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  • Orientation bag item collection

    July 24, 2024

    New Student Orientation is officially one month away! The Center for Student Engagement will collect items for our new student bags until Aug. 8 at Wood Center Suite 101C.
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  • A hexbar deadlift at the UAF Student Recreation Center.

    Intro to Strength noon sessions

    July 22, 2024

    The Student Recreation Center has a new group fitness offering for Intro to Strength on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m. The offering is a six-week program that begins on July 23 and is free for current members of the SRC.
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  • Theresa Bakker, interim executive director of University Advancement

    Friday Focus: UAF is our brand

    July 19, 2024

    When I talk about the place where I work, it's always the people I think about first. The colleagues I collaborate with, the alumni and donors I am connecting to the university, and the students I am privileged to observe as they find their passion and earn their degrees. As ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ns, we know how one person's ripple of an idea can quickly become a legacy. UAF is not just a place or an institution, it's people. Together we've transformed thousands of lives.
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    Join the fall Innovation Corps program and make your ideas a reality

    July 17, 2024

    I-Corps is a seven-week stakeholder discovery program open to researchers, students and community members interested in increasing the impact of their research or business ideas. The fall 2024 cohort will run from Tuesday, Sept. 23 through Monday, Nov. 4, meeting virtually on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. each week. Applications for the program are open until mid-September.
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    Nanook Rendezvous Campus Day is this Friday

    July 17, 2024

    The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Association will hold its annual reunion this week. Campus day is Friday, July 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. UAF alumni from all years are invited to attend.
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  • Tom Hough

    Hough appointed executive director of University Advancement

    July 17, 2024

    Tom Hough has been appointed as the executive director of University Advancement. In this role, he will lead UAF's development, alumni relations, communications and marketing activities. Hough's first day will be July 28, 2024.
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  • Activate your UA employee LinkedIn Learning account

    July 17, 2024

    The UA employee LinkedIn Learning platform features training presented by UA personnel, industry-recognized experts, ComPsych and many others.
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  • Two women hang from silk ribbons.

    New intro to aerial silks class offered at SRC

    July 17, 2024

    Nanook Recreation is testing a new group fitness offering — Introduction to Aerial Silks — in August. The class is free with a current membership at the Student Recreation Center.
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  • UA is testing Zoom AI Companion

    July 15, 2024

    The University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ is piloting Zoom AI Companion, an innovative tool designed to enhance meeting productivity and efficiency.
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  • a portrait of a man in a suit

    Friday Focus: Campus is hopping!

    July 12, 2024

    In early May, people start asking me if summer will be a quieter time around campus. Maybe once upon a time it used to be, but summer at the Troth Yeddha' Campus is busier than ever!
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  • Self-service upgrade to Windows 11 is available

    July 12, 2024

    Beginning July 8, 2024, a self-service upgrade option to Windows 11 became accessible for all UA computers.
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  • Headshot photo of Bryan Uher smiling

    Uher named associate vice chancellor of rural, workforce education

    July 10, 2024

    Uher named associate vice chancellor of rural, workforce education
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  • Watch for Bookstore Bundle welcome email

    July 10, 2024

    UAF has adopted a new way for students to get their textbooks, the UAF Bookstore Bundle. Students should watch their email for a welcome message on July 17.
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  • Nutrient extraction toolkit with various equipment.

    Open call for Seed Fund applications

    July 10, 2024

    The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Center ICE Seed Fund is accepting fall project applications for open topics through Wednesday, July 15.
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  • Advertise undergraduate opportunities with URSA

    July 10, 2024

    If you are leading a project this coming 2024-2025 academic year and are seeking undergraduate student participation, please let URSA know so it can share your opportunity.
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  • A portrait of a woman.

    Office of the Provost staff changes

    July 08, 2024

    Jen Hoppough's title has been updated to chief of faculty affairs and services, and Sarah Thomas is joining as assistant to the provost.
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  • Join UAF at the Golden Days parade

    July 03, 2024

    Sign up to walk or ride with UAF in the 2024 Golden Days Grande Parade on Saturday, July 20. Line-up begins at 9 a.m. and the parade runs from 10 a.m. to noon.
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  • Employee testimonials sought for UA Careers site

    July 03, 2024

    UA Human Resource Services would like to share your experience as a university job applicant.
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  • An evening of wine and flowers

    July 03, 2024

    The Georgeson Botanical Garden Friends are hosting an evening of wine and flowers.
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  • Upper atmosphere

    UAF on team in NASA-funded space weather project competition

    July 03, 2024

    The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ is part of a team led by the University of Colorado Boulder and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory that has won $2 million from NASA to pursue a mission studying how Earth's lower atmosphere influences the upper atmosphere at low Earth orbit altitudes.
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  • Three people in rain jackets and life preservers kneel on a beach with a net and white buckets.

    ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Sea Grant to fund $1.2 million in new research

    July 03, 2024

    ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Sea Grant will fund six new research projects, with over $1.2 million supporting ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ researchers and graduate students, during the next two years.
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  • UAF ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ at ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Night at ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Goldpanners baseball 2023.

    Save the date: Nanook Rendezvous

    July 01, 2024

    The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Association will hold its annual reunion weekend from July 18-20. More information and the RSVP link are available at www.uaf.edu/alumni/get-involved/reunion/.
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  • July training spotlight: Using AI in the workplace

    July 01, 2024

    In today's digital age, artificial intelligence models are widely used in various fields, including education. However, it's important to be mindful of the risks related to privacy. This month the UA HR Talent Acquisition and Development Team invites you to delve into the transformative power of using AI in the workplace.
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  • July CHP plant tour postponed for holiday

    July 01, 2024

    The CHP plant First Friday tour will be postponed to July 12 due to the July 4 UA holiday observed July 4-5.
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  • Volunteers needed: First-year move-in

    June 28, 2024

    As we gear up for an exciting new academic year, we seek enthusiastic volunteers to help make our first-year move-in day a smooth and welcoming experience for incoming students and their families on Aug. 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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