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December 20, 2024
The Alaska Nanooks Gold Rush presented by Usibelli Coal Mine is a fundraising event like no other. Join your Nanooks and celebrate the 2024-25 athletic season on Saturday, March 22, starting at 6 p.m., in the Alaska Airlines Gymnasium at the UAF Patty Center.
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Upgrades for eCampus testing services in 2025
December 20, 2024
We’ve heard your feedback and are excited to announce significant improvements to testing services for spring 2025. These updates will simplify faculty exam uploads, give faculty more control over settings, and enhance both student usability and security.
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Friday Focus: Reflections and looking ahead
December 20, 2024
Fall classes are completed, grades are submitted, earth system researchers and grad students have returned from AGU, staff are finalizing year-end projects, and campus is feeling a lot like the holidays. In this period of transition before the end of the year, I am reflecting on everything that has happened at UAF in the past 12 months. It's been a busy year! Thank you to everyone who spent another year dedicated to UAF's mission. It takes a million little things to go right every day to keep UAF running, and it takes all of you to keep it running well. Thank you.
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La Belle-Hamer resigns from VCR position
December 18, 2024
On Tuesday Dec. 17, Dr. Nettie La Belle-Hamer resigned from her position as vice chancellor for research at UAF.
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Ph.D. awards available for prospective students through faculty mentors
December 18, 2024
The UAF R1 Working Group on Ph.D. Fellowships is pleased to announce an opportunity for faculty to apply for UAF Troth Yeddha' Ph.D. Financial Awards. TYPFAs will support a limited number of prospective Ph.D. students for fall 2025 and spring 2026. Awards can include coverage of tuition, fees, research assistantships and health insurance.
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Post your Ph.D. openings on R1 site
December 17, 2024
Faculty members who have openings for Ph.D. students can submit those openings for inclusion on the R1 website.
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Limited submission funding opportunity for NSF-STEM
December 16, 2024
The Office of Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the NSF S-STEM 24-511 call for proposals. UAF can submit two proposals of up to $5,000,000. White papers are due Jan. 17, 2025.
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Limited submission funding opportunity for NSF GEOPaths
December 16, 2024
The Office of Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the NSF GEOPaths 23-540 call for proposals. UAF can submit one proposal of $400,000. White papers are due Jan. 17, 2025.
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Photos available from headshot day
December 16, 2024
Photos taken during the headshot photo station in the Wood Center held on Dec. 5 are now available for download. Photos can be retrieved from photos.uaf.edu with SSO login.
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Workshop: Civility in the workplace
December 16, 2024
The prevalence and costs of incivility are on the rise in organizations. When employees are exposed to incivility in the workplace, they experience diminished self-control, which creates increased incivility toward co-workers. A session on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, from 11 a.m. to noon will help you understand why we act less civil today and give some suggestions for making sure you don’t exhibit behaviors that are uncivil.
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Friday Focus: Meet me at the UAF booth under the aurora
December 13, 2024
For many of the business-suit types in Washington, D.C., jeans, t-shirts, and backpacks camouflage science rockstars as they scurried between sessions at the American Geophysical Union meeting this week. Every year over 25,000 geoscientists assemble to discuss their results, discover new collaborators, and learn what is happening at the cutting edge of their field. And hopefully, due to the hard work of the UAF Research AGU booth committee and many others, more are enticed to join us here, in ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø, as new faculty or new students. UAF was well represented with more than 170 faculty, students, and staff participating in AGU24 giving roughly 180 presentations during the week. While old hat for many faculty, presenting at AGU is a rite of passage for students as they advance to their degrees.
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Responsible Conduct of Research Training in January 2025
December 13, 2024
The VCR Office is hosting three training opportunities on Jan. 9-10, 2025 for key research personnel (faculty and staff). Once you've completed RCR training, it's valid for four years, so if you're due for a renewal, this is the perfect chance to jump in. Registration for the sessions is open now.
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Martinson to retire after 34 years at UAF
December 13, 2024
A retirement celebration for Tracey Martinson will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 18 from 3-5 p.m. in the lobby of the Margaret Murie building. Martinson has worked at UAF in various capacities for 34 years, most recently as director of Environmental, Health, Safety, and Risk Management.
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Call for session proposals: 2nd annual UA Faculty Alliance Thought Leaders Forum
December 13, 2024
The Faculty Alliance will host their second annual Thought Leaders Forum for two half-days of virtual Zoom meetings, March 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and March 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year's topic is "Universities as a Public and Common Good: Investing in Students, Communities, and Careers."
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Limited submission funding opportunity from NASA EPSCoR
December 13, 2024
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the NASA EPSCoR R3 call for proposals. UAF can submit three proposals of $125,000. White papers are due by Jan. 17, 2025.
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Ph.D. visit nomination form available
December 12, 2024
Faculty members can now nominate their top candidates for UAF's campus visit for prospective Ph.D. students. The visit is scheduled for Feb. 27 - March 2, 2025 and will be fully funded, including airfare, activities, meals and lodging for those selected.
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Migratory bird research grant applications due Jan. 17
December 11, 2024
Scientists within the University of Alaska System, including graduate students and faculty members, are invited to apply for the Angus Gavin Memorial Migratory Bird Research Grant. Applications may be submitted through Friday, Jan. 17, for 2025 field season proposals.
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Alaska INBRE announces 2025 Student Awards
December 11, 2024
The Alaska IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence is accepting applications for two student awards: the Summer 2025 UA Undergraduate Research Assistantship Scholar Award, and the Graduate - Undergraduate Research Pair Summer Support 2025 program.
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Updates to UAF cleaning schedule
December 11, 2024
To improve the consistency of campus cleaning services, the custodial team is updating the semi-monthly cleaning schedule. The finalized cleaning schedule for the year, along with updated cleaning diagrams, will be available on the UAF Custodial Website starting Jan. 2, 2025.
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2025 Field Safety Training registration open
December 11, 2024
The 2025 Field Safety Training schedule and signup link have been posted to the Nanook Recreation website. Seats in each course are first come, first serve.
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Spring Break camp registration opens Dec. 14
December 11, 2024
UAF Summer Sessions is offering several camps for K-12 students over spring break, March 10-14. There will be full-day and half-day camps. Registration opens Dec. 10 at 10 a.m.
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Canvas and UAF Nanook Technology Services
December 11, 2024
Canvas services are now supported by the UAF Nanook Technology Service Desk. UAF staff, students, and faculty can now use the same 'go to' help desk for all Canvas questions.
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Non-credit WINTERmester classes now open for registration
December 11, 2024
Learn something new this winter at a non-credit course for adults. Subjects include jewelry-making, fly-tying, embroidery, botanical art, and bicycle maintenance. Visit the Summer Sessions website for further details and registration information. Registration is open now - reserve your spot today.
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December 11, 2024
Facilities Services is working around the clock to provide drivable roads and parking spaces for all university stakeholders. A significant part of the snow clearance is hard-pack removal. To provide a safe and conducive working environment for our plows and graders and to protect your personal vehicles, we need to close certain parking lots.
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Workshop: Counseling and therapy, demystified
December 09, 2024
There are many myths about counseling and psychotherapy that ultimately prevent people from seeking the help that they need. This workshop on Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. will provide some insight into what happens during a therapy session and what one can expect when seeking services.
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