Sutton named URSA director
July 26, 2016
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Trent Sutton is the new director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He has served as URSA's co-director since January 2015.
URSA, established in 2011, supports, develops and institutionalizes UAF's diverse and robust undergraduate research and scholarly activity programs.
Sutton holds a doctorate from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in fisheries science (1997), a master’s degree in biological sciences from Michigan Technological University (1993) and a bachelor’s degree in fisheries and wildlife from Michigan State University (1991). He is a professor of fisheries biology in the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, where he also serves as the associate dean of academic programs.