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UAF names spring 2018 honors students

UAF announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for spring 2018. Read more

Loose moose helps find keys to user-friendly virtual reality

Photo by Tom Moran/Alaska NSF EPSCoRRecent University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate Tristan Craddick sets up a virtual reality experiment on the UAF's West Ridge. A VR headset and controllers sit in the foreground.
Standing inside a silent, pitch-black room, I am being relentlessly stalked by a cartoon moose. Read more

Volunteers help plant flowers on Fairbanks campus

On June 6, Facilities Services staff and UAF volunteers worked together to plant flowers all over the Fairbanks campus. Read more

Running circles around the land of no night

Running circles around the land of no night
All of a sudden, we are again the land of no night. Over the years, I have marked this frenetic, green time by trying to stay awake at least once for 24 hours. Read more

Down Memory Lane series honors faculty emeriti

Down Memory Lane, a series hosted by UAF Summer Sessions, will honor faculty emeriti by providing a forum to share their wisdom, memories and career highlights. Read more

On the calendar

Museum behind the scenes (Today)
Talk: 'Mechanics of Memory' (Today)
Talk: 'Dinosaurs of Darkness' (Wednesday)

Deadlines and reminders

Construction on campus

Petroleum engineering alumni collect awards

Several alumni from the Department of Petroleum Engineering received awards during the 2017-2018 academic year. Read more

UAF graduate to study atmosphere with NASA aircraft

UAF graduate to study atmosphere with NASA aircraft
Kiersten Johnson isn’t afraid of reaching new heights. The newly minted UAF alumna will elevate her learning of atmospheric science with a prestigious internship aboard a NASA research aircraft. Read more

UAF researcher testifies about Arctic maritime infrastructure needs

UAF researcher Lawson Brigham testified during a June 7 congressional hearing on maritime transportation in the Arctic. Read more

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