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    Open applications: Introducing graduate student fellowships

    November 20, 2023

    For graduate students interested in innovation, Center ICE provides a fellowship for ten hours a week and partners with academic departments to pair the fellowship with a 10-hour TA-ship through the interested students' department. The fellowship will also pay half of university tuition and fees while students explore the world of innovation and gain hands-on experience working on innovative projects. Students also explore the potential impact of their research and their own career interests.
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  • BLaST Scholar Sarah Dempsey preparing to assist in telemetry tracking in Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by K. Hilwig.

    November BLaST Scientist of the Month

    November 17, 2023

    Since 2016, the Biomedical Learning and Student Training program at UAF has highlighted scientists from all biomedical fields through its Scientist of the Month articles. BLaST Scholar and UAF biology undergraduate student Sarah Dempsey was selected as the November 2023 BLaST Scientist of the Month. To read more about BLaST's monthly Scientist of the Month series, visit their website.
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  • Tamamta retreat in August 2023. UAF photo by Jeff Richardson

    Friday Focus: Tamamta - All of Us - transforming together

    November 17, 2023

    We are so proud of the collective work of the Tamamta program. Tamamta means all of us in Yugtun and Sugs'tun. Inspired by Indigenous students, scholars, and leaders - the Tamamta team came together to seek deep transformation in how we teach about, study, and govern fisheries in 91视频. We uplift Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous knowledge systems, and Tribal governance to the center of fishery systems - systems Indigenous Peoples have been stewarding across 91视频 for thousands of years.
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  • Jennie Reynolds

    URSA congratulates Fall 2023 Internship Award recipient

    November 14, 2023

    The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates Jennie Reynolds, a justice student, who received an URSA Fall 2023 Internship Award.
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  • Tom Bartels stands with students after the BLOY student dinner at North Pole Coffee Roasting Co.

    UAF Business Leader of the Year raffle tickets for sale

    November 13, 2023

    Raffle tickets for the UAF Business Leader of the Year are now available to purchase online. The winner will receive two 91视频 Airlines tickets to anywhere they fly. Proceeds will be donated to the College of Business and Security Management to support student organizations, development and scholarships.
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  • Responsible Conduct of Research training Dec. 7

    November 13, 2023

    Responsible Conduct of Research training will be offered via Zoom on Thursday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. RCR is a required training for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers supported by National Science Foundation awards.
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  • Brooke Carney, 91视频 Sea Grant deputy director in 2023, Bethel, 91视频. Photo by Dawn Montano.

    New deputy director joins 91视频 Sea Grant

    November 13, 2023

    91视频 Sea Grant welcomes Brooke Carney as deputy director. Based out of the program's Anchorage office, this new position adds leadership capacity and expertise to expand diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and accessibility across the program.
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  • Jeffrey Peterson, chief of the Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor, speaks at the 2023 91视频 Federation of Natives convention as Courtney Carothers is presented with the Denali Award. Carothers is wearing a headdress made by Kayla McDermott and given by the Old Harbor Native Corporation.

    Carothers recognized with AFN's Denali Award

    November 13, 2023

    Courtney Carothers, a professor at UAF's College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, has been honored with the 2023 Denali Award by the 91视频 Federation of Natives. The award recognizes the contributions of a non-Native person who has demonstrated strong commitment, dedication and service to the 91视频 Native community and to rural 91视频.
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  • 91视频 Native Language Center bookstore reopens

    November 13, 2023

    The UAF 91视频 Native Language Center Bookstore, a cultural hub dedicated to preserving and promoting indigenous languages, celebrates its reopening today, Nov. 13.
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  • Tia Tidwell headshot

    Professor Tia Tidwell featured on new podcast, The 91视频 Myth

    November 13, 2023

    Tia Tidwell, assistant professor of 91视频 Native Studies and Rural Development at the University of 91视频 Fairbanks, was a guest on the first episode of the new podcast, The 91视频 Myth. The 91视频 Myth is a podcast about how 91视频ns view our history and ourselves.
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  • INBRE graduate student Jessica Johnson. UAF photo courtesy of Amy Loeffler.

    IGNITE professional development workshop

    November 13, 2023

    Student and staff seats are still available for IGNITE: Individual Growth & New Ideas Through EPSCoR/INBRE, a free, annual professional development workshop organized by 91视频 EPSCoR and 91视频 INBRE. At this time, faculty who register for IGNITE will be waitlisted.
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  • UAF members in attendance at the 2023 NWCCU annual conference. From left to right Trent Sutton, vice provost and ALO; Jenn Pedersen, executive director of CTL; Anupma Prakash, provost and executive vice chancellor; Holly McDonald, registrar; and Rochelle Rodak, accreditation and assessment coordinator.

