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Road closure map provided by UAF Division of Design and Construction.

Troth Yeddha' road closure update

Portions of North Tanana Drive and Taku Drive will be closed today through Thursday night, and potentially Aug. 11 to make road repairs. Detours will be posted to guide vehicles around. Across campus, construction crews will be filling potholes and making other repairs which may restrict the roadway to one lane temporarily.


Students visit various booths during a previous Party in the Park event.Party in the Park!

Visit Constitution Park on Aug. 29 from noon to 2 p.m. for Party in the Park! Clubs and departments from all different parts of our campus will be here! Join the Student Leadership and Involvement Office to get your questions answered about clubs and campus departments! If you are a club or campus department and want to have a booth to show your club/department to more people, then please fill out this form or head to Nanook Engage using this link.


Two women stand in front of willow trees. The older woman holds a plastic bucket partly full of blueberries.

Alaska blueberries are good for you. Right?

Bog blueberries are a favorite of Alaskans and grizzly bears, but the fact that some people across the Atlantic have long avoided them was a puzzle to Zuzana Vaneková. Read more ...


A woman wearing a floral sweater looks at garden plants while a man in a purple shirt looks on. $1 million USDA investment supports food, energy sovereignty

A $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide continued support for a University of Alaska Fairbanks project aimed at educating and preparing the next generation of Alaska Native agriculture leaders. USDA Chief Scientist and Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics Chavonda Jacobs-Young announced the investment during a visit to the UAF Troth Yeddha’ Campus in Fairbanks on Aug. 3. Read more ...

What's happening

Deadlines and reminders

  • Last day of instruction for six-week session II and full session, including final exams (Aug. 11)

  • Deadline for faculty to post grades, noon (Aug. 16)

  • Financial aid is disbursed
    (Aug. 18)

  • Residence halls open to first-year students only, 8 a.m. (Aug. 22)

  • Orientation for Families (Aug. 22-13)

  • Orientation for New Students (Aug. 23-26)

  • Residence halls open to all students, 8 a.m. (Aug. 24)

  • Orientation for Graduate Students, Student Veterans, Transfer Students, and International Students (Aug. 25)


rick thomanAugust NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing

UAF Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy will be hosting this month's Climate Outlook Briefing on Aug. 18 from noon to 1 p.m. Rick Thoman will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss some forecasting tools, and finish with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for September 2023 and the fall season. Join us online to learn more.


The new PolarExpress ID Card Design, 'Blue & Gold' by Ula Boughan.

New changes to PolarExpress card form

The Office of the Bursar has streamlined the forms used to request a PolarExpress ID card, depending on your needs. Read more ... 


About Cornerstone

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