Friday Focus: They visited an Indigenous place

It lifts my heart to think that young students associate Alaska Native peoples and cultures with the university and higher education. Read more

Gretchen Gordon named KUAC interim general manager

Gordon has been with KUAC since April 2003, most recently as the assistant general manager and director of development, outreach and FM.

Which came first in Alaska: cabins or bats?

Wow, do Alaskans love bats! Last week’s column on little brown bats inspired three times the comments I usually get. People rang in with bat sightings from Nikiski to North Pole; a few offered up their secret spots to scientists who might want to study bats.

What's on today

First-gen STEM celebration

Hockey v. Arizona State

UA Board of Regents meeting

Museum Early Explorers: Stars

IARC Water Day

Talk: Landscapes, climate in Papua New Guinea

What's on this weekend

UAF climbing competition

Hockey v. Arizona State

Volleyball v. Western Oregon

Museum Junior Curators: Stars

Deadlines and reminders

URSA spring undergrad projects (due Nov. 10)

IAB Life Science Seminar: Sustainable landscapes, climate gradients in Papua New Guinea

Selfie of man standing in green area (jungle?) with a crashed plane behind him.

Falk Huettmann will present "Seven Years in Papua New Guinea: Sustainable Landscapes and Their Climate Gradients" Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. in the Murie Building auditorium. Read more

Community of Writers celebrates family stories

Writers of all ages and experience levels can find advice and resources at the 2019 Community of Writing event. COW will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Noel Wien Library. This year’s theme is “Multigenerational Stories.” Read more

Winter Shorts returns in November

The UAF Student Drama Association presents Winter Shorts, an annual student-produced collection of one-act plays. Nov. 15-17 and Nov. 22-24. Read more

Alaska INBRE awards $650,000 for One Health research grants

Through the IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence, or INBRE, the funding will support studies on a diverse range of topics that include salmon migration, tick-borne pathogens, and the use of pesticides in Alaska lakes. Read more