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Today: Convocation 2020

Chancellor Dan White invites you to Convocation 2020 on Tuesday, Sept. 29. You can watch Convocation 2020 from 1-2 p.m. online. Read more

Apply for 2020 Mentor, Community Engaged awards

Three women stand in front of a board with two scientific posters on it. One poster is about energy, one is about LIDAR, but nothing more specific is visible.
One award is for faculty, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students, the other for faculty, staff and undergraduates. Apply by Oct. 18. Read more

‘After the Ice’ shares voices from the changing Bering Sea

‘After the Ice’ shares voices from the changing Bering Sea
A new film series captures the stories of Indigenous communities immensely challenged by sea ice loss in Alaska’s Bering Sea. The films will be released just weeks after the Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum, making 2020 the second lowest year on record. Read more

What's on today

Convocation 2020
DIY video: Kaltura
Emergency preparedness: Local resources

Deadlines and reminders

Accreditation site visit (Sept. 30-Oct. 2)
Submit TRiM pre-proposals (Oct. 5)
Rasmuson Library user survey (ends Oct. 7)
NASA EPSCoR notice of intent (Oct. 13)

New: Exit meeting for accreditation visit this week

Forums for staff, students and faculty will be held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 for UAF's accreditation, plus an exit meeting Oct. 2. Read more

Weight Stigma Awareness Week

National Weight Stigma Awareness Week is
Sept. 28-Oct. 2, and the Nanook Diversity and Action Center is hosting a variety of activities to raise awareness. Read more

IAB seminar: Larry Bartlett

Larry Bartlett carrying caribou antlers and a backpack. He is on the tundra in fall. A river or lake is behind him.
Larry Bartlett will present “Salvaging Game Meat in the Wild: Mitigation of Microbial Growth” on Friday, Oct. 2, at 4 p.m. via Zoom. Read more

About Cornerstone

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