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IANRE director candidate forums scheduled

Four candidates for director of the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension have been invited for a virtual campus visit in October. Read more

Late progress reports open
Oct. 19-26

Late progress reporting starts Monday, Oct. 19, and ends Monday, Oct. 26. Instructors are encouraged to complete this by Friday, Oct. 23. Read more

Museum Halloween activity packets

Graphic of jack-o-lantern and a spider in a web, with University of Alaska Museum of the North written at the bottom
The Museum of the North is offering Halloween-themed family activity packets for $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers. Read more

Video and poster contest for cybersecurity

Entries will focus on the basic tenets of cybersecurity and the University of Alaska. The deadline for entry is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Read more

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Indigenous Peoples' Day keynote address

Deadlines and reminders

Submit questions for differentiated tuition forum Oct. 15

Flu shots in October

Flu shots will be available by appointment only, and are available to all UAF students and to UAF staff and faculty and their domestic partners. Read more

Identity theft webinar Oct. 14

The UA Security Matters team will host a webinar, “Guarding Against and Responding To Identity Theft,” on Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 1-2 p.m.
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Lunch specials: Oct. 12-16

During the fall semester, Dine 49’s Sono station will offer daily lunch specials with a “street food” theme. Read more

URSA webinar on persistence in undergraduate research Oct. 22

URSA will host a discussion on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 1-2 p.m. about challenges in mentoring undergraduate students in research or creative projects. Read more

Researchers use open-access bird data to track avian influenza

Photo by Grayson Smith/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Muscovy ducks are among the bird species that an international research team studied as part of a project to track and predict avian influenza.
By analyzing data from dozens of migratory bird species in Asia and Alaska, an international research team has mapped the sources and spread of 15 avian influenza strains throughout the region. Read more

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