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Alex Sommerfield named to GNAC All-Academic Team

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Alex Sommerfield is a digital journalism major and has maintained a 4.0 GPA in his year and a half with the Nanooks basketball program. Read more

UAF's Student CARE Program

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Sometimes students may struggle due to extenuating circumstances, mental health concerns or a lack of resources. To help, UAF has implemented the Student CARE Program. Read more

Extenuating circumstance letters

Sometimes a student’s ability to focus on classes is impacted by life events, which is where an extenuating circumstance letter comes in.
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Math and science tutoring for
K-12 students

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The Financial Aid Office has free, drop-in tutoring in math and science for children of students and employees on Tuesdays from 1-5 p.m. and Thursdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Read more

One-stop shop for students

Find important deadlines, plus links to things like the academic calendar, advising, academic programs and courses, forms, maps, health and safety, support services, and paying for school. Read more

Whale of an exhibit takes shape

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Read about how a 57-year-old bowhead skeleton will soon hang in UA Museum of the North in the latest edition of Aurora online. Read more

Lectures

CFOS Seminar: ‘Stuck in the Cold’ (March 3)
Alaska Native Corporations Seminar (March 4)
IAB Seminar: Soils and bee conservation (March 5)
BLaST, One Health seminar on federally qualified health centers (March 8)
‘Fire Landscapes from Air and Space’ (March 9)

Quick reminders

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Commencement Q&A (March 3, noon-2 p.m.)
Students needed for STEM success project
Apply for COVID-19 rent relief by March 5
Student proposals for ocean acidification measurements (March 15)

Career workshop and job fair at anthropology conference

The annual meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association will feature many UAF departments, staff and faculty. The virtual meeting, March 1-5, includes a career development workshop and a job fair.
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Midnight Sun Science Symposium

Undergraduate and graduate students should register by March 5 to participate in the Midnight Sun Science Symposium, April 15-16. Read more

Reminder: URSA's Research and Creative Activity Days

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The 2021 edition of URSA's Research and Creative Activity Days will be online from April 6-8. Want to present? Register by March 12! Read more

VA benefits brief

Veterans attending or working at UAF are invited to a VA benefits brief Thursday, March 4, from 1-2 p.m. The brief will cover the disability compensation claims process. Read more

Skiathon to support UAF trails

Get outside this weekend with the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks as they host the Skiathon in support of the UAF trails. This will be a self-service fundraiser March 6-7 held on the UAF ski trails. Read more

Ph.D. student co-authors paper on Puerto Rico power grid

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A new research paper, co-authored by Ph.D. student Chinmay Shah, looks at the sustainable long-term recovery of Puerto Rico's electric power grid after hurricanes Maria and Irma. Read more

Expanded Pub hours

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Starting the first week of March, the Pub will be open from 4:30-10 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays and from noon-10 p.m. on Fridays.
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About Cornerstone

The Cornerstone student newsletter is produced by University Relations during the fall and spring semesters. If you are no longer a student, please contact us at uaf-cornerstone@news.uaf.edu.
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