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  This week's Academic Tuesday features information on the UAF Graduate School, including
what it provides, a recent consultation by the Council of Graduate Schools, info on
the Three Minute Thesis competition, news about The New PhD book and author visit,
Graduate Student fellowships in innovation and entrepreneurship, and other announcements.
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the International Arctic Research
Center is hosting Rick Thoman's monthly Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing webinar on Friday, Feb. 17 from noon to 1 p.m. We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecast
tools, and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for March 2023 and the
early spring season. Join the gathering to learn what’s happened and what may be in
store with Alaska’s climate. To learn more, visit our website.
The North Slope of Alaska is famous for its polar dinosaurs. Less known is the fact
that the same rocks that preserve the dinosaurs also contain abundant bird fossils.
Lauren Keller, a graduate student at the Department of Geosciences, will talk in the
Elvey Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 17 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. about the ecology and evolution
of the earliest known arctic birds and how they increase our knowledge of Late Cretaceous
birds in North America. You can join Keller’s Geosciences Seminar presentation in person or via Zoom (Meeting
ID: 861 3292 6377 Passcode: 950618). Contact Jochen Mezger for the link.
Are you a Banner user who prints through Banner? The go-live date for Banner in the
cloud is March 13! Plan ahead and schedule a review of the Banner printer setup before
March 9. The review is necessary to ensure you will be able to print once Banner is
operating out of the cloud.
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Geosciences Seminar: Late Cretaceous Birds of the North Slope
