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Joe Usibelli, Jr. Photo courtesy of Usibelli Coal Mine.

Tickets available for UAF Business Leader of Year event

Tickets are on sale for the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management's 44th Business Leader of the Year dinner and award ceremony. The 2022 event, scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel’s Gold Room, will honor Joe Usibelli Jr., president of Usibelli Coal Mine. Usibelli was initially selected as the UAF Business Leader of the Year in 2020, but the event was postponed due to the pandemic until it could be held safely in person. 


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$1,000 grants available to student groups

Student groups and campus organizations can apply for a grant of up to $1,000 from the UAF Alumni Association. The funds will support projects that identify specific needs and improve campus opportunities for current students. The application deadline is Oct. 14. If you are a student or work with a student organization, you are invited to make a request through the UAFAA Benefactor Fund form. Last year, UAFAA awarded more than $13,000 to 14 student organizations. Many of the awards supported community and connectivity among students, as well as outreach.

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UAF scientists contribute to long-term climate change overview

University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists played key roles in a recently released report about the effects of climate change at dozens of long-term research sites around the world. The report, published in the September issue of the journal Bioscience, reviewed four decades of data collected through the National Science Foundation’s Long-Term Ecological Research program.


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