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Grant will allow Alaska Tribes Extension Program to expand

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service a $730,585 grant for its Alaska Tribes Extension Program as part of a $71 million investment to help underserved communities.


Newly digitized historical KUAC radio programs now available online

Thanks to a Recordings at Risk grant through the Council on Library and Information Resources, the Oral History Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has had 241 historical KUAC radio programs professionally digitized and added to their collection.


UAF seeks nominations for alumni awards

The University of Alaska Fairbanks, in partnership with the nonprofit UAF Alumni Association, is seeking nominations for the Distinguished Alumnus Award and William R. Cashen Service Award. Nominations will be accepted until Nov. 30, 2022Nomination forms may be submitted online. For more information, contact the UAF alumni office at uaf-alumni@alaska.edu.


Training: Mental Health Awareness for Leaders

This course covers ways employees may present their distress and offers insights and strategies on forging supportive empathic alliances within the role of manager. Please visit myUA for more information and to sign up to attend this webinar on Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon.

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A person's hand wraps around a downy bird with a long bill and long legs, one of which has a metal band around it. The person holding the bird is sitting on grassy tundra, visible to the horizon.

750 miles per day for 11 days, no rest

A bird the size of your fist has made humans all over the world marvel at the things we can't do. Like fly. For 11 days straight, from Alaska to Tasmania, your toes not touching earth or water.


About Cornerstone

The Cornerstone employee newsletter is produced by University Relations and emailed to all UAF staff and faculty. You can submit news items here.

 

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