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Anupma Prakash, provost and executive vice chancellor

Friday Focus: Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

“Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” is a Sanskrit phrase from ancient Indian scriptures that means the whole world is one (my) family. I grew up in India in a multigenerational household and had many aunts and uncles living in my neighborhood. It is hard to remember even a day when we did not have a relative or a friend stopping by and having a snack or meal with us. My concept and definition of a family was framed with these childhood visions, and went well beyond the typical legal definition of a family. It included relatives, family friends, and friends of friends. This vast familial network took care of each other and was vested in the success of every member. I could not be where I am today without the unconditional support of my family. Effective professional organizations are not different – they function like strong families.


Graduation Fair to take place Feb. 22

A Graduation Fair will take place Wednesday, Feb. 22, from noon to 3 p.m. in the Wood Center ballroom.


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Nanook Sports Update

Tybenn Sturm named to 2022-23 GNAC All-Academic Team

Nick Hopkins posts double-double in loss to Western Washington

Nordic Ski announces signing of Aidan Hay for upcoming 2023-24 season

Tolliver posts 23 points but Nanooks fall to Central Washington on the road

Wojciechowicz posts NCAA B-Cut in 1000-yard Free on day one of PCSC Championships

200 Freestyle Relay Team leads Nanooks on day two of PCSC Championships

Nanooks Volleyball adds Presley Engelauf to signing class


OARC to offer 'Samples of Opportunity' this summer

The Ocean Acidification Research Center will offer its "Samples of Opportunity" program to UAF students again during summer 2023. This program lets current UAF students add a new tool, marine carbonate chemistry, to their data toolbox free of charge. Ocean Acidification data can be applied to interdisciplinary research areas that include aquaculture, environmental change, fisheries, marine biology, natural resource management, and oceanography. Proposals are due March 15. Email Natalie Monacci at nmonacci@alaska.edu for more information.

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UAF in the News

SFU marine biologist rowing across the Atlanta to raise funds for ocean conservation (SFU News)

Study finds caribou have been using same Arctic calving grounds for 3,000 years (Tech and Science Post)

Diminished population of sunflower sea stars may get Endangered Species Act listing (Newsbreak)

Crab crisis in Bering Sea a sign of 'borealization' and big changes in the future, scientists warn (ADN)

Collegiate rifle No.1 squeezes by No.2 Alaska-Fairbanks, wins Patriot Rifle Conference championship (Shooting Sports USA)


Introduction to Implicit Bias Workshop

The Introduction to Implicit Bias Workshop on Thursday, April 20 from noon to 3 p.m. will provide an introduction to different forms of implicit bias and their impacts. Trainers will share tools and methods participants can use to interrupt and mitigate bias in the moment and in the long term. This workshop is hosted by the UAF Department of Equity and Compliance and the UAF Nanook Diversity and Action Center. Please register in advance. For more info, or to make an accommodation request at least five days in advance of this event, please contact the DEC at 907-474-7300 or email.


A butterfly with mottled dark brown, yellow, orange and white wings rests on a concrete floor.

Butterflies in the middle of winter

Rod Boyce of Two Rivers, Alaska, reports that he has noticed – at a time when the outside air's temperature has not been above freezing since October – three butterflies living in his heated garage.


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