Friday Focus: The privilege and responsibility to make decisions

Head shot of Dan White, taken outside in summer

— by Dan White What an interesting and anxious time to be alive, each of us with our own context, our own worldview, shaped by our history and experiences, dropped into the middle of this pandemic. Read more

UAA and UAF researchers awarded NASA EPSCoR Research award

Head shots of Raghu Srinivasan and Lei Zhang

The Alaska NASA EPSCoR Program announced the selection of a collaborative project between Raghu Srinivasan, from UAA, and Lei Zhang, from UAF.
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Financial aid adjustments available

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If a student's financial situation has changed since they filed their 2018 taxes, there's a process to re-evaluate their family’s ability to pay for college. Read more

UAF facts and figures available

The UAF facts and figures website includes brief institutional and first-year data profiles, along with enrollment information and the most recent graduation numbers. Read more

What's on

UAF Yoga Club (Aug. 1)

Deadlines and reminders

Zoom security changes (July 31)

Blackboard Bootcamps offered throughout August

Learn the basics of Blackboard, including how to  create announcements,  add content,  create a discussion forum, and  collect assignments,  quizzes and exams. Read more

Aug. 2 systems test for Butrovich Computing Facility

The Office of Information Technology will conduct its annual facility systems test Aug. 2 from 4 a.m.-6 p.m. No system outages are anticipated. Read more

iTeach Online can help you develop, facilitate your course

Join eCampus on Aug. 3 at 2 p.m. for an iTeach Online orientation to learn more about the program and how it can support your course development. Read more

Fire hydrant testing Aug. 3-4

The University Fire Department will be performing hydrant testing on the Fairbanks campus from
7 a.m. Aug. 3 until 7 p.m. Aug. 4. Read more

New tool explores ocean acidification in Gulf of Alaska

New tool explores ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska

A new scientific model and associated web tool will help scientists, resource managers, fishermen and decision-makers understand ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska. Read more

Banana slugs ooze over coastal Alaska

A friend's boat chugged us into Prince William Sound — blue-green water 1,000-feet deep — and ferried us to rainforest campsites where everything seemed exotic. But maybe the most striking thing was oozing along a wet trail by our boots: A Pacific banana slug. Read more