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Melissa Shippey sits in front skeins and balls of yarn.

Aurora: Sharing a colorful yarn

A long-ago visit to a knitting shop leads Melissa Shippey to a new field in which to apply her scientific methods. Find out more in the fall 2022 Aurora.


A bluethroat bird sits atop a shrub in Nome, Alaska.

Gavin Migratory Bird Research Grant applications due

Scientists within the University of Alaska system, including graduate students and faculty members, are eligible to apply for the Angus Gavin Memorial Migratory Bird Research Grant now open for 2023 field season proposals. The application deadline is Dec. 12, 2022.


UAF Alumni Association to host Pre-game Rally for Governor's Cup

Dust off your ugly sweater on Friday, Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. at the Lat 65 Brewing Company to cheer on our very own Alaska Nanooks at the UAFAA Pre-game Rally. Join us for this festive event as we prepare to head back to the Carlson Center for the first game in the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup series since 2020.


Tracie Haan loading DNA into the Nanopore Minion.

Alaska INBRE Graduate Research Assistantship opportunity open

Are you a graduate student? Are you interested in applying for a graduate research assistantship? Alaska INBRE's GRA opportunity is open. The deadline for submission is Jan. 13, 2023, by 5 p.m. AKT.


Staff Council food drive for student pantry

UAF Staff Council is hosting a food drive to support the UAF Food Pantry. If your department is participating, put a food box in your area to collect non-perishable/shelf-stable food and toiletries.

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Alaska industry internships available

The UAF Alaska Space Grant Program will fund student internships with an Alaska company. Applications are due Feb. 1, 2023. More details are available at Space Grant Funding – Alaska Industry Internships. For more information contact the Alaska Space Grant Program at uaf-spacegrant@alaska.edu or 907-474-6833.


Logo for Premio Internacional de Poesía, Image courtesy of DALYA Editorial.

"Dolors Alberola" Poetry Prize

We invite writers worldwide to enter the competition with an unpublished collection of poems (500-800 lines) in any official language of the world. Poems may be on any subject in any form or style. Submit online, deadline is Jan. 31, 2023. More details at edalya.com/index.php/poetry.


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