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White named engineer of the year
March 03, 2022
The Alaska Society of Professional Engineers has named University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Dan White the 2022 engineer of the year.
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NASA honors Nettie La Belle-Hamer for SAR work
March 03, 2022
Vice Chancellor for Research Nettie La Belle-Hamer has received one of NASA's highest national honors for her work in advancing the accessibility of synthetic aperture radar data to users worldwide.
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March 03, 2022
Although perhaps not as fun as May the fourth (be with you), March fourth comes with a feeling of forging ahead. Today I want to focus on a team I see marching forth and making significant progress - PDITe.
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March 01, 2022
Nanook Diversity and Action Council will host FemCon, March 17-19 at various locations around campus. Events will highlight experiences of women of color, queer folks and women who are part of underrepresented minority groups.
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McDonald to serve as interim registrar
March 01, 2022
Holly McDonald has been named interim registrar, effective March 4. She will take over for Mike Earnest, who has accepted a new position with the University of Alaska Office of Information Technology.
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HR offering Supervising for Success training
March 01, 2022
UA Human Resources will begin offering its three-module Supervising for Success training starting in March 2022.
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Nominations open for 2022 Chancellor's Cornerstone Award
March 01, 2022
Nominate a staff member who has shown outstanding and ongoing commitment to UAF's community and mission.
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Teaching Tip: Address burnout with grounding practices
February 25, 2022
Are you feeling like you're in a loop of self-discovery and loss and wondering, "Is my introspection just me crawling into myself for shelter?" Here are five quick, practical techniques for grounding oneself to avoid burnout.
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Citizen scientists invited to contribute to aurora research
February 25, 2022
The upcoming NASA LAMP launch from Poker Flat Research Range presents an opportunity for "citizen scientist" involvement through Aurorasaurus, a project funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation.
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Focus on the future: Distinction at UAF
February 25, 2022
-- By Dan White. The following is a modified version of my Chancellor's "7-minute" report to the Board of Regents. I am not sure where 7 minutes came from, but that appears to be the magic number.
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Gwich'in elders book wins several awards
February 24, 2022
The book "Our Whole Gwich'in Way of Life Has Changed / Gwich'in K'yuu Gwiidandài' Tthak Ejuk Gòonlih," earned an honorable mention last week for the Labrecque-Lee Book Prize, the most recent among several honors it has received in the past year.
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Anne Duffy retrospective and endowment
February 24, 2022
Larry Duffy recently created the Anne Duffy Painting and Sculpture Endowed Scholarship at UAF in loving memory of his daughter, Annie Duffy. There will also be a retrospective art exhibition on Annie Duffy's work in March, opening at Well Street Art Company.
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Feb. 28 deadline to nominate Honorary Degree recipients
February 23, 2022
The deadline for Honorary Degree nominations for Commencement 2023 is Feb. 28, 2022. Honorary degree recipients are selected one year in advance of awarding the degree.
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Research staff, faculty invited to join Research Integrity Committee
February 23, 2022
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Office of Research Integrity are accepting nominations from research staff and faculty for the formation of the Research Integrity Committee.
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February Rural Staff Spotlight: Mitch Erickson
February 21, 2022
In serving the community of Nome and the Bering Strait region, Mitch Erickson enthusiastically fills several roles at Northwest Campus, and he often goes out of his way to get the job done.
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Representatives sought for UAF Climate Summit
February 21, 2022
The UAF Climate Scholars Program is calling for campus-wide representatives to attend and participate in a UAF Climate Summit gathering on March 23 from 1-4 p.m. in the Wood Center Ballroom.
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Staff Council offers summer semester fee support
February 18, 2022
UAF Staff Council is offering a consolidated fee support for classes taken by staff that directly support their career or professional development. The stipend is good for summer semester and is for up to $250 per employee while the funds last.
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Friday Focus: A springtime of renewal
February 18, 2022
Last Friday, Provost Prakash declared that spring has sprung. I will go a step further. This spring is looking to be a springtime of renewal like we haven't seen for several years.
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Nominate a student to speak at commencement
February 17, 2022
Nominations and applications to be the student commencement speaker are open until Feb. 25.
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Some Adobe products to be discontinued
February 17, 2022
Outdated versions of Adobe Acrobat Pro XI and Adobe CS6 will be discontinued at the University of Alaska on May 9, 2022.
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RAHI applications open for summer 2022
February 17, 2022
The application period for the 2022 Rural Alaska Honors Institute is now open. RAHI is a competitive six-week college exploration program offered to Alaska Native and rural Alaska students with at least a 3.0 GPA following the completion of their junior or senior year of high school.
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Career Fair information sessions available
February 17, 2022
The Spring Career Fair is on Thursday, March 31 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Wood Center. Please consider setting aside 15 minutes (or less) of class time for a discussion with Career and Academic Advisor Nicole Goff on the importance of the upcoming fair.
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Teaching Tip: Benefits of in-semester feedback
February 17, 2022
Student feedback should not be an end-of-semester event, but a continuous process of collecting and responding to new ideas.
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February 16, 2022
A communication from Blackboard on Feb. 15 led to the sharing of misinformation within the UA Blackboard community. UA Blackboard Learn is not being discontinued and courses are not being deleted, now or at any point in the foreseeable future.
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Air quality research tour and discussion, part 2
February 16, 2022
Join over 40 scientists from across the U.S. and Europe for the second part of a two-part virtual discussion series where air quality experts will describe their science questions, show the active field site and answer community questions.
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