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Shotgun firearm training, certification
July 28, 2025
Field researchers requiring a shotgun certification have another opportunity to satisfy the training this summer on Aug. 18.
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Fall semester orientation bag item collection
July 28, 2025
New Student Orientation is officially one month away! The Center for Student Engagement will collect items for new student bags until Aug. 13. CSE will be building around 600 bags, so please provide enough for every bag.
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Friday Focus: Parting thoughts
July 25, 2025
In my last Friday Focus, I shared that I would be retiring at the end of July. Well, that time has come! In that last Friday Focus I expressed my confidence in the UAF leadership team to navigate the challenges and opportunities ahead. My confidence in UAF has only grown as each of UAF's core leaders has stepped up to embrace the change. Thank you my friends!
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Discover mushrooms with UAF Summer Sessions
July 24, 2025
There are a few spaces still available in a weekend intensive Introduction to Mycology non-credit course for adults, taught by Christin Swearingen, from Aug. 15-17.
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Tuition waivers streamlined for employees and full-time faculty
July 21, 2025
The Office of the Bursar staff is excited to share an update that makes accessing educational benefits easier for our employees and full-time faculty.
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July 21, 2025
Thank you for an awesome Summer Ice Cream Thursday season. Attendance on July 17 was just over 350 people eating ice cream in the sun, having fun and helping create community. The CSE staff would love to see Ice Cream Thursday hit over 400!
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Plastic Free July: Fishermen take action for cleaner coasts
July 21, 2025
Alaska Sea Grant is partnering with coastal communities to reduce discarded plastics and other marine debris from Alaska shorelines through the Community-Led Marine Debris Removal program.
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Friday Focus: Phil Collins is right
July 18, 2025
In 1981, Phil Collins topped the pop music charts with “In the Air Tonight.” As a UAF employee and father of three teenage boys, I can tell you that Phil is right, there is something in the air in ˮƵ. It's not smoke (thank goodness); it's back to school, and it's right around the corner. As the UAF executive director of advancement, I thought it might be worthwhile to share a bit about what I hear from business leaders throughout Alaska on the topic of higher education.
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New bench on Wildfire Walk trail
July 18, 2025
The UAF North Campus has a new bench, thanks to Uma Bhatt and David Newman. The bench is located on the Wildfire Walk trail, approximately halfway through the interpretive signs area in the burn scar of the 2021 Yankovich Road Fire site.
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Lisa Allen joins UAF as Office of Grants and Contracts Administration director
July 18, 2025
The Financial and Business Services team welcomes Lisa Allen as the new director of the Office of Grants and Contracts Administration at the ˮƵ. She began her role on June 30 and is located in Room 105D of the Butrovich Building.
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UAOnline upgrade demos for faculty, advisors
July 16, 2025
On July 28, the Faculty and Advisor menu and pages in UAOnline will be upgraded to the newest version. To help with the transition, demos will be presented via Zoom on the new features.
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UAF critical minerals proposal advances in federal funding competition
July 16, 2025
A ˮƵ proposal to reduce the United States' dependency on foreign sources of minerals critical to the technology and defense industries has been named a semifinalist in a National Science Foundation competition.
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Friday Focus: Amazing, busy summer at UAF
July 11, 2025
For those of you here in ˮƵ at the UAF Troth Yeddha’ Campus, this was a remarkable week. It began at the tail end of a sweltering July 4 holiday weekend. The smoke was heavy, but then we were saved by a couple of days of much-wanted cool rain. Then, yesterday, ˮƵ was back to the glory of what July can be in the Interior: blue skies, puff-ball clouds, and gentle, warm temperatures. The view from our amazing campus out across the Tanana Valley is breathtaking. Meanwhile, through it all, UAF is busier than ever!
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Limited submission funding opportunity for National Forest Foundation program
July 11, 2025
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the National Forest Foundation’s Collaborative Capacity Program financial awards call for proposals. NFF will only accept one CCP application per organization in 2025. White papers are due July 15.
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Call for Proposals: URSA Community-Engaged Learning Awards
July 11, 2025
Undergraduate students, graduate students, researcher staff, postdoctoral fellows and faculty from all UAF-affiliated campuses are invited to apply for an URSA Community-Engaged Learning Award of up to $5,000.
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July 11, 2025
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research announces the second edition of Impact, UAF’s research review publication. Discover compelling stories on critical-minerals initiatives, community-engaged research, and learn about the awards and honors earned by UAF research staff and faculty over the last six months.
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RSVP today for Nanook Rendezvous
July 09, 2025
Don't miss out on our all-class Nanook Rendezvous reunion, July 17-19, during Golden Days. Whether you graduated last year, 60 years ago, or somewhere in between, we'd love to see you. This three-day celebration includes signature events, campus experiences, and opportunities to honor fellow alumni. Admission to all events is free.
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Secrets of hibernators: Preventing muscle loss in humans
July 07, 2025
The Center for Transformative Research in Metabolism is hosting a Community Advisory Panel meeting on July 8, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., featuring Sarah Rice, assistant professor of biology, with the UAF Department of Biology and Wildlife and the Institute of Arctic Biology.
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Building ventilation and wildfire smoke
July 07, 2025
Now that wildfire season has arrived, many members of the UAF community have been asking why they can smell smoke inside campus buildings and why the buildings' HVAC systems don't eliminate the smell.
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July 07, 2025
Ready to continue the July 4 feeling? Join us for a tour of the Combined Heat and Powerplant on July 11 from 1-3:30 p.m.
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July 07, 2025
As federal student loan repayment continues to evolve, it's more important than ever for all borrowers to actively review and understand their loan history.
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Nenana parking lot land use permit with NIT
July 07, 2025
The University of Alaska has entered into a Land Use Permit with Northern Industrial Training, LLC. As part of this agreement, NIT will use a designated portion of the Nenana Parking Lot to operate a commercial driving school.
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Registration open for Mentorship Institute
July 07, 2025
Join a lively series of engaging online mentoring sessions to deepen understanding of effective mentoring practices and strengthen mentoring relationships.
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July 07, 2025
Learn more about updates in Canvas to Smart Search, Discussions Summary, and Discussion Checkpoints.
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Toolik Field Station names 2025 early career research awardees
July 01, 2025
The Institute of Arctic Biology's Toolik Field Station has selected five recipients for their student and early career research Tundra Award in 2025.
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