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Friday Focus: Connecting students to UAF

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I continue to find joy and inspiration celebrating the most fundamental part of my work — connecting students to UAF. Read more

Alternatives to EndNote

Effective June 12, 2020, UAF will end its EndNote site license. Other reference and citation management tools are Mendeley and Zotero.
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NOAA awards new cooperative institute to UAF and partners

NOAA awards new cooperative institute to UAF and partners
A new university-led institute will address climate, ocean and coastal challenges with greater collaboration and sharing of scientific resources. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected a partnership between UAF, the University of Washington and Oregon State University to lead the institute. Read more

What's on

VegHeads (Fri.)
Museum Early Explorers: Amazing Earth (Fri.)

What's on this weekend

Commencement 2020 (Sat.)
Yoga Club (Sat.)

Deadlines and reminders

Staff Recognition, Development Day survey (today)

Participate in UAF's virtual commencement

Commencement 2020 congratulations graphic with Nanook bear in graduation cap.
Watch UAF's 98th commencement ceremony from anywhere in the world this year on Facebook on Saturday, May 23, at 1 p.m. The student speaker will be Max Erickson, who is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in engineering. Read more

A COVID-19 story from a rugged Alaskan

A COVID-19 story from a rugged Alaskan
After the final steps of a long run in early March, Greg Finstad took his pulse rate. His heart was at 38 beats per minute. Perfect. The reindeer biologist and marathon runner was in top shape to run this year’s Boston Marathon. From there, things did not follow the plan for Finstad. Read more

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