<i>UAF photo by JR Ancheta</i><br>Visitors pause outside the University of Alaska Museum of the North.

Return of light can trigger seasonal depression

Seasonal affective disorder, known as SAD, usually occurs in the winter, but some people are hit harder in the spring. They become depressed as the days get longer and the temperatures warmer.

If you find yourself having symptoms of depression — feelings of hopelessness, teariness, lack of motivation, thoughts of hurting yourself, difficulty making decisions, decreased concentration — please call the Student Health and Counseling Center at 474-7043 for an appointment.

The center is open 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. and also has a 24-hour call line staffed by licensed professionals.

UAF engineering team wins mine design competition

A team of UAF mining engineering students has captured first place in an international mine design competition. Read more

House committee takes budget testimony from Fairbanks today

On the afternoon of Thursday, March 2, the House Finance Committee will begin taking public testimony on the state’s operating budget. The committee is recommending $325 million in unrestricted general funds for the University of Alaska. This is the same as the university’s current funding level, and consistent with the governor’s request. However, it is still $16 million below the UA Board of Regents’ request of $341 million for FY18. Read more

UA Board of Regents to meet in Anchorage, March 2-3

The University of Alaska Board of Regents spring meeting will take place March 2-3 in Anchorage. Leading the agenda are the university's FY18 budget and Strategic Pathways updates, as well as a discussion on how the university approaches shared governance. Read more

Resilience and Adaptation Program accepting fellowship applications

The Resilience and Adaptation Program at UAF is accepting applications for the 2017-2018 academic year. Read more

Museum hosts Family Day to celebrate film and photography

The University of Alaska Museum of the North will hold a Family Day exploring film and photography on Saturday, March 4, from noon to 4 p.m. Read more

Krauss lecture is latest splash for UAF physics club

The UAF Society of Physics Students has made a habit of exceeding expectations. So when club leaders asked famed physicist Lawrence Krauss to make a low-budget trip to speak in Fairbanks, perhaps it shouldn’t have been a surprise that he quickly snatched up the offer. Read more

UAF to host free Athabascan stargazing event

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host a free stargazing event, "Northern Dene (Athabascan) Astronomy" Monday, March 6 starting at 6:30 p.m. Read more

Wood Center offers funds for prevention programs

The Wood Center is soliciting funding proposals for events, programs or initiatives that focus on prevention of risks to student health and safety. Read more

UP/RISE exhibit needs art

The Nanook Diversity and Action Center will host UP/RISE, an art exhibit celebrating womanhood, March 20-31 in Arctic Java. March is Women's History Month. Read more

Festival of Native Arts comes to UAF March 2-4

The Festival of Native Arts is slated for March 2-4 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Davis Concert Hall. Doors open to the public at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, March 2 and 3 and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 4. This year’s theme is “Carry Your Drum, Carry Your Culture.” Read more

March is packed with activities

March on the Fairbanks campus is packed with programs sponsored by the UAF Student Activities Office, the Leadership, Involvement and Volunteer Experience program, and the Nanook Diversity and Action Center. Read more

'Fences' to be screened at Arctic Java

The Nanook Diversity and Action Council will screen Denzel Washington's 2016 film "Fences," an adaptation of a 1983 play by the same name written by August Wilson.

The film details the experience of an African-American father with race relations in 1950s America and explores themes of masculinity, family and the American dream.

The screening will be held on March 7 at 7 p.m. in Arctic Java. There will be a discussion about the film afterwards. Read more

Peter MacKeith photography exhibit opens for First Friday

The "2017 Peter MacKeith Memorial Photography Exhibition: Ascension" will open Friday, March 3, with a reception in Wood Center's Arctic Java. The photos will be on display beginning at 5 p.m. The reception event is free and open to the public. Frozen Lenses, the UAF student photography group, is hosting the exhibit through March 19 in partnership with the Wood Center Student Activities Office. Read more

UAF Major Mania on March 10

This year’s Major Mania will take place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, March 10, in the Wood Center multilevel lounge. Once again, Major Mania will be combined with Inside Out, a preview event at UAF that brings more than 100 local high school juniors and seniors to campus. Read more

Koyukuk Drive to close March 6-7 for evening snow removal

Beginning at 7 p.m. on the evenings of March 6 and 7, Koyukuk Drive will close to traffic for snow removal. UAF Facilities Services crews will place signs and barricades in the area informing drivers of the temporary closure. Read more

Spring schedule released for campus snow removal

UAF Facilities Services has released the schedule for spring snow removal of campus parking lots. Read more

Andy Erikson featured in Bust-A-Gut

Join Andy Erikson at The Pub in Wood Center for a night of comedy on March 8, 8-10 p.m. Share a drink and some laughs with the runner-up in NBC's "Last Comic Standing" 2015 competition. Read more

Crime statistics

The Campus Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, as amended, (known as the “Clery Act”) and the Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act signed into law in 2008 require that colleges and universities publish an annual security report and an annual fire safety report, distribute the reports to all students and employees, and inform prospective students and employees about … Read more