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The University of Alaska Fairbanks will honor Kalen Moore-Thomas and Riley von Borstel
on May 5 as its outstanding undergraduate degree recipients for 2023. Read more ...
UAF writers are invited to join a Month of Writing, with writing sessions every Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday in June and a supportive community of writers to keep you accountable.
This program is open to faculty, staff, graduate students and post-docs!
Construction season at the Troth Yeddha’ campus is coming quickly and will feature
two large projects that are major milestones in the campus revitalization. Learn more ...
Do you have a faculty or staff advisor who has made a positive impact on your university
experience? Nominate them for the Excellence in Advising award. The Feist-Schamel
Faculty Advisor Award and the McHenry-Martin Staff Advisor Award recognize outstanding
undergraduate-level advising at UAF.
UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting an Art-o-Mat machine for the
month of May. This retired cigarette machine has been refurbished to dispense small
works of original art for $5. Learn more about the Art-o-Mat project here. Summer Sessions is located in Eielson 216 and is open M-F, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
More information is available at 907-474-7021, summer@alaska.edu, and the Summer Sessions website.
The Biomedical Learning and Student Training program invites students to apply to
earn up to $5,000 to conduct research in the next academic year 2023-2024. These awards
may be used to cover hourly wages, tuition, travel, supplies and services. The deadline to apply is May 28 by midnight. For more info, visit the BLaST URE website.
Fresh Eyes on Ice, a University of Alaska Fairbanks citizen science project, is urging
Alaskans to send in photos to help predict flooding in the state. To participate, Alaskans can submit pictures of river and lake ice to the project website with location information and a brief description of conditions. Read more ...
Learn about the groundbreaking science happening at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
through engaging, family-friendly activities on Thursday, May 18 from 4-7 p.m. Visit with research groups and colleges along the West Ridge of UAF’s Troth Yeddha’ Campus. Park for free in lots along Koyukuk Drive. Don’t miss the free ice cream social
hosted by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.
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Brianna Gray, the 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient, reconnected with her
identity at UAF. Today, she helps Fairbanks K-12 students succeed. Find out more in the Spring 2023 Aurora.
The UAF Faculty Accelerator and eCampus are seeking faculty and student applicants
to participate in the Learner Experience Advocacy Program for the 2023 fall semester.
 In 2020, the U.S. Department of Education updated regulatory definitions of distance
learning within the Distance Education and Innovation Ruling that all higher education
institutions receiving federal financial aid (Title IV funds) must comply with. The
regulation became effective July 1, 2021, and requires that for all online courses
for which students Title IV funds, there is "regular and substantive interaction between
students and instructors." This week's column provides information on the background,
benefits, essential characteristics, and what to expect next with regard to regular
and substantive interaction, or RSI.
Two undergraduate students in the College of Rural and Community Development, Alicia
Smoke and Dante Burk, have been awarded summer internships in linguistics at the University
of Oregon. Read more...
Cold weather in April is delaying two cherished milestones in Interior Alaska: the
start of the birch sap run and green-up. Read more ...
May is Native Plant Month and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension
Service's Anchorage Outreach Office is offering four virtual workshops, available
statewide. Read more ...
Thirty-seven presenters came to Dillingham for a conference celebrating Western Alaska
Interdisciplinary Science. If you couldn't attend in person, recordings of the presentations
are available on the WAISC website.
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