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Save the date: Graduation Gear-Up
January 29, 2025
The Class of 2025 Graduation Gear-Up is scheduled for Feb. 6 from 4-6 p.m. in the Wood Center Ballroom. Get info about commencement, win prizes and celebrate!
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BLaST celebrates January 2025 Scientist of the Month
January 29, 2025
Sable Scotton, a third-year BLaST scholar and a junior at UAF earning a BS degree in Wildlife Biology and Conservation, is the BLaST Scientist of the Month for January 2025! Scotton is also a UAF Honors student and Climate Scholar and is interested in ecological contaminants and their effects on wildlife and people.
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Invitation for Alaska Sea Grant preproposals
January 27, 2025
Alaska Sea Grant invites preliminary proposals for research projects to be conducted between February 2026 and January 2028. Preproposals are due by Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 5 p.m.
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February Development spotlight: Elevate your career
January 27, 2025
For February, the UA HR Talent Acquisition and Development Team presents two collections focused on career development, advancement, and mobility to help you enhance your career or assist in coaching the growth of your staff.
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January 27, 2025
UAF CHP is having a sweetheart of a tour for February's First Friday plant tour on Feb. 7 at 1:30 p.m. See how we keep the campus warm and well-lit! RSVP to reserve your place for the tour.
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Kevin Gannon: Visiting scholar
January 27, 2025
On Feb. 26 and 27, Kevin Gannon will visit the UAF Troth Yeddha' campus to deliver a public lecture on how educators whose identities come from culturally dominant and privileged places might encounter, and embrace, a decolonizing practice for teaching and learning.
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Collins resigns from Graduate School position
January 24, 2025
Dr. Rich Collins has announced his resignation as the director of the UAF Graduate School and his intention to return to a tenured faculty position.
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Friday Focus: Bright start to 2025
January 24, 2025
Happy New Year and happy new spring semester! Although the Arctic chill could arrive again at any time, the warm weather and beautiful snowy conditions are making our entry into 2025 one for the books. I hope everyone was able to enjoy a restful winter break and return ready to hit the ground running. It is always a pleasure to see students returning to campus, eager to make a final push through to May's graduation celebration.
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Faculty and staff appreciation basketball doubleheader
January 24, 2025
UAF faculty and staff get in free with a Polar Express ID to the Nanooks Women's and Men's Basketball doubleheader on Thursday, Jan. 30 in the Patty Center. Women tip off at 5:15 p.m. and men start at 7:30 p.m.
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Lisa Slaba new executive assistant and advisor to the chancellor
January 24, 2025
Lisa Slaba has been hired as the new executive assistant and advisor to the chancellor. In this role, Slaba reports directly to Chancellor Daniel White and provides in-depth assistance to the chancellor on the administration and operations of UAF.
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Good course design the best defense against cheating
January 24, 2025
While the prevalence of academic misconduct is debatable and uncertain, its existence is not. Courses can be designed proactively to reduce cheating, plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct.
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Workshop series: Parenting unfiltered
January 24, 2025
This new workshop series is designed to equip parents and other caregivers of children with knowledge, tools, and empathetic approaches for discussing sensitive topics with children and teens. Workshops occur on the second Thursday of the month January through June from 11 a.m. to noon.
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Nominations open for 2025 Chancellor's Cornerstone Award
January 24, 2025
Nominations are being accepted for the 2025 Chancellor's Cornerstone Award. The award recognizes UAF staff members who have shown outstanding and ongoing commitment to UAF's community and mission.
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The poinsettia: taking cues from daylight
January 24, 2025
For those with holiday lights hung all year and trees still decorated, perhaps pots of poinsettias, with their red, pink or white bracts, still liven up the house. These bracts (the modified leaves often mistaken for flowers) turn vibrant colors -- traditionally a bright red -- in midwinter, making an excellent example of the importance of photoperiods.
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CTC automotive program receives ASE reaccreditation
January 22, 2025
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks Community and Technical College automotive training program has earned reaccreditation from the ASE Education Foundation in Maintenance and Light Repair.
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URSA announces Spring 2025 Mentor Award recipients
January 22, 2025
The Office of Undergraduate Â鶹¹ÙÍø and Scholarly Activity congratulates the individuals who received an URSA Spring 2025 Mentor Award.
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Call for abstracts: Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference
January 22, 2025
The Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference in 2025, hosted by Alaska Sea Grant, will be held at the Naknek Native Village Council in Naknek, Alaska, from April 15-17. Abstracts can be submitted until Feb. 14, 2025.
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New for summer 2025: Registration through Schedule Planner
January 22, 2025
On Monday, Jan. 27, the Â鶹¹ÙÍø will launch registration through Schedule Planner. This will replace the current registration and course search options in UAOnline.
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Graduate student writing support
January 22, 2025
Graduate students working on theses and dissertations are invited to register for a free, facilitated, 3-day writing retreat from Feb. 5-7 on the Troth Yeddha' campus.
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Graduate student teaching resources
January 22, 2025
Graduate students have the opportunity to enroll in self-paced, micro-courses on essential topics for teaching in higher ed. Upon completion of these online courses, students are awarded microcredentials certifying their new skills.
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Apply for URSA Summer 2025 Student Project Awards through March 2
January 22, 2025
Undergraduate students planning to pursue creative projects or conduct research during the summer 2025 semester are invited to apply for funding. Applications will be accepted through March 2.
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2025 State of the University Address
January 22, 2025
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø community and members of the general public are invited to President Pat Pitney's annual State of the University Address at noon on Jan. 30.
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Limited submission funding opportunity for DOE research
January 22, 2025
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Â鶹¹ÙÍø is soliciting white papers for the DOE Plasma Science and Engineering call for proposals. UAF can submit two proposals of $900,000. White papers are due Jan. 31 at 5 p.m.
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Emergency alert test scheduled Thursday
January 21, 2025
UAF will test its emergency notification system on Thursday, Jan. 30. Between 1 and 2 p.m., employees and students at all UAF locations, including rural campuses and sites, will receive one or more test messages.
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URSA Summer 2025 Mentor Awards accepting proposals through March 2
January 21, 2025
Faculty, research staff, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students from all disciplines and UAF-affiliated campuses are invited to apply for up to $6,000 to engage undergraduate students on their research and creative projects taking place during the summer 2025 term.
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