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When I left my sister's house in Brooklyn yesterday afternoon, I was 4,200 miles from
my home. That's a long way, but I slept in my Fairbanks bed before the next sunrise.
Enabling this incredible time travel are modern jet aircraft like the Boeing 737-700,
which carried me and 125 others from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New
York to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. I settled into my window seat to savor
an experience I sometimes take for granted — the traverse of our country in one day.
This year, we're excited to introduce the UAF community to a number of positive changes
to the Academic Program Review process. These changes follow a more than year-long
effort of assessing our old program review system and reimagining a more inclusive
and collaborative review environment to foster program improvement and growth.
Since 2016, the Biomedical Learning and Student Training (BLaST) program at UAF has
highlighted scientists from all biomedical fields through its Scientist of the Month
articles. UAF Faculty Mario Muscarella of the department of biology and wildlife was
selected as the August BLaST Scientist of the Month.
Visit the UAF faculty and staff page for a one-stop shop for links and information
tailored for employees.
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What's happening today
Deadlines and reminders
Researchers, clinicians and community members are invited to a one-day hybrid symposium
on Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) prospects for Alaska Native health.
Register by Sept. 2 for the Sept. 9 event.
Student Health and Counseling is offering several Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) trainings
throughout the semester. MHFA is a course that teaches participants how to identify,
understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges.
Arctic Fest events scheduled for Sept. 2
Visitors to the University of Alaska Museum of the North can check out Arctic Collections: Ethnology and History from 10 a.m. to noon, then stick around for Arctic Collections: Genomic Resources from noon to 2 p.m. If you travel over to the Davis Concert Hall from 1-2 p.m., you
can catch the UAF Music Department’s Circumpolar Music Series featuring Pamyua. Head over to the Pioneer Park Centennial Center Bear Gallery from 4-6 p.m. to embark
on a foray into the forest with over 44 cross-disciplinary creators of "In a Time of Change: Boreal Forest Stories" exhibit and opening reception. If you missed Pamyua earlier, there's another chance
to see them perform in the Hering Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
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