Cornerstone: Dec. 14, 2021

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Dean of UAF business college to step aside

Mark Herrmann will step aside from his position as dean of the UAF College of Business and Security Management on June 30, 2022. He has served as dean of CBSM since 2007.

BLaST research scholarships applications open

UAF STEM students in STEM fields can apply for research scholarships from the Biomedical Learning and Student Training program for the 2022-2023 academic year. The application deadline is Feb. 6.

A man kneels with a coring device on the tundra

Cold-region permafrost bounces back from wildfire

In 2007, a shocking event happened on Alaska's North Slope. During an abnormally dry summer, a raging wildfire burned for three months and claimed a vast stretch of tundra.

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A man talks with a visitor during an open house event.

Research team seeks winter rain projections

By using existing data and future climate projections, a research team is working to determine just how common winter rainfall could become in Anchorage, Fairbanks and the Yukon's Whitehorse as the climate changes.

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Girls in mountaineering gear stand on a glacier while tying ropes to a long rope.

Tuition-free girls' wilderness expedition program accepts applications

Inspiring Girls Expeditions is inviting applications for its summer 2022, tuition-free, backcountry science and art education programs.

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