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

Friday Focus: Optimism in
the air

Vice Chancellor Keith Champagne stands with Nook outside the Engineering Learning and Innovation Facility.
Even in the face of difficult times and choices and less than ideal outcomes, an optimistic leader does not yield to pessimism. Read more

Update on the restructure of UA Procurement

The consolidation of procurement functions into a single reporting structure is complete. Read more

ACEP helps Anchorage receive national solar recognition

Six long rows of solar panels on a rooftop in Anchorage. Several other taller buildings surround.
ACEP helped establish a 77-kilowatt array on top of the Egan Civic Center, making it the largest rooftop solar installation in the state. Read more

FYUL: Eat like a Nanook!

Look for the FYUL tags and the Nanooks logo to help you find healthy and eco-friendly foods at UAF.
Read more

Living dead scattered across Alaska landscape

Living dead scattered across Alaska landscape
Their bodies cooling with the October air, wood frogs are now snug in leafy blankets all over Alaska. Down there inside those thumb-size frogs, even smaller creatures are hitching a ride. These tiny parasites have the power to make frogs develop up to a dozen extra legs, or no legs at all. Read more

What's on today

IAB seminar: Impacts of aspen leaf miners
Museum Early Explorers: Owls
Swimming v. Azusa Pacific
Anthropology colloquium: 'Yup'ik Mask Come Home'
Pubinar: Winter climate change and glaciers
KUAC fall fundraiser (thru Oct. 27)

What's on this weekend

Museum Junior Curators: Owls (Sat.)
Swimming v. Azusa Pacific (Sat.)
Volleyball v. Simon Fraser (Sat.)
Inside Out (Sat.)
We Are CLA (Sat.)
Arctic Innovation Competition finals (Sat.)
Residence Life multicultural potluck (Sun.)
KUAC fall fundraiser (thru Oct. 27)

Deadlines and reminders

Usibelli Award nominations due

Evolutionary geneticist to give talk on ancient DNA

Evolutionary geneticist to give talk on ancient DNA
A Siberian trapper-turned-geneticist will explore the connections between modern organisms and their ancestors during a talk Oct. 22. Read more

'Dead Writers' at the Pub

A man dressed as Prince speaks into a microphone. He is wearing a purple costume with long lace sleeves and a curly black wig.
The English Department’s annual Dead Writers event will be from 7-10 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Pub. Read more

Res Life Children's Carnival

The annual Children's Carnival returns to the Fairbanks campus Oct. 26 from 5-7 p.m. Read more

Boulderween

Students are invited to climb under black lights Oct. 26 at 10 p.m. in the SRC. Climb in a costume to win a prize — and there's candy! Read more

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