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If you are like me and still shaking off the sugar rush, it feels right to start with
a little Halloween humor: Why don't skeletons ever work on the Facilities team? Because
they don't have the guts! With that bit of Halloween spirit, let's turn to something
just as important--teamwork and the impressive work at UAF Facilities Services. As
we roll out our new Strategic Plan, we are creating a roadmap for how we care for
UAF--our people, facilities, and campuses--by staying true to our core values of Connection,
Reliability, Safety, Stewardship and Responsiveness. Our vision is ambitious. By 2030,
we want UAF to have the best-supported and utilized education and research spaces
in Alaska. Continue reading this week's Friday Focus.
 A meteorologist from the National Weather Service's local office recently told a newspaper
reporter that heavy, wet, snow would materialize in a few days. He said it would resemble
"cement falling from the sky." Learn more on the noteworthy forecast for the recent winter weather event.
Warm up with us on Nov. 7 from noon to 2 p.m. for a taste of the best chili around
in the Wood Center Multi-Level Lounge! Sample delicious recipes as our campus chefs
face off to see who will take home the title of Chili Cook-off Champion. Read more info on the cook-off and admission.
Managing invasive species in a changing climate will be the focus of the 25th annual
Alaska Invasive Species Workshop on Nov. 12-14 in Fairbanks. The University of Alaska
Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is coordinating the workshop with the Alaska
Invasive Species Partnership, an informal statewide group of agencies, organizations
and individuals concerned about invasive species. Learn more and register.
Russia’s Warming Arctic Is a Climate Threat. War Has Shut Scientists Out of It. (New York Times)
ACEP report details Fairbanks energy cost burden (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
Better Alzheimer's detection among Alaska Natives (Senior Voice)
UAF hosts hydrogen workshop: Is it the future of energy? (Fairbanks
Daily News-Miner)
AROUND ALASKA: Dog Blankets, Science, and Old Pumpkins (youralaskalink.com)
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