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Teisha Simmons, interim dean for the College of Indigenous Studies

Friday Focus: Indigenous Peoples Day - Opportunity for healing, celebration, and recognition

My Denakk'e name is Neggakk'o. It was my late great-grandmother Anna's name and I was told that it's such an old name, that its meaning has been lost. It used to bother me that my Denakk'e name doesn't have a known meaning. Today though, I'm proud to have a name that has survived against all odds. You see, who I am today as an Athabascan person has also survived against the odds. For me to be here today, my ancestors had to survive for time immemorial and one of the harshest climates in the world. Continue reading this week's Friday Focus.

Limited submission: EPA community change grants

The EPA's Community Change Grants will support comprehensive community and place-based approaches to redressing environmental and climate injustices for communities facing legacy pollution, climate change, and persistent disinvestment. White papers are due by 5 p.m. on Oct. 21.

Members of the Iñu-Yupiaq Dance Group share a cultural dance with attendees in the multi-level pit area of the UAF Wood Center during the 2023 Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration on Oct. 9, 2023.

UAF hosting 2024 Indigenous Peoples Day events

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 14 this year with a day full of cultural events and workshops. Learn more about about the various events and workshops scheduled.

Winter just around the corner

Cold and storms are inevitable in the Interior, so take stock of everything now that you might need in the case of an electrical outage. Extra batteries, blankets, and wood for your stove, or maybe you are equipped with a generator. Using a generator for backup power is common in Alaska, and unfortunately so is carbon monoxide poisoning from the exhaust. Read more on safe generator use in the winter.

Writing faculty from nine campuses gathered in Anchorage, Alaska, for the first statewide symposium on effectiveness in first-year writing held Sept. 27-28, 2024.

Faculty gather for first statewide symposium on first-year writing effectiveness

The first Quinquennial Statewide Symposium on Effectiveness in First-Year Writing was held at the University of Alaska Anchorage on Sept. 27-28. This event brought together educators and stakeholders to discuss strategies for improving first-year writing programs and explore innovations in teaching and learning practices. Learn more about the symposium.

UAF in the News

In High Mountain Alaska, a Glacier’s Deep Secret Is Revealed at Last (The New York Times)

New-look UAF rifle team enters 2024-25 as preseason No. 1 (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)

University of Alaska Fairbanks upgrades its HPC resources (Scientific Computing World)

Alaska wildfire season, marked by significant smoke events, closes with below-average totals (Alaska Beacon)

Ocean glider opens new ‘tool kit’ in crab tracking efforts (Alaska Native News)

What's happening

Deadlines and reminders

A white jawbone with teeth from a Canadian lynx lies embedded in sheet of protective white foam. Below it, in the same sheet, a similar but much larger jawbone, colored dark brown, is also inset into the foam.

The lion that walked through your yard

Grizzly and black bears remind humans that we are not at the top of the food chain in Alaska. Ancient Alaskans shared the grasslands with possibly an even more terrifying predator -- the American lion. Learn more about this ancient predator.

Alaska INBRE URA Scholar opportunity now open

Students funded through the Alaska INBRE Undergraduate Research Assistantship program will gain valuable experience in designing, conducting, and presenting research. Submission deadline is Nov. 22. 

Transformative learning in your class

How can we aspire to the UAF vision statement "Excellence through transformative experiences"? What is the intersection with teaching and learning? And, how might you go about fostering such things in your courses? Read more in this teaching tip from CTL.

A tiny stuffed pink pig sits on a table next to an American flag and a 4-H clover.

Anchorage 4-H new members open house

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is hosting an open house in Anchorage for youths aged 5-18 who are interested in joining 4-H. Learn more about the open house event.

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