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Big things have always happened at UAF, from hosting the state's constitutional convention
to rocket launches in pursuit of geophysical research and a unique dinosaur discovery
on Alaska's North Slope. Even small things can be big, like the microgrids in development
at the Alaska Center for Energy and Power. More recently, the University of Alaska
Board of Regents approved two projects at its February meeting that will reshape this
university's Troth Yeddha' Campus: the Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Studies Center and
a planetarium addition at the University of Alaska Museum of the North. One comment
I keep hearing is how big these projects are for UAF. Continue reading the Friday Focus.
 The Barnette Blazers of Barnette Magnet School in Fairbanks won first place in the
2024 Alaska Science Olympiad on Saturday, Feb. 24. Students from across the state
participated in the annual tournament that challenges their skills in science, technology,
engineering and math. Read more on the event and the team's next level of competition.
A workshop in Sitka will teach participants how to make a classic French dish -- with
a Southeast Alaska flair. Chef Jayme Schroeder said ratatouille is his favorite dish,
and this version will include fresh ribbon kelp and abalone. The workshop will be 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, at the Sitka Lutheran Church kitchen.
Learn more and register to attend.
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