UAF in the news: week of Jan. 7, 2008

Submitted by Marmian Grimes
Phone: 907-474-7902
01/11/08

UAF links with Finland school
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will be teaming with the University of Lapland in Finland to offer graduate degrees to students across the northern hemisphere through the University of the Arctic. Read more ...

Climate change
The Scientist
As Earth’s climate warms, the effects are showing up in the planet’s biological systems, from the lowliest soil microbes to the grandest coral reefs. Read more ...

Chukchi College floods big time over the holidays
The Arctic Sounder
The phone message came early Sunday morning, two days before Christmas.
Local police, having spotted water emanating around the perimeter and under the Chukchi College facility, reported "some busted pipes" to headquarters. Read more ...

University of Alaska considers Gmail
APRN
Students and faculty tired of cleaning out their email inboxes may soon get a reprieve. Read more ...

BVU student learns plenty from field study
Sioux City Journal
Frequent fliers would envy Todd Wical. Last year, the native of Wayne, Neb., traveled nearly 55,000 miles to participate in study-travel and internship opportunities with Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, Iowa. Read more ...

NOAA and partners install artificial reefs in Southeast Alaska
Sport Fishing Magazine
NOAA, the State of Alaska and the University of Alaska Fairbanks have cooperated to build two artificial reefs made of stone in the waters of Lynn Canal, in Southeast Alaska just north of Juneau. Read more ...

Alaska and the North hot topics in San Francisco
SITNews
"¨Some Alaska-related news, culled from the notebook after a week at the December meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco: Read more ...

More tales of a changing Alaska
SITNews
"¨After a week at the December meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, here are more Alaska-related news items from the notebook. Read more ...

Sea ice on the agenda
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Hajo Eicken, a professor in the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ department of geology and geophysics and an expert in sea ice geophysics, will lead a discussion Jan. 15 on changes in arctic sea ice and potential impacts of the changes. Read more ...

UAF athletics announces founding of Nanook Hall of Fame
CSTV
FAIRBANKS, AK - Forrest Karr, director of athletics and campus recreation at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, is pleased to announce the founding of the Nanook Hall of Fame. Read more ...