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bee lands on a petal of a purple irisCelebrate National Pollinators Week at Georgeson Botanical Garden

National Pollinator Week is June 19-25, and Georgeson Botanical Garden is highlighting its exhibits explaining what these beneficial insects and animals do.

UAF PolarExpress card design contest poll

Thank you to everyone who participated in the UAF PolarExpress design competition. We received 45 excellent submissions, and it is genuinely humbling to glimpse the immense artistic talent of our UAF community. After a difficult selection process, the pre-selected judging panel whittled the submissions down to 10 finalists. Vote for your favorite design here. The Office of the Bursar will announce the new design and grand prize winner on July 1.

Tour signGeophysical Institute, Poker Flat offer free summer tours

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is offering free public family-friendly tours from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Two different guided tours are available. One consists of a visit to several science groups in the Geophysical Institute home base in the Elvey Building on UAF’s Troth Yeddha’ Campus. The other is a visit to Poker Flat Research Range at Mile 30 Steese Highway. Addiional tour details are available here.

What's happening

Deadlines and reminders

  • Last day of instruction for six-week session I (June 30)

  • Independence Day holiday (no classes, most offices closed) (July 3-4)

  • First day of instruction for six-week session II (July 5)

  • Summer Graduation applications due (July 15)

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program fall workshop info session

UAF is hosting an information session July 18 from 2-3 p.m. about an upcoming fall workshop series that will provide support for students applying to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The workshop is open to UAF-affiliated undergraduate seniors and graduate students in their first or second year. 

Four people work in sqaure-shaped holes in the ground at an archaeological dig site, with a variety of instruments and supplies around them.Study shows ancient Alaskans were freshwater fishers

A scientific team led by University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers has discovered the earliest-known evidence of freshwater fishing by ancient people in the Americas. The research offers a glimpse at how early humans used a changing landscape and could offer insight for modern people facing similar changes.

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