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UAF scientist waits to see outcome of his work on Webb telescope

When thousands of computer-controlled eyes begin looking out from an instrument aboard the James Webb Space Telescope in the coming months and years, UAF Geophysical Institute associate research professor Gunther Kletetschka will be satisfied.


URSA opens Innovative Technology and Education Awards

UAF undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, staff and faculty are invited to apply for the 2022 URSA Innovative Technology and Education Awards for up to $5,000 to fund technology-related equipment and software for student-based instruction and research.


Research staff, faculty invited to join Research Integrity Committee

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Office of Research Integrity are accepting nominations from research staff and faculty for the formation of the Research Integrity Committee.


Feb. 28 deadline to nominate Honorary Degree recipients

The deadline for Honorary Degree nominations for Commencement 2023 is Feb. 28, 2022. Honorary degree recipients are selected one year in advance of awarding the degree.

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Ronni Grapenthin

Science for Alaska Lecture Series: GPS Versatility in Science and Society

The UAF Geophysical Institute presents the virtual 2022 Science for Alaska Lecture Series. On Tuesday, March 1, at 7 p.m., associate professor Ronni Grapenthin and Ph.D. student Alexandru Lapadat will present "Beyond Finding Coffee: GPS Versatility in Science and Society."


Geoscience Seminar: Michael Whalen

Michael Whalen, a geosciences professor at UAF, will present "In The First Year of the Cenozoic, the record from Ground Zero" at 11:45 a.m. Friday, Feb. 25, via Zoom.


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