Nanook ice bear on the Fairbanks campus.
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Switch to the new VPN

UAF VPN users must download and install the new GlobalProtect VPN client on their PC, phone or tablet. Outgoing AnyConnect VPN will not work after Dec. 31, 2020. Read more

Register now for One Health, One Future conference

Registration is now open for One Health, One Future 2021, a conference scheduled for April 6-11. The conference, hosted by the UAF Center for One Health Research, will be entirely virtual to protect the health of everyone involved. Read more

Teaching Tip: Setting up your course in Blackboard

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Step-by-step instructions for setting up your course in Blackboard, including copying course content, setting due dates and seeing a student preview.
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A chickadee’s midwinter roosting place

A black-capped chickadee on a cold Alaska day. Photo by Jim DeWitt.
During the darkest days of Alaska’s winter, black-capped chickadees stuff themselves with enough seeds and frozen insects to survive 18-hour nights. Where the chickadees spend those long nights was a mystery until a biologist tracked them. Read more

Deadlines and reminders

Apply for Arctic Innovator Program (Jan. 8)
Supervising for Success training series
Spring 2021 HR Topic Series

January museum virtual programs focus on carving

A parent and child look at a carving by artist Sara Tabbert, on display at the Museum of the North. UAMN photo by Gabrielle Vance.
The UA Museum of the North is focusing on the theme of carving during virtual family programs in January. Read more

Zoom trainings in January

Zoom trainings will be available Jan. 8, 11 and 14: basic Zoom training and beyond the basics with an-ask-me anything section. Read more

Food safety training Jan. 26

Food safety management training will take place Jan. 26 by distance delivery. The UAF Cooperative Extension Service will offer the certified food protection manager workshop by Zoom from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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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