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Request for proposals: Sustaining Research Excellence Awards
November 01, 2021
The Sustaining Research Excellence Awards are an incentive for successful investigators to stay in Alaska and develop their research program through the continued acquisition of major grants.
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NDAC's Native American Heritage Month activities
November 01, 2021
Join the Nanook Diversity and Action Center to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a movie series and a workshop series.
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November 01, 2021
Fourteen students took part in the 2021 Bristol Bay Native Corp. Culture Camp, a seven-day immersive learning experience through Indigenous Alaska Native cultural activities and ways of knowing.
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Follow-up staff development needs survey
November 01, 2021
A second survey to gauge interest in possible staff development trainings is open through Nov. 12.
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November 01, 2021
Pranayama yoga is offered at 6 a.m. Mondays, and asana is offered in person at 5:30 p.m. Both classes are free with a current Nanook Recreation membership.
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Friday Focus: Satisfying the laws of conservation
October 29, 2021
I happen to really like equations. Mathematical formulations for how the world works. Engineers borrow these equations from the basic sciences to understand or design our built and natural environments.
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October 29, 2021
The UAF University Advocacy Committee and UAF Esports will host a game night for staff, faculty and students on Nov. 5.
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WICHE educational technologies annual meeting Nov. 2
October 28, 2021
UAF faculty and staff are invited to attend a virtual conference on effective practices and solutions in higher ed during the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies' annual meeting Nov. 2.
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Studying links between foraging seabirds, tuna, sharks, dolphins
October 28, 2021
Researchers at UAF's Institute of Arctic Biology have been awarded $440,000 by the National Science Foundation to understand how sharks and dolphins help seabirds forage in the open ocean.
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UAF representatives on UArctic Assembly
October 27, 2021
Laura Conner and Jessica Black will represent UAF on the UArctic Assembly. UArctic is a network of 230 intuitions that are invested in research and education in or about Northern regions.
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Tuition forum recording available
October 27, 2021
The recording for Chancellor White’s tuition forum, held Tuesday, Oct. 26, is now available. Panelists discussed the proposed model for differentiated tuition.
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ACEP partnership launches renewable-energy river turbine prototype
October 27, 2021
UAF's Alaska Center for Energy and Power helped deploy and test the first full-scale BladeRunner prototype as part of the Submarine Hydrokinetic and Riverine Kilo-megawatt Systems program.
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Nominations open for 2022 Bullock Prize for Excellence
October 27, 2021
Nominations are due by Dec. 1 for the 2022 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence. This is the UA Foundation's most prestigious award and is open to any UA student, faculty, staff, alumni or volunteer.
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October 26, 2021
A history of the LGBTQ+ rights movement is on display in Arctic Java now through Oct. 31. On Oct 28, Ronnie Houchin will discuss the history of the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
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10-digit dialing now in effect
October 26, 2021
All calls now take extra digits. If your office phone is on call forward, you'll need to change that, too. Be sure to dial 8- for off-campus calls — very important so your call doesn’t go to 9-1-1!
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Recordings from UA Student Success Convening
October 25, 2021
The recordings, presentation materials and feedback survey from the second UA Student Success Convening are available on the UA Student Success website.
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Halloween food drive at the museum
October 25, 2021
Through Oct. 31, the University of Alaska Museum of the North will serve as a collection site for the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Community Food Bank during Museum Halloween.
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Be a UAF champion for ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Day 2021
October 22, 2021
Join development staff across UAF for UA ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Day 2021 on Nov. 9-10. This online fundraising event is a chance for alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends to support UAF.
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Phill Harrington to lead Signers' Business Office
October 22, 2021
Phill Harrington, the new executive officer for the Signers' Business Office, has nearly 30 years of fiscal management experience working at the institute, college and central administration levels.
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Cybersecurity game show, phishing webinar
October 22, 2021
A live game show and a webinar are among the activities for the final week of Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021, sponsored by the UA Security Matters team.
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Friday Focus: Support programs for students
October 22, 2021
-- by Ali Knabe. UAF has many resources, programs, and trained staff to support the mental and physical health needs of our students.
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Morgan Dulian is new development director
October 21, 2021
Morgan Dulian has accepted the position of UAF development director. She has served as interim development director since May 2021.
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UAF wins federal prize to help Alaska's underserved business owners
October 21, 2021
The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø is among four universities that will receive a $150,000 federal grant to help minority business owners access funding for research and development.
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Rui honored with distinguished service award
October 21, 2021
UAF alumnus Ray Zhenhua Rui has received the 2021 Society of Petroleum Engineers International Distinguished Service Award.
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Budget update on tuition: Oct. 20, 2021
October 20, 2021
-- by Dan White. The Board of Regents will hold a full board meeting next month, Nov. 11 and 12.
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