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  • Editor's note: Cornerstone updates

    August 14, 2026

    The Cornerstone newsletter will start the fall 2026 semester with several updates based on research and feedback from the campus community, governance groups and university leadership.
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  • Campus safety announcement: Secure your property

    August 14, 2026

    The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Police Department reminds the campus community to take a few extra moments to secure personal belongings, following a recent rise in reported theft cases.
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  • Young people jump between ice floes at Wales (Kingigin), ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, circa 1937. Still image from AAF-23809, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Film Archives, University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks.

    ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Film Archives preserves rare 1930s films

    August 14, 2026

    The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Film Archives recently completed the preservation of two rare motion picture films documenting life in the Inupiat community of Wales (Kingigin) during the 1930s.
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  • The 2026 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Sea Grant State Fellows.

    ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Sea Grant announces 2026 State Fellows

    August 10, 2026

    ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Sea Grant has announced its 2026 cohort of State Fellows. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Sea Grant State Fellows assist federal and state agencies to plan and implement natural resource programs and gain job experience in the process. Fourteen recent graduates from across the country, including six graduates from ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, have been selected for the yearlong fellowships.
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  • New online format for Responsible Conduct of Research training

    August 10, 2026

    Responsible Conduct of Research training is now available in a new online format. The Office of Research Integrity provides the training that fulfills the formal RCR instruction requirements of the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
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  • ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Summer Sessions Young Entrepreneurs to host lemonade sale Aug. 7

    July 30, 2026

    The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management, in partnership with ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Summer Sessions, invites the community to attend a public lemonade sale hosted by students in the Young Entrepreneurs Lemonade Lab on Friday, Aug. 7.
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  • Fall 2026 financial aid disbursement update

    July 27, 2026

    Beginning in fall 2026, federal direct loans will begin disbursing on Aug. 25, while most grants, institutional scholarships, private scholarships and private loans will begin disbursing on Aug. 17.
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  • Jenn Wagaman, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Extension Service director, holds a sea star in Kodiak, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.

    Friday Focus: See you at the fair, and much more!

    July 24, 2026

    Despite the unseasonably cool temperatures we've had lately, summer is in full swing in Fairbanks and across the state. This means it's fair time! ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's Cooperative Extension Service has a deep history with fair time in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, but we're so much more than that. Cooperative Extension has been a part of our university since 1930. We are members of a larger Extension system that spans the country in every state and territory, and has been in existence for over 150 years. Extension was created to provide a bridge between our nation's public universities and the communities in which we live and serve.
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  • Anthony Zumpano (left) and Vishnu Rajendra Kumar (right) at the National Science Foundation Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions conference on June 26, 2026.

    ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ physics student wins international conference prize

    July 17, 2026

    Physics student Anthony Zumpano won the undergraduate poster prize at the 2026 National Science Foundation Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions conference in Des Moines, Iowa. The conference attracts more than 100 student researchers from around the world. Zumpano is the first University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks student to win the poster competition since 2014.
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  • Facilities Services map with the road closure area highlighted.

    Sandvik Street closed for construction

    July 14, 2026

    Sandvik Street, off University Avenue, will be closed July 13-17 to allow installation of a new sewer line across the roadway. Access to the University Park Building will remain available from Sandvik Street. The Hutchison Institute of Technology should be accessed from Geist Road during the closure.
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  • Clockwise from top left, Gilman Scholarship recipients Marina Levicka, Emily Hawley, Genevieve Simono and Quillian Anderson.

    ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ students awarded Gilman Scholarship for study abroad

    July 14, 2026

    ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ students Genevieve Simono, Quillian Anderson, Emily Hawley and Marina Levicka were all recently awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which supports students studying abroad.
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  • Stella Organek, an INBRE Undergraduate Research Assistantship Scholar, works in Sarah Rice's lab.

    ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ INBRE URA Scholar Award opportunity open

    July 14, 2026

    The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ INBRE URA Scholar Award application for fall 2026 or for fall 2026 and spring 2027 is now open. The application deadline is Aug. 3, 2026. Please read the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility requirements, application instructions and additional information.
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  • Aerial map of Constitution Hall with construction area overlaid in red.

