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Paul Layer named UA interim vice president for academic and student affairs

CNSM Dean Paul Layer has been appointed as the interim vice president for academic and student affairs at the University of Alaska. Layer’s duties will begin Monday, Nov. 13. Read more

Salmon complete 1,000-mile journey, and life

Salmon complete 1,000-mile journey, and life
On a morning with biting air in the single digits Fahrenheit, this river smells like sulfur and is splashy and loud. Bald eagles and ravens swoop in the updraft of a nearby rock bluff in what looks like play. In early November, a time when shadows lengthen and deep cold hardens the landscape, chum salmon have returned to spawn in the lower Delta River.
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Featured photo of the week

The Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra performs the world premiere of Centennial Overture composed by UAF College of Liberal Arts student Scott S. Hansen at the Davis Concert Hall Sunday, November 5, 2017. The piece was commissioned by the UAF Centennial Committee in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the university's founding.
The Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra performs the world premiere of Centennial Overture composed by College of Liberal Arts student Scott S. Hansen at the Davis Concert Hall. Read more

What's on today

Deadline: Comic book drive
Women's basketball v. University of Hawaii at Hilo
Walsh Hall open house
UA Board of Regents meeting
Teton Gravity Research movie

What's on this weekend

PopCon
Women's basketball v. University of Hawaii at Hilo
Community of Writing event
Deadline: URSA student winter travel application
Teton Gravity Research movie
"Visions of Warriors" screening
"Growing up with Heroes" lecture
St. Mark University Catholic Parish Sunday Mass

Iñupiaq and Gwich'in language circles Nov. 10

November is Native American Heritage Month! Join us for Iñupiaq and Gwich'in language circles Nov. 10 from 2-3 p.m. in the Brooks Building Gathering Room. Read more

Community of Writing Nov. 11

The Celebration of Writing, an annual event sponsored by the English Department, will be held Nov. 11 at the Noel Wien Library. This year’s theme is “Find Your Story.”
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Weekly yoga club sessions; free for military Nov. 11

The UAF Community Yoga Club holds a practice each Saturday from 9:30-11 a.m. Veterans and active-duty military can participate for free on Nov. 11.
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Nov. 11 presentation on lend-lease program

A presentation about the Alaska lend-lease program will be held Nov. 11. Fort Wainwright was a hub during World War II for Russian pilots flying American-made aircraft across Russia to the battlefronts. Read more

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