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    Friday Focus: Happy start of the new year

    January 11, 2024

    Happy new year and start of the spring semester to the UAF community! I hope that you experienced a joyful holiday season and are looking forward to what 2024 has to bring. We have so much happening at UAF that continues to make it a wonderful place to be.
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  • Volunteers needed for Staff Recognition and Development Day

    January 11, 2024

    The Staff Council is looking for volunteers to serve on the Staff Recognition and Development Day committee, as well as day-of volunteers.
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    Here Comes the Sun Concert set for Saturday

    January 11, 2024

    Celebrate the turning of the season with the annual "Here Comes the Sun" concert Saturday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Regents' Great Hall.
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  • Get a new cell phone? Set up the Duo mobile app!

    January 10, 2024

    Whether you received a new phone as a gift or are treating yourself to a well-deserved upgrade, don't forget to configure the Duo Mobile app before returning to campus.
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    Retchenda George Bettisworth appointed as UAF Chief Diversity Faculty Fellow

    January 10, 2024

    Retchenda George Bettisworth has been appointed as the UAF Chief Diversity Faculty Fellow. In this position, George Bettisworth will focus on collaboration, training, advocacy and policy development.
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  • Claim your WeVideo account

    January 10, 2024

    The Center for Teaching and Learning provides access to WeVideo, a cloud-based, collaborative video editing tool. WeVideo is accessible to all faculty, staff, and students and integrates with Google Drive, YouTube, and Kaltura for easy asset management and publication.
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  • UA Foundation scholarship selection committee training

    January 10, 2024

    The Feb. 15 deadline for scholarship application submissions is fast approaching. To better serve our stakeholders, the University of Alaska Foundation is offering open training during January and February to help make the scholarship selection a smoother process.
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  • White paper submissions sought for NSF GEOPAths funding opportunity

    January 10, 2024

    The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the National Science Foundation's Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar, and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences (GEOPAths) Program.
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  • Call for undergraduate student opportunities

    January 10, 2024

    In addition to our yearly funding cycles, URSA also helps to publicize ongoing opportunities from faculty, staff, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students. If you are leading a project this spring or summer 2024 term and are seeking undergraduate student participation, please let the URSA office know so staff can share your opportunity on their website!
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  • UA Zoom training sessions for spring 2024

    January 08, 2024

    During the Spring 2024 semester, UAF NTS Collaboration and Learning Spaces will offer UA Zoom training to anyone with UA Zoom account access. This includes any faculty, staff, or students within the University of Alaska system. Whether you are new to the university and would like to learn more about Zoom and available features, or you're already familiar with Zoom and want to have a quick refresher or learn something new, these sessions are for you.
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    URSA Innovative Technology and Education Awards open Feb. 5

    January 08, 2024

    URSA's ITE Awards offer up to $5,000 to support purchases of technology-related equipment, or software to be used in student-based instruction and/or research or project work. Applications will be accepted from Feb. 5 through March 10, 2024.
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  • White paper submissions sought for DOE laboratory partnerships program

    January 08, 2024

    The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the Department of Energy's Building EPSCoR-State/National Laboratory Partnerships program.
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  • Nettie La Belle-Hamer, vice chancellor for research

    Friday Focus: We are in this together

    January 05, 2024

    Last year, we decided we needed to zhuzh up the foyer area of our VCR Office Suite in the West Ridge Research Building. We wanted it to be a welcoming place where people feel comfortable and not feel like a dentist's office waiting room. The team did a great job executing an affordable makeover; all they wanted from me was a quote to put on the wall. That is when the project stalled. What quote should I use? Who should I honor, above all others, and put their handwriting on the wall, literally? The pressure! It was our youngest team member who said, why don't you choose the quote you use in your presentations? To my blank stare, she read back to me from my own presentation, "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together," the African proverb. I do use that a lot! It is very meaningful to me in many aspects of my life and I think it is the key to our success at UAF. Not just for 2024, but moving into the future.
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  • Front cover of the Natchiq Grows Up. Cover photo: Ringed seal near Kotzebue, Alaska.

    Natchiq Grows Up, now available from University of Alaska Press

    January 05, 2024

    Natchiq Grows Up: A Story of an Alaska Ringed Seal Pup and Her Changing Home, by Donna D.W. Hauser, Kathryn J. Frost, and Alex V. Whiting, is now available from University of Alaska Press.
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  • Participants during a 365 SMART Academy skating class.

    Registration open for swimming lessons, 365 SMART Academy courses

    January 05, 2024

    Sign your child up today for swimming lessons with the UAF Women's Swim Team. Spaces are available (but going fast) for beginners and advanced beginners on Saturdays and Sundays. Ten-week sessions begin on Jan. 20.
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  • BLaST Scholar Maggie House as a deckhand in Valdez, Alaska.

    December, January BLaST Scientist of the Month

    January 03, 2024

    Since 2016, the Biomedical Learning and Student Training program at the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø has highlighted scientists from all biomedical fields through its Scientist of the Month articles. Second-year UAF BLaST Scholar and senior Maggie House was selected as the December 2023 and January 2024 BLaST Scientist of the Month.
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  • Campus Mail Center temporarily alternating routes

    January 03, 2024

    The Campus Mail Center will be operating alternating Core and West Ridge routes from Jan. 3-12 due to the mail volume received over the winter break.
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  • A boy holds a thank you sign from the United Way. (Photo courtesy of the United Way of the Tanana Valley)

    Give to United Way: Being community-minded has its benefits

    December 20, 2023

    You may not know that in the past two years, United Way partner agencies provided 78,425 shelter nights, served 208,492 meals, and connected 8,312 community volunteers with meaningful volunteer opportunities. If we give to United Way we are giving back and helping our neighbors. And, by donating through our seamless payroll deduction platform, you may not even notice giving $10, $15, or $20 per paycheck.
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  • Kaltura updates scheduled for Dec. 21

    December 20, 2023

    Kaltura changes are happening on Dec. 21, which will upgrade the LMS integrations for Bb Learn and Canvas as well as upgrade the player to the V7 player. The integration updates provide more robust security.
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  • Duo Multi-factor Authentication getting a new look

    December 20, 2023

    The Duo Multi-factor Authentication prompt is being updated and will look slightly different starting Dec. 21. This new prompt will now automatically attempt to authenticate you with your default verification method.
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  • Applications open for Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

    December 20, 2023

    Alaska Sea Grant is ready to help guide applicants for the 2025 Knauss Fellowship.
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  • A group of eleven Alaska Sea Grant State Fellows smiles, posing for a group photo in front of a set of stairs inside an office building. Three women and one man is kneeling in the front with three women and one man standing behind them, and two men and one woman in the back.

    Applications open for Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship

    December 20, 2023

    The Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship matches highly motivated graduate students and recent graduates with hosts in Alaska-based organizations for year-long paid fellowships. Applications are open now.
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  • ANLC Emmy award-winning producers honored with commemorative gathering

    December 20, 2023

    The Alaska Native Language Center's film "Awake" won a Northwest Regional Emmy through the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences earlier this year. The College of Rural and Community Development celebrated the Alaska Native Language Center and producer Maggie King for their work on this film.
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  • Campus mail center winter break hours

    December 20, 2023

    The UAF Campus Mail Center will have limited hours during the winter break and will resume regular hours on Jan. 3, 2024.
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    Asking for the Gift of Education

    December 18, 2023

    Instead of traditional presents, consider asking for contributions to your loved one's Alaska 529 account as a unique way to invest in their future. Whether it's saving for college, vocational school, or another qualified education expense, a thoughtful contribution can make a significant impact.
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