    Constitution Hall construction alert

    July 10, 2026

    Facilities Services will begin a sanitary sewer replacement project near Constitution Hall next week. The project is expected to be complete before students return in mid-August.
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  • Members of the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ community participate in the 2025 Golden Days Parade on Saturday, July 19, 2025.

    Join us for the Golden Days Grande Parade

    June 25, 2026

    Come walk with Team ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ in the 2026 Golden Days Grande Parade on Saturday, July 25, in downtown Fairbanks. This year's float celebrates the new Walt and Marita Babula Planetarium and highlights the discoveries happening every day at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
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  • University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks space physics student Vincent Ledvina and ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ University Relations videographer Isabella Colello stop for a photo at the Northwest Regional Emmy Awards.

    ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ documentary nominated for regional Emmy

    June 18, 2026

    A ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ science documentary about the aurora was nominated for a Northwest Regional Emmy Award this spring.
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  • Genevieve Simono, a civil engineering student at the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks, is spending the summer with the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Department of Transportation and Public Facilities through the CEM/DOT internship program, gaining hands-on experience in utilities engineering and infrastructure design.

    ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ engineering students intern with ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ DOT

    June 12, 2026

    Students from the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines are heading across the state this summer for internships with the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, gaining firsthand experience in the systems that keep ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ connected.
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  • Campus flowers bloom during the summer of 2025. Photo courtesy of Nicole Pruce.

    Friday Focus: Summer brings campus flowers

    June 05, 2026

    The annual Campus Flower Planting Day was held on Wednesday, and it was a tremendous success. An incredible number of volunteers turned out, and the Grounds Department staff sincerely thanks everyone who took time to help beautify our campus.
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  • Student firefighter medalists at the SkillsUSA ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ competition take a photo with Jamie Bero, an assistant professor of fire science with the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Community and Technical College.

    Student firefighters progress to national competition

    June 01, 2026

    ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ student firefighters are in Atlanta this week for the SkillsUSA National Skills and Leadership Conference. The two previously earned medals at the state-level competition in March.
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  • A flower bed in full bloom at the Arctic Health Research Building.

    2026 Campus flower planting day

    May 28, 2026

    The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Grounds Crew is looking for volunteers for the 2026 Campus Flower Planting Day on Wednesday, June 3. Flower beds across the Fairbanks campus will be ready for planting starting at 9 a.m.
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  • ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Highway Archaeological Field School students in Tok, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, excavating an outhouse. From left to right: T. Watson-Glen, Amilia Galdiano, Meg Whitton, Austin Sweeney.

    Five ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ students selected for new CLA StoryWorks Field Intensive

    May 26, 2026

    Five students will take part in a new pilot program designed to give students a week-long immersive, hands-on experience documenting real-world research.
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  • A woman smiles at the camera in front of a blurred background.

    ACEP podcast producer selected for mentorship program

    May 26, 2026

    ACEP’s Jennifer Pemberton, producer of the energy podcast "Closing the Gap with Gwen Holdmann," was selected for the 2026 New Voices AMPLIFY Creators program by the Association of Independents in Radio.
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  • A man in a suit stands on a high hill with a view down to a valley.

    ACEP student awarded $7,000 renewable energy scholarship

    May 26, 2026

    Matteo Kuizenga, a junior mechanical engineering student at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ and student assistant with ACEP, was awarded the Larry Bekkedahl Scholarship from the Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation. Kuizenga was selected from a competitive pool of 90 applicants and is one of four recipients of the foundation’s highest annual award.
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  • ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ-OLLI recruitment for fall 2026

    May 21, 2026

    Want to share your passion and knowledge? ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is currently seeking volunteer instructors for the fall. It's a wonderful, low-stress opportunity to gain teaching experience with a friendly audience.
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  • Chancellor search update

    May 18, 2026

    The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks chancellor search continues to move forward as planned. Following finalist on-campus visits, WittKieffer is currently conducting comprehensive background and reference checks as part of the next phase of the process.
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  • Sign painted with a carrot and the words ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Community Garden.

    ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ community garden plots available

    May 18, 2026

    The garden is located between the Fairbanks campus and West Valley High School on the old Fairbanks Street. This program is available to ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ students and employees as well as members of the public.
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