Alaska Native corporations seminar offered

The Great Alaskan Accounting People will host a seminar about Alaska Native corporations at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, in the Murie Building auditorium. A social hour with light refreshments will start at 5 p.m. Read more

UAF School of Education recognized by national organization

The National Council on Teacher Quality has ranked the elementary education program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks among the best in the United States. Read more

Teaching Tip: New tool for publishing course videos

UAF recently deployed Kaltura Mediaspace, a new tool that gives instructors control over how videos are presented in their courses and how students interact with them.

Registration opens for agriculture conference

Registration is open for the Alaska Sustainable Agriculture Conference, Feb. 21-23 in Fairbanks. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will host the 13th-annual conference at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel. Read more

Welcome to Chinese New Year celebration at UAF

The UAF Chinese Student Association will celebrate the Chinese New Year on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. in the Wood Center ballroom. Read more

Pathfinder Award enhanced with monetary prize

The recognition granted to the recipient of the annual Pathfinder Award will be enhanced with a $500 prize. The Pathfinder Award honors an outstanding UAF staff member who exemplifies compassion and dedication to the success of Alaska Native and rural students. It was established by the Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development. Read more

Chancellor's Cornerstone Award nomination deadline Feb. 10

Nominations for the 2017 Chancellor’s Cornerstone Award. Nominations will be accepted until Feb. 10, 2017. Read more

Summer undergraduate project funding available

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity is accepting funding applications from undergraduate students for summer research and creative projects. Read more

Crime statistics

The Campus Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, as amended, (known as the “Clery Act”) and the Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act signed into law in 2008 require that colleges and universities publish an annual security report and an annual fire safety report, distribute the reports to all students and employees, and inform prospective students and employees about the reports. The reports contain descriptions of campus policies and programs relative to campus security and statistics concerning specific types of crimes and fire safety information. Read more

Screening will feature 'Last Best Hope' producer

A screening of the film “Last Best Hope: A True Story of Escape, Evasion, and Remembrance” will be followed by a discussion with David Grosvenor, the film's producer, beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, in Schaible Auditorium. Read more

Save the date for Week of the Arctic events

The U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council will conclude with a ministerial meeting in Fairbanks on May 11, 2017. Those attending will celebrate the accomplishments under U.S. chairmanship and observe the transition to Finland. Read more

UAF professor honored for peony research

The Alaska Peony Growers Association has given University of Alaska Fairbanks Professor Mingchu Zhang its Growers Cup Award for his research in support of the peony industry. Read more

Celebrate 2017 TRiO Day

The staff and students of UAF’s TRiO programs invite the UAF and Fairbanks community to the annual celebration of National TRiO Day on Thursday, Feb. 16, from noon to 2 p.m. in the Wood Center multilevel lounge. Read more

February programs at the museum explore moose

The University of Alaska Museum of the North is exploring moose at hands-on programs during the month of February. Read more

Featured photo of the week

A projection of UAF's centennial logo decorates the walkway near the Gruening Building on the Fairbanks campus Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. Read more