UAF in the news: Week of Nov. 13, 2006

Submitted by Marmian Grimes
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11/17/06

Signs of warming continue in the Arctic
Washington Post and more than 100 other publications via Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Signs of warming continue in the Arctic with a decline in sea ice, an increase in shrubs growing on the tundra and rising concerns about the Greenland ice sheet. Read more ...

$1.3 million granted to aid language programs
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Anchorage Daily News, Associated Press
Linguistics researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have been awarded $1.3 million to help teach teachers in rural Alaska how to better serve bilingual students and students in language immersion programs. Read more ...

Prototype propane fuel cell is tested
Science Daily and other publications
U.S. scientists say they have conducted a successful field test of a prototype propane fuel cell. Read more ...

Classic honors Rodericks
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The luncheon for the BP Top of the World Classic at the Westmark Hotel has developed into somewhat of an annual comedy festival, as head coaches for the tournament’s eight men’s college basketball teams dispense a joke or two while discussing their respective teams’ strengths and expectations for the four-day tournament at the Carlson Center. Read more ...

Dictionary seeks to preserve endangered native Han language
Juneau Empire
EAGLE - The language of the Han people of the upper Yukon basin will be preserved in dictionary form thanks to the efforts of Belgian linguist Willem De Reuse and the Alaska Native Language Center. Read more ...

Supercomputing from Alaska to Florida
HPCWire.com
This year’s SC chair, Barbara Horner-Miller, associate director of the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center (ARSC), was nice enough to carve some time out of her busy schedule to share her thoughts about the new developments at ARSC, her ongoing involvement in the Cray User Group (CUG), and her experience as the SC06 chair. She also gives us a glimpse into, what she believes, will be some of more interesting highlights of this week’s conference. Read more ...

Diwali Hindu festival of lights draws crowd
Sun Star
Diwali, the Hindu "Festival of Lights," is the largest and most widely celebrated festival throughout India, and this past weekend it was the highlight cultural event on the UAF campus. Read more ...

UAF tightening its admission standards
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Anchorage Daily News, Associated Press
The University of Alaska Fairbanks administration is changing the requirements for admission to its baccalaureate programs. Starting in 2008 the admission standards will be higher, funneling applicants who are deemed less prepared for college into a pre-major program. Read more ...

Alaska exports not always welcomed
Alaska Report
Three recent studies show links between Alaska and birds in California, air quality in Texas, and icebergs in Antarctica. Read more ...

UAF may nab new ship
Juneau Empire, Associated Press
FAIRBANKS - A new $97 million state-of-the-art classroom at sea may be the next addition to the UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. Read more ...

Photographer displays controversy
Sun Star
Robert Ketchum likes arguments. He puts controversial images on display to provoke debates. His latest issue: the Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay of Southwest Alaska. Read more ...