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During a Yukon River float trip in summer 2023, UAF climate scholars enjoy an evening fire at their campsite on a sandbar.Aurora: Creating climate scholars

A unique program at UAF’s Honors College draws hundreds ofÌý undergraduates to study climate change — and do something about it. Find out more in theÌýfall 2023 Aurora.

Jessi Campbell

Join us at the SoBear Lounge (Wood Center first floor of the multi-level lounge) for Comedy Night with comedian Jessi Campbell on Thursday, Oct. 26 from 6-8:30 p.m. Mocktails, appetizers and desserts will be provided. This is a free event for those 16 years of age and older. .

Transforming the Foundational Postsecondary Experience participating institutions marked on a map of the United StatesUAF selected to join Gardner Institute's inaugural cohort

The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ has been selected as a participant in a new national initiative, Transforming the Foundational Postsecondary Experience. Led by the Gardner Institute, a leading national student success non-profit organization, this initiative aims to transform the critical first two years of college education during which students create the foundation of educational success and degree completion. Learn more about UAF's selection to the cohort.

Aerial image of the UAF Combined Heat and Power Plant with an arrow pointing to the north side entrance meeting point for tours.

UAF Combined Heat and Power Plant tours

Utilities Operations Division of Facilities Services will start UAF Combined Heat and Power Plant tours on the first Friday of each month, starting Nov. 3. All tours will commence at 1:30 PM on the first floor of the CHP Turbine Building, north side entrance. Learn more about the tours.

Julie Anne Brown poses for a photo

BLaST celebrates Scientist of the Month

BLaST Scholar and UAF biology undergraduate student Julie-Anne Brown was selected as the October 2023 BLaST Scientist of the Month for October. Learn more about Brown's selection as the BLaST Scientist of the Month.

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A man stands in front of a projected image of a great gray owl.

Machine learning gives new view of owl

A team of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ researchers upends the notion that the great gray owl – known as the phantom of the North – lives far from cities, towns and other markers of human density. Read more about the research opening new insights into the great gray owl.

Face your college financing fears

Just yesterday, you were cradling your sweet baby, and today, here you are with an eleventh-grader quickly approaching college entry. Cue your best Edvard Munch's "The Scream" impersonation as you grapple with the idea of financing your little one's educational pursuits. Whether you are still in the early days of parenting or you've recently experienced that scream moment, the question about financing your beneficiary's future education costs can seem scarier than meeting a hairy monster in a dark alley. This is an article about facing your college financing fears head-on! Continue reading for advice on preparing for college financing.

Nate Bauer portrays Prince during a reading at the 2018 Dead Writers event hosted by the UAF English Department. The event features university students, professors and community members performing, in costume, as their favorite deceased writer.

Dead Writers event to raise funds for series

Students and locals dressed as authors from the past will perform during the 32nd annual Dead Writers event from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in The Pub at the University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Fairbanks. Learn more about tomorrow's event.

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