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Watt-Cloutier to deliver keynote at Alaska Native Studies Conference
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The fifth annual Alaska Native Studies Conference is slated for April 7-9, 2017, at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The conference features two keynote presentations by Sheila Watt-Cloultier, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and a panel of three young Alaska Native leaders, including Marjorie Kunaq Tahbone, Samuel Johns and Olivia Piiyuuk Shields. Read more
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Lectures explore the role of the press in society
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Fairbanks academics and professional journalists will explore the role of the press in society during a two-part lecture series at the Raven Landing Community Center on March 29 and April 5. Both events start at 7 p.m. Read more
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Derick Burleson elegy planned on April 1
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An elegy will be held for longtime UAF faculty member Derick Burleson at 5 p.m. April 1 at the Mushers Hall on Farmers Loop. Read more
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Sign up for final Green Dot training of the year
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UAF Green Dot will host its final bystander training of the academic year on Saturday, April 1. Read more
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National Day of Action focuses on sexual assault
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The Nanook Diversity and Action Center invites you to celebrate the National Day of Action on Tuesday, April 4. The action day is observed annually as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month to focus awareness on sexual violent prevention. Visit the NDAC booths at the Wood Center (11 a.m.-2 p.m.) and the Moore-Bartlett-Skarland Complex (4-6 p.m.) to participate. Read more
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Fascination with light keeps Karlsson focused on northern horticulture
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While earning her doctorate, Meriam Karlsson became interested in the effects of temperature and light on plants, particularly flowering plants produced in greenhouses. The horticulture professor has continued work in this area for nearly 30 years at UAF. Read more
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Faculty should RSVP, rent regalia for commencement 2017 now
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Commencement 2017 takes place Saturday, May 6, 2017. Participating faculty should act now to inform coordinators they plan to attend and to ensure their rented regalia is here in time for the ceremony. Read more
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No rehearsal for Commencement 2017
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The Fairbanks campus' 95th graduation ceremony will be held at the Carlson Center on Saturday, May 6, 2017, at 1:20 p.m. There will be no rehearsal for the ceremony, so participants are encouraged to ask their questions early. Read more
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'Mending Masculinity' performance coming to UAF
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Perry “Vision” DiVirgilio and Kavindu “Kavi” Ade will bring their poetry performance, "Mending Masculinity," to the Wood Center ballroom at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30. Read more
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Squirrels somehow predict seed bonanza
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Stan Boutin has climbed more than 5,000 spruce trees in the last 30 years. He's fallen only once, and he has often returned to the forest floor knowing if a ball of twigs and moss contained newborn red squirrel pups. Over the years, those squirrels have taught Boutin and his colleagues many things, including their apparent ability to predict the future. Read more
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Chancellor's search update
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The chancellor search committee is reviewing applications for the chancellor position and expects to announce finalists in mid-April. Finalists will likely visit campus in late April to meet with UAF leadership and hold forums for the community, faculty, staff and students. Read more
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Planning and Budget Committee to meet in April
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The UAF Planning and Budget Committee will hold its initial meeting on April 7 and will meet every two weeks thereafter. The committee plans to wrap up its work by the end of the academic year.Read more
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Orientation leader nominations sought
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The Office of Admissions and the Registrar is seeking outstanding students to serve as orientation leaders for fall 2017 New Student Orientation. Read more
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Baked potato fundraiser to benefit students
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The Student Support Services' student advisory council will host a baked potato sale and fundraiser from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, in the Signers' Hall lobby. Read more
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KUAC Spring Fundraiser set for April 7-9
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KUAC is gearing up for the Spring Fundraiser April 7-9. Prepare to phone in your pledge during the drive, when hundreds of volunteers appear to work the phone bank or pitch on air. Read more
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Chinese opera film to be screened
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A Chinese opera film, "The Legend of the White Snake," will be shown at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at the Pioneer Park theater. Read more
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Community classes hosted during Extension Week
From cheesemaking to raising chickens, 15 free community classes will be offered in Fairbanks April 10-14 during the annual Spring Extension Week.
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Cooperative Extension Service agents, staff and a community expert will teach the classes. Topics will include growing cilantro and other herbs, preventing diabetes, using a GPS, retirement planning, fermenting foods, heating with wood, raising peonies for fun and profit, using iPhones, doing Zumba, producing “powerhouse veggies” and more. The Powerhouse Veggies class will cover how to grow certain nutrition-packed vegetables and why.Read more
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Symposium will present Alaska's space-related research
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The Alaska NASA EPSCOR and the Alaska Space Grant programs will host their 2017 Education and Research Symposium from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in the Wood Center ballroom. Read more
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Teaching Tip: What, you think this is funny?
Humor has its place in the classroom, if done correctly. This Teaching Tip points to research and offers suggestions on using humor to engage students.
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Apply for UA's teaching scholarships by April 15
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Applications for the Teach for Alaska Presidential Scholarship will be accepted until April 15, 2017. The $12,000 scholarships aim to boost the number of Alaskans who become teachers. The money will cover tuition at any University of Alaska campus. Read more
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Register for Beat Beethoven 5K race
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The Beat Beethoven 5K race, the Fairbanks Symphony's 23rd annual springtime fundraiser, will start at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 15. Early bird race registrations for $25 will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. Monday, April 10. Registration prices go up after that. Read more
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Sofie Karasek to speak for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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Sofie Karasek, co-founder of End Rape on Campus, will speak at UAF at 7 p.m. April 18 in the Hess Recreation Center on the Fairbanks campus. Read more
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Sign up for the first annual GI Tract 5K Fun Run/Walk
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Please join the Geophysical Institute's Gee Wiz Heart Walk Team for the first annual GI Tract 5K Fun Run/Walk at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30, to raise money for the American Heart Association. Read more
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Featured photo of the week
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The first day of spring arrives on the Fairbanks campus on March 20, 2017. Read more
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