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Chancellor's Forum on UAF's Vision

Chancellor Dan White will host a forum on UAF's Vision on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 1 p.m. in the Davis Concert Hall. The chancellor will present and then facilitate a round table discussion with members of his core cabinet about UAF's Vision. Read more on the forum and get the livestream link.Ìý


Paula Dobbyn. Photo by Lauren Holmes.

Veteran reporter named to Snedden Endowed Chair of Journalism

The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Department of Science and Environmental Journalism has named Paula Dobbyn to the Snedden Endowed Chair of Journalism for the 2024-2027 term. Learn more about Dobbyn's selection.


At left, Daryl Farmer, professor of English and director of the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series, interviews Leigh Newman, a National Book Award-honored author, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Schaible Auditorium. UAF College of Liberal Arts photo by Sarah Manriquez.Visiting writers series spring 2025 events

Authors from ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ and beyond will share their works as part of the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series through April at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥. Read more for the full schedule of events.


Arctic Innovation Program submission deadline Feb. 28

Started in 2009, the Arctic Innovation Contest is ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥â€™s original idea contest that awards $45,000 in cash prizes and awards. Please let your students know the deadline to submit an idea for AIC 2025 is Friday, Feb. 28 by 11:59 p.m. Learn more about the program and how to submit an idea for the contest.


Franz Meyer at 2024 lecture

33rd annual Science for ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ talks and events announced

The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Geophysical Institute will host free public science talks over the next few weeks, featuring ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ stories from author Ned Rozell, ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ landscape changes as seen from space, a conversation with two UAF rocket scientists and ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s Mount Churchill volcano. Learn more about the talks and community events.Ìý


Kevin Gannon: Visiting scholar

On Feb. 26 and 27, Kevin Gannon will visit the UAF Troth Yeddha' campus to deliver a public lecture on how educators whose identities come from culturally dominant and privileged places might encounter, and embrace, a decolonizing practice for teaching and learning. Read more on the visit and register to attend.


A road winds through a wide, sparsely wooded valley blanketed in snow. Mountains rise from forested foothills to snow domes in the background.

Dangerous cold across the land

During this time when peak cold often arrives in the northern hemisphere, ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ today celebrates the king-of-the-cold's birthday. Read more about this and other historic extreme cold events in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.

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Open house highlights 4-H opportunities, activities

Find out what 4-H is all about during an open house hosted Feb. 1 by clubs in the Tanana District, headquartered in Fairbanks. Clubs meet monthly to work on projects such as sewing, cooking, arts and crafts, livestock, horses, and more. These projects help youths learn life skills to help them be ready for the future and make a difference today. Learn more about the program and upcoming open house.


Sweetheart of a tour

UAF CHP is having a sweetheart of a tour for February's First Friday plant tour on Feb. 7 at 1:30 p.m. See how we keep the campus warm and well-lit! Reserve your place for the tour: RSVP to uaf-chptours@alaska.edu.


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