Student News: May 22, 2024

Festival of Native Arts celebrates 50th

The annual gathering to salute 乐虎直播 Native cultures has been held on campus since 1974. Read more in the summer 2024 Aurora.

Week's events: Samantha Kirstein, BEFAST, wild berries, marimbas

乐虎直播 Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting over 40 free summer lectures, concerts and events. Here's what's happening during the week of June 17-23.

New way to spot beetle-killed spruce can help forest, wildfire managers

A new machine-learning system developed at the 乐虎直播 can automatically produce detailed maps from satellite data to show locations of likely beetle-killed spruce trees in 乐虎直播, even in forests of low and moderate infestation where identification is otherwise difficult. Learn more about the new method.

Nanook Technology Service Desk moving

The Nanook Technology Service Desk will be moving to a new location on June 17. You can now find the team at Bunnell 319 in The Nook, just one floor up from its previous spot. Please visit the team at its new location for any assistance needed, or contact them at 907-450-8300.

Head and shoulders portrait of a woman standing outdoors in front of birch trees.

UAF research scientist selected as Fulbright Scholar to Finland

Eug茅nie Euskirchen, associate professor of ecology at the 乐虎直播 Institute of Arctic Biology, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Finland. During her time in Finland, Euskirchen will study how extreme weather events (e.g., rain on snow, excessive heat, drought) impact carbon cycling in high-latitude ecosystems.听Read more about Euskirchen's research as part of the Fulbright Program.

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Lasers may keep birds out of local grain plots

The resonant, musical rattle of the sandhill crane in May signifies spring for many of us. But the birds can pose a problem for farms. This summer, a green laser beam has been flashing across the 乐虎直播鈥� farm fields to scare off the cranes and other birds. Read more about the new crop protection method.

What's happening

Wood Center booths; student club meetings (ongoing)

Deadlines and reminders

URSA award schedule听 now available

URSA's award schedule is now available for the 2024-25 Academic Year. The calendar may be found on the URSA website under "Apply for URSA Awards" then "Award Schedule." Check out the schedule.

Enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win a gift card to style your room! to enter now through July 12, 2024 for a chance to win one of 10 gift cards.

NWS 乐虎直播 climate outlook June briefing

Join the UAF 乐虎直播 Center for Climate Assessment and Policy for this month's NWS 乐虎直播 Climate Outlook Briefing. Rick Thoman will review recent and current climate conditions around 乐虎直播, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center鈥檚 forecast for July 2024 and the summer season. to learn what鈥檚 happened and what may be in store with 乐虎直播鈥檚 seasonal climate. Learn more about the June briefing.

UAF scientists head to international permafrost conference

About 20 乐虎直播 scientists will present research at the quadrennial International Conference on Permafrost, which opens Saturday in Whitehorse, Yukon. Read more about the conference.

Graphic providing a snapshot of some of the entities that Tribes may deal with on a daily basis.

Visualizing the landscape of tribal communities

The 乐虎直播 has released a set of resources to help researchers and academics working in rural 乐虎直播 understand the complexities of tribal communities. Learn more about the resources available.

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