UAF in the news: week of Aug. 20, 2007

Submitted by Marmian Grimes
Phone: (907) 474-7902
08/24/07

UAF gets $2.5 million to start first phase of Arctic research vessel
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is one step closer to having a $123 million research vessel for use in studying the Arctic Ocean. Read more ...

TVC offering tuition waivers
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Tanana Valley Campus is again offering a one-credit TVC tuition waiver to students who complete a series of special orientation programs in September. Read more ...

An aphrodisiac without the itch
ScienceNOW and several other national publications
Bug repellent might not set human hearts aflutter, but it does crested auklets. Read more ...

Sandra Stringer, longtime public servant, dies
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
To family and friends, Sandra Stringer was someone with honesty, integrity and a willingness to listen to others’ opinions. Read more ...

Clouds may be key to understanding climate change
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and other national publications
Live Science Even after the late summer sun has slipped below the horizon, clouds 50 miles above the Earth’s surface capture and reflect the last waning rays of light. Read more ...

Nutter moving chamber in new direction
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Jewelz Nutter doesn’t want her future successor to stock the office fridge with Diet Coke. Read more ...

Pavlof Volcano keeps shaking, spewing lava; eruption possible
Anchorage Daily News
Pavlof Volcano on the Alaska Peninsula continued to vigorously erupt lava Monday, the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported. Read more ...

Painter puts heart and soul into her works of art
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Karen Austen became an artist in kindergarten in Sunland-Tujunga, Calif. On a large piece of paper clothes-pinned to the playground fence, Austen painted a picture of a little girl with brown hair and a green dress. It was a self-portrait. Read more ...

University, feds show off new lab
Homer News
On the south side of Kachemak Bay in a little cove between Jakolof Bay and MacDonald Spit, a complex of blue-roofed buildings stands out among vacation cabins and lodges. Read more ...

Bruno becomes an Ace
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Lucas Burnett, who was known by the nickname “Bruno” and for his relentless work ethic in four seasons with the Alaska Nanooks, signed a professional contract with the Alaska Aces, the Anchorage-based ECHL club announced on Wednesday. Read more ...

Fall offers opportunity for controlling orange hawkweed
Homer News
At the Hickerson Memorial Cemetery on Diamond Ridge Road, families have planted flowers on the graves of loved ones. Read more ...

USGS announces Dr. John Eichelberger as Volcano Hazards Program coordinator
USGS
Reston, VA - The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced today that Dr. John Eichelberger, a renowned volcano expert from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks (UAF), will become program coordinator for the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, effective Sept. 4. Read more ...

Give and get a tax break
SITNews
Anyone who pays Alaska taxes can get a big tax break by donating to the state university. Read more ...