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The new ski trail route on campus.New ski trail abets racing's return to campus

A gift from Usibelli Coal Mine helped create a 2.5K route that meets official competition standards. Read more about the ski trail in the fall 2024 Aurora.


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Alaska Native Language Center accepting manuscript submissions

The Alaska Native Language Center is accepting manuscript submissions for books in or about Alaska Native languages. Authors who are passionate about preserving and promoting these vital languages can have their work published through the center, which is part of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Learn more on how to submit a manuscript.


Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives open house

Explore the heart of our community by diving into the stories that connect all Alaskans! The Alaska and Polar Regions Collections and Archives department at Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at University of Alaska Fairbanks is holding an open house on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 5-7 p.m. to showcase collections focused on community. This free event is open to the public.


A muskox at the Large Animal Research Station.

Large Animal Research Station begins winter tours

The Large Animal Research Station will begin its winter tour season on Thursday, Oct. 24, and offer tours most Thursdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. through Dec. 19. All tickets must be purchased online at uaf.edu/lars. Learn more about the tours.


Snedden Guest Lecture features Chris Mooney

Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Mooney will explore how journalistic narratives work to illuminate the problem of climate change and amplify concern about the state of the planet. Come listen to his talk "Covering Climate Change: The Power of Story" on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. at the BP Design Theater in Room 401A of the Usibelli Building.


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Food preservation workshops in Tok

Tok-area residents can learn to preserve meat, fish and vegetables and make yogurt, sausage and jerky in a series of workshops led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Leslie Shallcross, a health, home and family development agent in Fairbanks, will teach the classes at the Interior Alaska Campus Tok Center on West 1st St. Learn more and register for the workshops.


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Halloween costume contest at Women's Volleyball

Help your Nanooks scare away the competition! Join us in the UAF Patty Center at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31 for a Halloween costume contest and Women's Volleyball game. Special prizes will be handed out at the game. Learn more about the game and costume contest.

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Facilities Services crews work to remove snow, slush and ice from parking lots and walkways after this week’s storm that broke records for 24-hour precipitation levels.

Facilities Services tackles storm cleanup

Crews from Facilities Services are continuing to clear parking lots and walkways after this week's record-breaking storm. The Facilities Services team appreciates everyone's patience as crews clean up the large amount of snow, slush and ice that resulted. Read more on the storm and cleanup efforts.


Anthropology Colloquium: Dozandri Mendoz

On Friday, Oct. 25 from 3-5 p.m., Dozandri Mendoza will explain via a Zoom session their linguistic and semiotic anthropological work in the Puerto Rican Ballroom scene, explaining how vogue styles become recognizable and (re)performable by different members of the performance circuit through intimate kinship ties. Learn more and register to attend.


A group of children and adults dressed in halloween costumes, including a butterfly, dragon and flamingo, peer down at museum cases lined up on a series of tables in a dimly lit room.

Museum of the North to host Halloween celebration

The University of Alaska Museum of the North will host its Halloween at the Museum celebration on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 4 to 6 p.m. Read more on the Halloween celebration.


Beaded earring examples provided by Carol Wilbur.

Beaded earring workshop in December

UAF Summer Sessions is offering a non-credit beaded earring workshop for adults using beads and wire on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 and 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $175 and materials are provided. Learn more and register.


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