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Tlingit, Haida potatoes added to menu at medical center

A partnership between the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer will result in hundreds of meals featuring traditional Native foods for patients at the Alaska Native Medical Center this year.


Systemwide Town Hall with President Pat Pitney

All staff, students and faculty across the University of Alaska system are invited to a virtual Town Hall with UA President Pat Pitney on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 1-2 p.m. via Zoom or by watching the livestream on the UA President’s communications page.


Photo of Alex Pritchard observing a herd of caribou in the Alaskan tundra.IAB Life Sciences seminar this Friday

The IAB Life Sciences Seminars continue Friday, Oct. 28 from 3-4 p.m. in the Murie Auditorium through a combined in-person and Zoom format. This week, Alex Prichard, Ph.D., senior scientist, ABR Inc. - Environmental Research & Services, will present "Recent Research on the Central Arctic Caribou Herd After 40 Years of Oil Development." For more information, please visit the IAB website about this life services seminar session.

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In a forest, a man sets a lid on a clear dish containing a sample of fungus. The dish sits on a birch log, from which similar fungi sprout. The log lies on the mossy forest floor.

Home insulation from wood and fungus

A few Alaska researchers are working to create insulation that removes carbon from the atmosphere and stores it for the life of a building and beyond.


Winter Wellness: Preparing your space

Students can stop by the Student Health and Counseling table in the MBS between noon and 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28 to get info related to making changes within their living space. Students can get handouts with activities that include decluttering surroundings, rearranging furniture, repurposing something that no longer seems meaningful, or getting crafty and adding cheerful or calming decorations to their space. They can also swipe their Polar Express card for a chance to win prizes.


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