Since 2016, the Biomedical Learning and Student Training (BLaST) program at UAF has
highlighted scientists from all biomedical fields through its Scientist of the Month
articles. UAF Faculty Mario Muscarella of the department of biology and wildlife was
selected as the August BLaST Scientist of the Month.
Full-time UAF faculty members, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students from
all disciplines and campuses are eligible to apply for URSA Mentor Awards of up to
$6,000 for mentoring undergraduate research and scholarly learning opportunities.
Funding options include; fellowships for undergraduate students, travel for undergraduate
students, as well as supplies and/or services to help support undergraduate research
and scholarly activity initiatives. The deadline to apply is Sept. 11, 2022. The online application is available on the URSA website.
 Dr. Ben Jones led the organizing of a weeklong August event in Utqiagvik to celebrate
the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory. The lab at Utqiagvik, at the northern tip of Alaska, has changed since its beginnings.
It now operates under a different name and with a different owner and operator, Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation and subsidiary UIC Science. But the legacy of the original lab reaches Jones and others to this day.
The Elmer E. Rasmuson Library would like to welcome students and faculty to a new
semester at UAF with a reminder that there are resources to help lower stress, anxiety
and depression and to manage your mental health. Check out our updated resources guide.
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research with support from the Faculty Development
Team will host Dr. Jaroslaw Majewski, program manager for the National Science Foundation
on the Troth Yeddha' UAF campus Sept. 12 and 13. Dr. Majewski will put on a workshop Sept. 12 covering the structure of NSF, funding
opportunities provided by NSF, how NSF grant requests should be structured, the NSF
“merit review” process, how NSF panels are organized and executed, and how to work
and communicate with NSF program directors. Anyone interested is encouraged to RSVP to uaf-vcr@alaska.edu. Dr. Majewski is also available to meet in one-on-one sessions in-person or via Zoom
while on campus. Bring along a one-page summary of your NSF proposal idea. To sign up for a session, please email Srijan Aggarwal.
 The University of Alaska Museum of the North is focusing on the theme of water during
family programs in September. These programs are included with admission and are free for members. For more information on museum events, visit the website or call 907-474-7505.
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The Department of Communication and Journalism (COJO) faculty, Amy May, director of
the Speaking Center, and Rob Prince, producer and host of Dark Winter Nights, will
again offer a series of workshops (available both in-person and online) for students
to develop and practice their presentation and story-telling skills for this year's
competition.
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Sept. 8: The pillars of your 3MT
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Sept. 15: Brainstorming your research story
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Sept. 20: Presenting your research as a compelling story
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Sept. 29: Visualizing your research story
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Oct. 6: It’s all about delivery via zoom
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Oct. 13: Mock trials and feedback
One-on-one with the Speaking Center coaches (schedule anytime)
The UAF Graduate School is hosting three NextGen training sessions in September to go over how to fill out UAF graduate forms.
The sessions will be held on:
Sept. 14, 2022: Noon-1 p.m.
Sept. 19, 2022: 3-4 p.m.
Sept. 30, 2022: 10-11 a.m.
All three sessions will be available via Zoom. You must register in advance (click on the date you would like to attend).
Peter Ray and Syndonia Bret-Harte have studied Arctic plants for a combined 50 years.
But they recently found there was still more to learn when an accidental experiment
led to a surprising discovery about how such plants behave in the snow.
Arctic Youth Ambassadors is seeking applications for the 2022-2023 cohort. Youth between
18-21 years old from across Alaska are eligible to apply to serve as ambassadors for
their communities and country by building awareness at home and abroad about their
lives in the Arctic. Applications must be submitted by Sept. 25, 2022. Learn more and apply at the Arctic Youth Ambassadors website.
ACUASI's visit to Delta Junction Junior High School — home of the Grizzlies — was
part of ACUASI’s effort to get young people interested in science, technology, engineering
and math. Although the days of learning about drones feels like a camp, it’s considered actual
summer school because the curriculum contains math, reading and writing.
When I left my sister's house in Brooklyn yesterday afternoon, I was 4,200 miles from
my home. That's a long way, but I slept in my Fairbanks bed before the next sunrise.
Enabling this incredible time travel are modern jet aircraft like the Boeing 737-700,
which carried me and 125 others from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New
York to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. I settled into my window seat to savor
an experience I sometimes take for granted — the traverse of our country in one day.
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