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Four years back when I accepted the provost and executive vice chancellor position,
the first question my father asked me was, “what does it mean to be a provost and
what does a provost do?” In the universities in India, this title is typically not
used. Though many academic institutions in the U.S. have a provost, I still get the
same question quite frequently.
New research shows two widely used computer models that predict summer melt pond formation
on sea ice greatly overestimate their extent, a key finding as scientists work to
make accurate projections about Arctic climate change. The NASA-funded work, which compared computer model assessments to observations made
during the last four months of the expedition, was led by Melinda Webster of the UAF
Geophysical Institute. The results were published in the journal Elementa in May.
Leif Albertson will teach a series of in-person, hands-on classes on food preservation
this summer. Albertson is a member of the health, home and family development faculty at the University
of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
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Friday Focus: What does a provost do?
