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Led by UAF scientists, an international team looks high and low to answer questions
about the reawakened volcano. Find out more in the fall 2023 Aurora.
Biomedical Learning and Student Training invites all faculty, staff and graduate students
to November mentoring discussion group sessions on Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m. via Zoom
or in-person in Room 174 of the Arctic Health Research Building. Learn more about the sessions.
Family programs at the University of Alaska Museum of the North will explore life
in the Arctic during November. Read more about program events Nov. 10, 11 and 18.
The Department of Military and Veteran Services is hosting a Veterans Day event on
Friday, Nov. 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Wood Center mall area for all our military-
and veteran-affiliated students. We are hosting doughnuts and coffee for all our students,
as well as giving them a chance to register with our office for spring 2024. Read more on the event.
Join Marna Kimmel, the ACLU of Alaska's executive director, on Thursday, Nov. 9 at
1 p.m. in Gruening 412 for a discussion on the status of civil rights work across
Alaska and what's on the horizon. Read more about the event.
NSF program officers from the Computer and Information Science and Engineering directorate
will be holding in-person informational seminars and Q&A sessions on Friday, Nov.
17 in Akasofu 501. Read more info including how to register.
Cheryl Rosa, attending veterinarian at the Large Animal Research Station and director
of the Animal Resources Center, will be kicking off the LARS Science Series with a
lecture in the Murie auditorium on Nov. 13 from 4-5 p.m. all about animal feet, focusing
on ungulates like the ones at LARS. A zoom link is also available.
Alaska Sea Grant and partners were recently awarded over $240,000 from NOAA Sea Grant
for a project to train and support new commercial fishermen in Alaska. The two-year project will draw upon program strengths from each project partner to
assist with crew training, apprenticeships, and network-building to help new crewmembers
be successful on the water. Read more about the training project
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates the two
individuals who received an URSA 2023-24 Climate Change Project award. Read more about the projects submitted by Logan Niemann and Jessie Skalisky.
UAF Chancellor Dan White will host his annual holiday gathering on Thursday, Dec.
7 from 4-6 p.m. in the Wood Center Mall and Multi-level Lounge. All employees are
invited to enjoy food and drinks and celebrate the season together. Learn more about the holiday gathering.
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Please join Student Support Services and the Nanook Diversity and Action Center in
celebrating First-Generation college students, staff, and faculty members. National
First-Gen Day is Wednesday, Nov. 8, and we have events happening Nov 6-9! Read more about the various events.
The Northern Lights String Orchestra will perform a large ensemble recital at 7:30
p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9 in the Davis Concert Hall at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Read more about the recital.
Learn the basics on how to create your own augmented reality mobile app in Alaska
NSF EPSCoR's free, three-part virtual workshop Nov. 13, 15 and 17 from 3–4 p.m. each
day via Zoom. We will also have a demonstration from “AR Hero,” a platform for putting
together an AR experience, no app required! Learn more about the workshop.
Learn to preserve meat and vegetables in jars safely during a one-day class Nov. 12
in Homer. Participants will learn how to heat-process low-acid food in jars; use and
care for a pressure canner; prepare meat, fish and vegetables to place in jars; and
make stock and soup. Read more for registration information.
Northwest Archivists' next annual meeting will be held in Spokane, Washington, from
May 8-10, 2024. The program committee is seeking session proposals related to all
aspects of archival/library practice, theory or research that is broadly related to
the theme "Seeking Balance: Sustainability and Adaptation" through Dec. 8. Read more on the submission details.
UAF Community and Technical College Culinary Arts and Hospitality students, led by
program director Sean Walklin, participated in the 2023 City Sampler on Oct. 19. This
event benefits the Fairbanks Resource Agency, which serves Interior Alaskans with
disabilities. Read more about the event.
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LARS Science Series
