UAF in the news: week of April 2, 2007

Submitted by Marmian Grimes
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04/06/07

University of Alaska Fairbanks stalks avian flu
Far North Science and Alaska Report
Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will receive $3.8 million to track down the mysterious ecology of bird flu in Alaska. Read more ...

A 21st century Philadelphia odor researcher
KYW Newsradio
Dr. Chris Whittle of the Monell Chemical Senses Center in West Philadelphia is one of few researchers around the country investigating a little known, socially embarrassing genetic disorder. Read more ...
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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
It can’t be said that Richard Veazey hasn’t changed with the times.
Veazey is the image manager at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ digital photographic services, a post the 59-year-old native Texan has held since before digital was even part of everyday vocabulary. But over the years he rode the wave of technology, transforming his corner of services at the university along with the times, subscribing to a saying printed on a yellow sticky note he keeps taped to his filing cabinet. Read more ...

College prep program serves rural Alaska students
Indian Country Today
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - A program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is designed to ease the transition for rural students entering college and thus ensure their success as college students. Titled the Rural Alaska Honors Institute, it’s open to all students in rural villages with a 3.0 grade point average who are interested in attending college. The vast majority of the more than 1,100 students who have gone through RAHI since its inception in 1983 are Alaska Natives, although it is open to everyone. Read more ...

MacMillan resigns as Nanook hockey coach
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Tavis MacMillan, in a hastily called and emotional news conference in the Patty Center, announced his resignation Thursday as the head coach of the Alaska Nanooks, ending a long involvement with the NCAA Division I hockey program. Read more ...

Sexton, nationally renowned researcher, to visit UAF
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The author of the landmark study that linked maternal smoking to low birth-weight babies is sharing her insights and expertise with scientists at the Center for Alaska Native Health Research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Read more ...

A taste of spring
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The chocoholics and museum supporters came out in full force Saturday at the University of Alaska Museum of the North. And not just to get a buzz off the array of chocolate confections, coffees and wines, but for the opportunity to air out the mustiness of winter in what one person called the first big Fairbanks event marking the beginning of spring. Read more ...

Science organizations help form strong communities on campus
Indian Country Today
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The American Indian Science and Engineering Society and the Alaska Native Science Engineering Program work closely together at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Students in one organization are likely to be in the other program as well, and the combination forms a strong community within the university with tight friendships and mutual support. Read more ...

Snow goose invasion points to Arctic thaw
New Scientist
In February, birders from across Washington state flocked to the town of Stanwood, population 5068, for the area’s second annual Snow Goose Festival. Set up to boost the local economy, events this year included a pancake breakfast, birdwatching tours, wine tasting and live music from a local bluegrass band. Read more ...

Arctic sea ice study is under way
Imedinews, UPI, Science Daily and other online outlets
FAIRBANKS, Alaska--U.S. researchers have started a two-week study of the arctic ice pack to better understand its effect on climate change. Read more ...

FAA honors program at TVC
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded the Diamond Certificate of Excellence to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Tanana Valley Campus’ aviation maintenance technology program. The award is the agency’s most prestigious recognition of aviation maintenance technicians and their employers. Read more ...