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Friday Focus: People remember how you made them feel

Three people wearing masks standing in a AV studio.
— by Anupma Prakash. Tone matters, whether it is our verbal message or our written communication. Every day in our lives we have an opportunity to work on the tone. Read more

Strategic Plan video trailer: Leading in Alaska Native, Indigenous programs

Watch the second video trailer in the Strategic Plan series, "Solidify our global leadership in Alaska Native and Indigenous programs." Read more

Big change on a big landscape

Alsek Lake, with the shrinking Grand Plateau Glacier in the background left. Beyond the glacier — along the path the Alsek River may take in the near future — is Grand Plateau Lake and the Gulf of Alaska. Photo by Chris Larsen.
The Alsek, a world-class rafting river that flows into the Gulf of Alaska from its headwaters in Canada, may soon abandon the lower part of its drainage for a steeper one 15 miles away. Read more

What's on today

Deadlines and reminders

BLaST 2021-2022 Undergraduate Research Experience

Current UAF students from all racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds are invited to apply for the BLaST 2021-2022 Undergraduate Research Experience by May 30. Read more

Sci Comm Club virtual platform survey

A survey is available to help panelists prepare for an April 13 discussion about virtual platforms in science communication. Read more

Juneau's team, New Squids on the Dock, wins Tsunami Bowl

The Juneau-Douglas High School team New Squids on the Dock won the Tsunami Bowl, a long-running Alaska science competition held virtually this year from March 26-28. Read more

About Cornerstone

The Cornerstone employee newsletter is produced by University Relations and emailed to all UAF staff and faculty. You can submit news items here.
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