Taking steps to slow the spread of COVID-19

— by Dan White Yesterday’s guidance from President Johnsen provided more clarity and direction on how Universities across the system will continue to take precautions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Shared services business center proposals

— by Dan White Thank you to those who submitted shared services business center proposals. The Chancellor’s office received six proposals in total and all with different ideas around a business center.

UAF eCampus has numerous resources -- online and in person -- available to all UAF instructors who are moving their courses to distance delivery. Read more

Melting glaciers will have mixed effects on Pacific salmon

Photo by Kara Pitman Meltwater flows from Edziza Glacier in British Columbia's Edziza Provincial Park. The retreat of glaciers will change the quality of downstream river habitats for Pacific salmon in complex ways, a new study has found.

The retreat of glaciers in western North America will lead to positive and negative changes for Pacific salmon, a multidisciplinary team of scientists reported on March 11 in the journal Bioscience.

Today: Chancellor's forum on COVID-19

The March 17 enrollment forum at 1 p.m. will now be about COVID-19. This event will only be webstreamed and offered via audio conference in listen-only mode. Read more

Online listening session on expedited academic program review

On March 19 from 5-6 p.m., Chancellor Dan White and Provost Anupma Prakash will hold an online community listening session on UAF’s expedited academic program review recommendations.

Online meditation at The Well

The Well at UAF has switched its daily group meditation practice to an online format for the time being (starting March 17) from 1:10-1:40 p.m.

Faculty helping faculty

Let us know if you would like to work with other faculty on moving their courses to remote formats.

Heading farther north than she has ever been

On the cusp of Interior Alaska’s springtime, Melinda Webster will not experience it this year. She’ll miss most of summer, too. Webster will soon head north of Earth’s land masses, to spend the next half year cradled in ice. Read more