your ideas a reality

    July 17, 2024

    I-Corps is a seven-week stakeholder discovery program open to researchers, students and community members interested in increasing the impact of their research or business ideas. The fall 2024 cohort will run from Tuesday, Sept. 23 through Monday, Nov. 4, meeting virtually on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. each week. Applications for the program are open until mid-September.
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  • Educators Rising ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ students, chaperones and staff on a stairwell at the National Conference.

    K-12 Outreach Offices Educators Rising ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ students shine at national conference

    July 17, 2024

    Students participating in Educators Rising ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, housed under K-12 Outreach Offices, showcased their talents at the Educators Rising National Conference. The conference was held in Washington, D.C., June 27-30, 2024, marking a successful culmination of months of hard work and dedication.
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