Friday Focus: The power of yes

Screen shot of several people on a Zoom call, one of whom is Prime Minister Modi, the other Provost Prakash.

— by Anupma Prakash Sometimes detours have opened doors to new opportunities that were not on my radar and have contributed to my personal growth in remarkable ways. Read more

Tuition forum recording available

The recorded forum on differentiated tuition from Oct. 15 is now available. You can still submit your questions and someone will get back to you.
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$1.3 million grant will expand support for STEM students

A student sits at a table. He is holding a bird on a small, handheld scale. A woman stands behind him, showing him something on the scale.

A new, $1.3 million grant to Student Support Services will help STEM students who are first generation, low income or experiencing a disability. Read more

eCampus faculty survey

Help UAF eCampus create more resources and support for remote teaching by filling out the midsemester faculty survey by Oct. 23. Read more

UAF seeks 2021 distinguished alumni nominations

UAF, in partnership with the nonprofit UAF Alumni Association, is seeking nominations for the Distinguished Alumnus Award and William R. Cashen Service Award. Read more

What's on today

Friday at 4 social hour

Seminar: Machine learning to predict algal blooms

Heather Lende reading for Visiting Writers Series

Seminar: Grassland wildlife in the North and West

Tour SWK F305 with Retchenda George-Bettisworth

What's on this weekend

Museum Junior Curators: Light

Deadlines and reminders

Apply: Mentor, Community Learning awards (Oct. 18)

Student applications for URSA spring awards (Nov. 8)

BLaST mentor workshop Oct. 19

BLaST is hosting its second mentoring discussion group workshop Monday, Oct. 19, from noon-1 p.m. The topic is aligning expectations. Read more

Environmental historian to present 'Do Whales Judge Us?'

Environmental historian Bathsheba Demuth will explore the question "Do Whales Judge Us?" on Monday, Oct. 26, at 4 p.m. via Zoom. Read more

Staff Council elections open through Oct. 26

Staff Council representatives serve as an important link between their unit and UAF’s administration. Voting ends Monday, Oct. 26. Read more

Ravens, crows are hard to fool

Biologist Stacia Backensto has fooled a raven. When trying to recapture birds on Alaska’s North Slope during her graduate student days at UAF, she wore a mustache and beard. She also strapped pillows to her waist. Read more