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UAF linguists publish volume on teaching Russian
April 13, 2022
Wendy Whitehead Martelle, assistant professor of applied linguistics and ESL, and Svetlana V. Nuss, instructor of Russian, edited and contributed to a recently published volume with Routledge. "Task-Based Instruction for Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language," is the first volume that Martelle or Nuss have edited and published.
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​​Staff development fund updates
April 13, 2022
Funds have been expended for semester fee support as well as professional development support for online conferences or training.
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Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series: Brian Castner
April 12, 2022
The UAF English Department will host a Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series event with nonfiction author and veteran Brian Castner this Thursday, April 14.
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UAF music offers upcoming concerts
April 12, 2022
The UAF Music Department will offer three concerts at Davis Concert Hall on April 14-16, including percussion, new music, world beat and the Choir of the North.
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¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ Mail Center info at new website
April 12, 2022
The ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ Mail Center is offering updated information about UAF mail procedures on its new website.
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Nominate a graduate student to visit Antarctic Research Centre
April 12, 2022
The International Arctic Research Center seeks nominations for a PhD student or early career scientist to participate in an exchange program with the Antarctic Research Centre at the Victoria University of Wellington.
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Compliance Alliance tip: personal health assistant
April 12, 2022
As a UA employee, TouchCare is your personal health assistant. They provide guidance and support to navigate the university's health plans and voluntary benefits, find in-network providers, clarify and negotiate bills, identify prescription drug savings and provide detailed cost comparisons for services.
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Submissions sought for NSF CyberCorps program
April 11, 2022
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the National Science Foundation's CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program.
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Teaching Tip: Broadening access for synchronous activities
April 11, 2022
Impromptu synchronous activities in your course can be unfair to students who enrolled thinking it was asynchronous. But with a little planning and the use of the right technology, you can extend some synchronous activities to your time-shifted students.
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Dieringer retiring as UAF financial aid manager
April 08, 2022
Deanna Dieringer, director of the financial aid office, is retiring at the end of May after more than 33 years at UAF. A farewell reception will be held in her honor next month at the Wood Center.
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Feedback sought on EHSRM website
April 08, 2022
The Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management website will undergo a redesign over summer 2022. To help inform the upcoming redesign, feedback is being sought on the current EHSRM website.
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Friday Focus: The history of the future
April 08, 2022
-- By Owen Guthrie. I love this old aerial image of Troth Yeddha'. It was taken by Bradford Washburn on a late September afternoon in 1938. The Main Building of UAF, now gone, looks to have been designed with such aspiration! I am guessing it was the largest and most future-focused building in Fairbanks at the time.
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April 07, 2022
A variety of UAF researchers have recently been awarded funding for their work. Please join Vice Chancellor for Research Nettie La Belle-Hamer in congratulating them for their successful proposals.
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Kuskokwim Consortium Library named finalist for national medal
April 07, 2022
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced today that the Kuskokwim Consortium Library is among 30 finalists for the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The Kuskokwim Consortium Library is the only institution in Alaska to be selected as a 2022 finalist.
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UAF highlighted for addressing teacher shortages
April 06, 2022
The UAF School of Education was one of nine teacher-preparation programs highlighted in the most recent Department of Education Fact Sheet for its efforts to increase the number of Alaska-prepared teachers in rural Alaska communities.
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Commencement volunteers needed
April 06, 2022
Volunteers are needed in several areas to assist with UAF's 100th commencement, including parking attendants, greeters and information table support.
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Ideas for Student Employee Appreciation Week
April 06, 2022
Student Employee Appreciation Week is April 11-15. UAF Career Services has a list of ideas on how to show your appreciation for student workers.
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Compliance Alliance fact: hazardous waste
April 05, 2022
Do you work in a lab or shop where you generate hazardous waste? If so, the EPA requires you to have hazardous waste management training annually.
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Toolik water system recognized for excellence
April 05, 2022
Toolik Field Station has been recognized by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation for water system excellence. Toolik received the Ursa Major tier, the highest level of recognition.
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April 22 deadline for faculty development funds
April 05, 2022
Faculty development travel award applications are now submitted through DocuSign Powerform. The deadline for spring-summer 2022 is April 22.
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Lindberg honored by Ducks Unlimited
April 04, 2022
Mark Lindberg, a professor of wildlife ecology at the UAF Institute of Arctic Biology, has received Ducks Unlimited's Wetland Conservation Achievement Award.
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White paper submissions sought for DOE program
April 01, 2022
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the U.S Department of Energy's Urban Integrated Field Laboratories program.
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Artificial intelligence/machine learning survey for healthcare series
April 01, 2022

Artificial intelligence/machine learning is playing an ever-expanding role in everyday life, but also in medical research and healthcare. AI/ML models can now detect skin cancer from a cell phone picture of a person's skin.
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UAF receives water system excellence award
April 01, 2022
UAF has been awarded Ursa Minor status in Water System Excellence. The recognition from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is for achieving and maintaining compliance with the operator certification program and drinking water program in 2020.
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KUAC names Hutchquist volunteer of year
April 01, 2022
Naomi Hutchquist uses her professional skills along with a dose of her fun side to volunteer for KUAC. She is the recipient of the 2022 Spirit of KUAC award, given to the volunteer of the year.
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