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#UAF100 cans of soup

Help the Wood Center food pantry reach its centennial goal of 100 cans of soup in during National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week Nov. 13-17! Read more

Chartwells, UAF donate turkeys to Fairbanks food bank

Thanks to the support of Chartwells and UAF students and employees, 500 turkeys will be donated to the Fairbanks Community Food Bank for Thanksgiving. Read more

When Jerry Brown came to Nome

When Jerry Brown came to Nome
A few Alaska researchers recently accepted a surprise assignment of giving Jerry Brown a tour of the Seward Peninsula. The California governor was stopping in Nome on his way to a meeting in Russia. The 79-year-old environmentalist and leader of a state that resembles a progressive nation wanted to learn why the far north matters. He had never been to the Arctic or Alaska before. Read more

What's on today

Deadline to apply for smoke-free policy fellowship
Dead Writers
UA Board of Regents committee meetings
Fairbanks ski patrol movie fundraiser
Hockey v. Bemidji State

What's on this weekend

Hockey v. Bemidji State
Top rope throwdown
Deadline: Applications for URSA community-engaged awards
UWA holiday bazaar
Deadline: Early registration, Women in Agriculture Conference
Symphony performs Centennial Overture
St. Mark University Catholic Parish Mass

Reminder: EDIR decommissioning and request for action

The UA Office of Information Technology will decommission EDIR by Feb. 1, 2018. The decommissioning project timeline involves having every EDIR-dependent service transferred, reconfigured, redesigned or retired by Jan. 1, 2018. Read more

Featured photo of the week

Administration, Alumni, students, staff, faculty, and members of the community, celebrate Diwali with lights, food, dancing, and good company at an event organized by the UAF Namaste India student organization at the Wood Center Ballroom.
Diwali is popular with UAF and Fairbanks community members. The event was organized by the UAF Namaste India student organization. View online

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