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Welcome to spring 2020!!!

Chancellor's forum: Strategic planning

Chancellor Dan White will host a forum to update the university community on strategic planning at UAF from 1-2 p.m. Jan. 23 in the Wood Center ballroom.
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Heads up: Academic dates

Alaska Civil Rights Day (no class) (Jan. 20)
Deadline to add classes, late registration (Jan. 24)
Tuition, fee payment due (Jan. 24)
Graduating this spring? Apply by Feb. 17. Visit www.uaf.edu/reg/grad. Fee: $50 nonrefundable

Good to know

One-stop info shop
Scheduled snow removal postponed
What’s new at UAF Dining
UAF’s online bachelor’s degrees rank among top 100

Fearless at 40 below

Collage of six pictures of people posing in front of the -40 sign in shorts, swimsuits, etc.
Mercury falling? Time for a picture! View online

Rising suns

The sun peeks from behind the mountains. Multiple suns are reflected in the panes of glass. Ice fog blankets the valley, with trees in the foreground.
Sunrise on Jan. 9, 2020, taken from inside the Engineering Learning and Innovation Facility as temperatures reached -40°F. View online

Health and well-being

SRC no-credit strength training classes
Indoor cycling classes to begin Jan. 20
Let’s Talk consultations Jan. 21
PhD student wellness meeting Jan. 31

UAF Society of Physics Students recognized for excellence

UAF Society of Physics Students recognized for excellence
This is the third consecutive time the chapter has been recognized for its excellence as a top-tier student-led physical sciences organization.
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Student funding, jobs, careers

Introducing Handshake: Career, mentoring portal
Biomedical undergraduate scholarship (Feb. 7)
Marine policy fellowship can launch career (grad students: Feb. 21)
Student internships in utilities, microgrids

Alaska Nanooks at home

Women’s basketball v. Montana St Billings (Jan. 18)
Hockey v. Northern Michigan (Jan. 24-25)
Women's basketball v. Seattle Pacific (Jan. 30)

Talk on refugee camp in Greece

Large group of people posing for camera.
UAF graduate Samantha Feemster will give a presentation on her time with a refugee camp in Greece on Jan. 16 at 1 p.m. in Arctic Java.
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