Birds on a snowy branch.

Friday Focus: New year, new opportunities, new obligations

Head shot of Larry Hinzman in coat and tie, outside during the summer.
This is the time to both stand on your laurels and build on your accomplishments. As a research university we must continually evolve and adapt.
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Strength training classes offered at the SRC

A woman practices weigh lifting in the SRC.
Registration is open now for intro to strength training, intermediate strength training and intro to Olympic weightlifting. Read more

Northern news from a massive conference

Northern news from a massive conference
For the 20th straight year, in December 2019 I carried a notebook into the halls of the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. Here are a few scribbles from my notebook on a subsample of the more than 1,000 Alaska talks and posters. Read more

What's on today

Hockey v. Lake Superior State
Museum Early Explorers: Walrus

What's on this weekend

Hockey v. Lake Superior State (Sat.)
Women's basketball v. Central Washington (Sat.)
Men's basketball v. Western Washington (Sat.)
Museum Junior Curators: Walrus (Sat.)

Board of Regents public testimony Jan. 14

Alaskans can comment directly to the UA Board of Regents on issues facing the university system during a statewide audio conference public testimony from Jan. 14 from 4-5 p.m. Read more

New ACEP deputy director for operations

Jennifer Harris head shot
Jennifer Harris will provide oversight of daily operations, including supervision and management of financial, human resources and administrative activities. Read more

Free admission to museum for UA students, employees

Photo of people on the ground floor and climbing the stairs to the second floor of the museum.
The UA Museum of the North now offers free admission to all University of Alaska staff and faculty, in addition to the existing free admission for UA students. This free admission rate is effective Jan. 2. Read more

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