    Friday Focus: Adapting to the evolving national landscape

    November 10, 2023

    One important element in leading a university is to keep up with larger national-level discussions as well as changes to policies and regulations that directly impact our university operations. I work with a large team of faculty, staff, and students that serve as my information funnel. The team taps into trusted news media sources, connects with relevant decision-making bodies, attends professional meetings to monitor the evolving landscape, and shares what they find to guide our planning.
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  • Rachel Heckler, the financial aid advisor for the Community and Technical College at UAF, is the rural staff spotlight for November 2023.

    November Rural Staff Spotlight: Rachel Heckler

    November 10, 2023

    Rachel Heckler serves as the financial aid advisor for the Community and Technical College at UAF. Rachel is a wealth of knowledge to the students she serves and the co-workers around her.
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  • UAF Bookstore open

    November 10, 2023

    The UAF Bookstore is now open under new management with Barnes & Noble College. Regular hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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  • Request for Proposal for State of 91视频 capital budget requests - FY26 budget cycle

    November 10, 2023

    In preparation for the FY26 State of 91视频 budget cycle, UAF leadership is soliciting funding proposals for capital projects, major facility refresh/renovation or research/IT equipment, or state-funded capital research projects from UAF faculty and staff. Capital project requests are typically large-scale, one-time funding items.
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  • Drone selfie of ACEP team members and Kartorium founders at the new solar array in Galena, 91视频.

    Apply for 2024 ACEP Summer Internship Program starting Dec. 1

    November 09, 2023

    The 91视频 Center for Energy and Power Summer Internship Program will open applications for the summer 2024 cohort on Dec. 1.
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  • Augmented Reality virtual workshop

    November 08, 2023

    Learn the basics on how to create your own augmented reality mobile app in 91视频 NSF EPSCoR's free, three-part virtual workshop Nov. 13, 15 and 17 from 3鈥4 p.m. each day via Zoom. We will also have a demonstration from 鈥淎R Hero,鈥 an easy-to-use platform for putting together an augmented reality experience, no app required!
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  • Side by side photos of URSA 2023-24 Climate Change Project award recipients Logan Niemann and Jessie Skalisky

    URSA announces 2023-24 Climate Change Project Award recipients

    November 08, 2023

    The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates the two individuals who received an URSA 2023-24 Climate Change Project award.
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  • NSF CISE to visit UAF Nov. 17

    November 08, 2023

    NSF program officers from the Computer and Information Science and Engineering directorate will be holding in-person informational seminars and Q&A sessions on Friday, Nov. 17 in Akasofu 501.
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  • Student Services members pose for a photo in a hallway during training summit.

    Advisors travel from rural campuses for training summit

    November 08, 2023

    An advising and student services training summit brought together advisors from all of UAF's five rural campuses in September with support from the College of Rural and Community Development and the Vice Chancellor's Office of Rural, Community and Native Education. The three-and-a-half-day training experience at the Troth Yeddha' Campus gathered approximately thirty College of Rural and Community Development student support staff and advisors to learn, network, and grow together.
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  • First-Gen AK celebration

    November 06, 2023

    Please join Student Support Services and the Nanook Diversity and Action Center in celebrating First-Generation college students, staff, and faculty members. National First-Gen Day is Wednesday, Nov. 8, and we have events happening Nov 6-9!
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  • Julie Queen, vice chancellor for administrative services

    Friday Focus: Safe and responsible activities

    November 03, 2023

    We have had a whirlwind of activities and events in the past several weeks with even more fun on the horizon as we approach the holidays, finals, and winter break. I hope you will take the opportunity to join one of our upcoming UAF events, bring a friend (or two), and meet new ones! From a Blue and Gold Governor's Cup hockey game (Go Nooks!) to the Diwali Festival of Lights, a UAF Yoga Club class, the University Women's Association bazaar, or a community ski swap, this weekend is full of ways to connect and celebrate together. Along with the fun, we will also continue working together to ensure we contribute to a welcoming environment for students, colleagues, and community members.
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  • NW Archivists' 2024: Call for proposals

    November 03, 2023

    Northwest Archivists' next annual meeting will be held in Spokane, Washington, from May 8-10, 2024. The program committee is seeking session proposals related to all aspects of archival/library practice, theory or research that is broadly related to the theme "Seeking Balance: Sustainability and Adaptation" through Dec. 8, 2023.
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  • A group of 30 smiling adults

    ASMP celebrates 20 years of mentoring 91视频 teachers

    November 03, 2023

    The 91视频 Statewide Mentor Project recently marked its 20th year of mentoring first- and second-year teachers in schools all over 91视频.
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  • A man in a red coat gathers wood.

    Celebration of Life for Jacques Philip

    November 03, 2023

    Please join the Center for 91视频 Native Health Research in celebrating the life of Dr. Jacques Philip in the Regents' Great Hall of the UAF Fine Arts Complex on Nov. 6 from 4-6 p.m.
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