Boreal forest mountain ridge and river valley somewhere north of Fairbanks in early September.

UAF startup co-founders win pitch contest

Two men pour a barrel of sludge into a trash-strewn waterway.
Aquagga Inc. develops wastewater technologies that are energy-efficient and that save water. Read more

SRC lead climbing clinic

Outdoor Adventures is offering a two-part lead climbing clinic Oct. 7 and 14 with certified PCIA lead climbing instructors. Read more

National labs provide research opportunities for graduate students

A hand reaches into a microgrid communications processor.
The Department of Energy has supplemental awards for graduate students working at a DOE lab in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist.
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What's on today

Campuswide celebration of life

Deadlines and reminders

One Health conference registration opens
Deadline for employee Title IX training (today)

October museum programs explore owls

A child sitting at a table dissecting owl pellets.
Hands-on programs at the University of Alaska Museum of the North during the month of October will focus on owls. Read more

Winter closure will be
Dec. 24, 2019-Jan. 1, 2020

Additional soft closure days may be observed
Dec. 18-23, 2019, and Jan. 2-3, 2020. Read more

URSA applications for mentor, community engagement awards

Jennifer Guerard poses with student Kiana Mitchell in front of a science poster during a poster presentation event in 2018.
The application deadline for both awards is Oct. 20.
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