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2018 Meritorious Service Award nominations are open

The Meritorious Service Awards Committee will be accepting nominations through June 30 for the 2019 awards. Read more

Office carpet replacement June 28-July 12

Office of the Bursar, Financial Aid and Military and Veteran Affairs will be undergoing carpet replacement June 28-July 12. Read more

'Alaska News Nightly' returns to KUAC

Alaska Public Media’s "Alaska News Nightly" will return to KUAC FM. Read more

Warming in the North continues as predicted

Warming in the North continues as predicted
Just outside my window here at UAF, workers are drilling into the asphalt of a parking lot. They twist 25 feet into the ground and pull up hard, clear evidence of why the blacktop is sinking. Read more

Workshop participants to build greenhouse heater

Participants in a free how-to workshop will help build a thermal mass heater for a greenhouse June 29 in Ester. Read more

On the calendar

Museum behind the scenes (today)
Talk: 'The Obesity Paradox' (today)
Talk: Energy series (today, Wednesday)
Talk: 'HAARP' (Wednesday)

Deadlines and reminders

Soft closure (July 6)
Deadline: CIFAR proposals (July 9)

Livestock seminar and judging clinics scheduled

Two livestock experts will offer free presentations at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer on June 28-29 and at the Soldotna Rodeo Grounds on June 30. Read more

STEM diversity award nominations open

Nominations for the 2018 INSIGHT Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Awards are being accepted through June 30. Read more

FAA and UAF spark interest in drones at camp

FAA and UAF spark interest in drones at camp
21 middle school students built, learned how to operate and took home their own small unmanned aircraft at a camp taught by pilots and engineers from the Geophysical Institute. Read more

About Cornerstone

The Cornerstone staff and faculty newsletter is produced by University Relations and emailed to employees Tuesdays and Thursdays during the summer. You can submit news items here.
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