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Friday Focus: Connections matter
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Everyday connections matter — they matter far more than we recognize or appreciate. With each connection, we build a stronger community, and it is this community that lifts us all up. Read more

Deadline extended for FY22 initiatives proposals
In preparation for the FY22 budget request to the state, UAF leadership is soliciting proposals from employees. The deadline for submitting the FY22 initiatives has been extended to Feb. 17. Read more

Improve your online course in workshop starting Feb. 14
UAF faculty with an existing online or blended course are invited to participate in an asynchronous workshop to develop a course improvement plan.
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February museum programs feature fossils
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Hands-on programs at the UA Museum of the North during the month of February will focus on fossils. Read more

What's on today

Inside Out campus preview day
Grants and Contracts Mardi Gras celebration

What's on this weekend

Marc Brown and the Blues Crew at the Pub

Deadlines and reminders

Climate faculty fellow application due (today)

Grants and Contracts Mardi Gras celebration
The Office of Grants and Contracts Administration invites all students, staff and faculty to the sixth annual open house Mardi Gras celebration Feb. 7 from 2:30-4 p.m. The event will be held in the West Ridge Research Building, Suite 008. Read more

Marc Brown and the Blues Crew
Marc Brown and the Blues Crew will be on the Pub stage Feb. 8. The doors open at 8 p.m. and the music starts at 9 p.m. Read more

UA Press Book Club at the Pub

On Feb. 10, the club will discuss Chapter 4, "The Constitution of a Nation," of Jill Lepore’s "These Truths." Read more

IAB Life Science Seminar: 'Climate Science in the News'
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Kristin Timm will present "Climate Science in the News: How the Fourth National Climate Assessment was Covered by the U.S. Media" on Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. in the Murie Building auditorium. Read more

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