• Participants in the summer 2023 Tamamta retreat hold a circle discussion at Howard Luke Gaalee’ya Spirit Camp.

    Tamamta program honored by APLU

    October 20, 2023

    Ӱ's Tamamta program has been honored with the Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in University Research Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
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  • Julie Anne Brown poses for a photo

    BLaST celebrates Scientist of the Month

    October 20, 2023

    BLaST Scholar and Ӱ biology undergraduate student Julie-Anne Brown was selected as the October 2023 BLaST Scientist of the Month for October.
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  • Ӱ partners with Barnes & Noble College

    October 20, 2023

    After a successful request for proposal process, Ӱ has begun a new partnership with Barnes & Noble College to operate the Ӱ Bookstore. The Bookstore will be closed from Oct. 30 to Nov. 8 so management can smoothly transfer from Follett Higher Education, which has operated the university's bookstore since 2009.
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  • Registration open for non-credit WINTERmester courses

    October 20, 2023

    Ӱ Summer Sessions has a diverse selection of non-credit courses for adults this winter. These short courses allow participants to learn something new or dedicate time to existing interests.
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  • Sunday night kickball Oct. 22 - Dec. 10

    October 18, 2023

    Kickball, a sport many of us have experienced during PE in high school when our coaches needed an easy game to get us outside and moving, is brought to you once more through the Ӱ Student Recreation Center. Held after closing our facilities, this is a student-member game only.
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  • Kit Cunningham and Nick Mills have been selected for the 2024 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program.

    Ӱ students selected for national marine policy fellowship

    October 18, 2023

    Two Ӱ students have been selected for the 2024 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program, one of the most prestigious marine policy fellowships in the country. Kit Cunningham and Nick Mills were chosen after being nominated for the positions by Ӱ Sea Grant.
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  • Are you ready to ShakeOut?

    October 17, 2023

    On Oct. 19 at 10:19 a.m., millions will "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" in the Great ShakeOut, the world's largest earthquake drill! With over 340 million people living and working in the United States, a major earthquake could cause unprecedented devastation. Knowing what to do before a big earthquake will determine how well you survive and recover.
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  • Ӱ flu clinics

    October 17, 2023

    Ӱ Student Health and Counseling Center is providing flu shots for students, faculty, staff, and significant others/partners of faculty and staff members.
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  • Photo of a stethoscope and heart-shaped stress reliever on top of an echocardiogram chart.

    Ӱ - 'Just for the Health of It!'

    October 16, 2023

    Join the Nanook Diversity and Action Center for a special health fair open to all University of Ӱ-Fairbanks faculty, staff and students on Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wood Center Ballroom (2nd Floor).
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  • Volunteer to be spring 2024 OLLI instructor

    October 16, 2023

    Ӱ's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is currently seeking volunteer instructors for the spring. It's a wonderful, low-stress opportunity to gain teaching experience with a friendly audience while sharing your passion and knowledge.
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  • Current Issue – Fall 2023 cover

    Aurora Fall 2023 online

    October 13, 2023

    Read about a Ӱ alumna's joy in cooking propelling her to the MasterChef competition, the creation of climate scholars, a homecoming a century in the making and much more in the fall 2023 Aurora.
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  • Ӱ Community and Technical College Culinary Arts and Hospitality staff, faculty and students gather in front of the train following the event.

    Ӱ CTC Culinary crew rocks the HooDoo Choo Choo

    October 13, 2023

    Students, staff and faculty from the Ӱ Community and Technical College Culinary Arts and Hospitality program partnered with the Ӱ Railroad and HooDoo Brewing Company for the third year to produce the annual HooDoo Choo Choo event.
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  • Chancellor's Budget Forum on Oct. 19

    October 11, 2023

    Join Chancellor Dan White for a discussion of the university's budget on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 1:15 p.m. in the Schaible Auditorium. The event will also be available online.
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  • Logan Hertzler in the Ӱ eCampus exam room.

    Tackling test anxiety

    October 11, 2023

    Test anxiety is well-known in the college community and can affect students tremendously. We strive to do our best academically, and testing anxiety can hinder effective test performance and studying.
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  • Free Ӱ harm reduction webinar

    October 11, 2023

    Join the Nanook Diversity and Action Center for a free, live webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 2-3:30 p.m. from the National Harm Reduction Coalition.
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  • Halloween carnival

    October 11, 2023

    Residence Life is hosting a family-friendly Halloween carnival at the MBS complex on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 1-4 p.m. for Ӱ students, faculty, staff and their families.
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  • New financial aid Satisfactory Academic Progress website

    October 09, 2023

    The Ӱ Financial Aid Office recently launched the Satisfactory Academic Progress website to provide helpful information regarding SAP financial aid requirement information, including information about the financial aid appeal process.
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  • FAFSA delay for 2024-2025

    October 02, 2023

    The Free Application for Federal Student Aid opens on Oct. 1 of each year. However, in 2020, Congress passed the 'FAFSA Simplification Act,' which represents a significant overhaul of the FAFSA application process. As a result of these changes, the 2024-2025 FAFSA Application will be delayed until December 2023.
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  • Ӱ Community Mental Health Clinic accepting new clients

    September 29, 2023

    Graduate-level counseling students are accepting new clients for free 50-minute in-person and telehealth counseling sessions to occur once per week through Dec. 5.
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  • A student walks up to the Rasmuson Library during the fall.

    Paul H. McCarthy Awards accepting applications

    September 29, 2023

    Individual undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines at the University of Ӱ are eligible and invited to apply for an award of $2,500 to support their research using the Ӱ and Polar Regions Collections and Archives at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library. One award is available annually. The deadline to apply is Nov. 5, 2023, by 11:59 p.m.
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  • Susan Glade, Spring 2023 URSA Project Award recipient.

    Apply for URSA Spring 2024 Project Awards

    September 29, 2023

    Undergraduate students of all disciplines and from all Ӱ-affiliated campuses* who plan to pursue creative projects or conduct research during the Spring 2024 term are invited to apply for URSA Student Project funding. Spring Project Awards offer up to $3,000 for individuals and up to $6,000 for group applicants. Applications will be accepted from Oct. 2 to Nov. 5 at 11:59 p.m.
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  • Brant Schalk, eCampus I.T. guru, displaying some of his favorite tech.

    Tips for being your own tech support

    September 27, 2023

    Whether you are a new student or a returning one, eCampus has a few tech tips or reminders to keep in mind to help avoid tech crises.
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  • Brooke Fisher, spring 2023 URSA project awardee.

    URSA seminar: How to get started

    September 27, 2023

    Are you looking for hands-on experience and skills development in the discipline you love? Join a Zoom session on Thursday, Sept. 28 from 1-2 p.m. focused on getting started with URSA.
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  • “Using artificial intelligence in college studying” prompt, Adobe Firefly, 15 Sep. 2023, firefly.adobe.com/

    Using AI as a student

    September 27, 2023

    There has been a lot of talk about the emergence of widely available artificial intelligence programs, especially ones that can produce well-written text such as ChatGPT. Our eCampus staff have provided do's and don'ts in using AI in your studies.
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  • Registration for fall non-credit courses open

    September 27, 2023

    Ӱ Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning has opened registration for fall non-credit courses for adults. Fall courses take place in October and November.
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