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  • Racks of professional clothing inside the Nanook Career Closet.

    New Nanook Career Closet now open

    March 31, 2025

    Need professional attire for an interview, networking event, or job? The Nanook Career Closet is here to help! ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ students and alumni can find new and gently used professional clothing, including shirts, blouses, pants, dresses, jackets, ties, shoes, and more, so you can look and feel your best.
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  • ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Writing Center new service: Embedded Research Librarian

    March 31, 2025

    The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Writing Center has launched a new partnership to strengthen support for students engaged in research-based writing. Drake Jesse, visiting assistant professor of library science and instruction librarian, is now available for one-on-one research consultations directly in the Writing Center.
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  • Staff Alliance offers FY26 Professional Development Support

    March 31, 2025

    Staff Alliance is offering support for staff professional development activities that directly support their professional development in FY26. Examples include, but are not limited to: professional certifications, attending or presenting at a conference, professional society memberships, online or in-person training, and webinars.
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  • ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½'s engineering program expands to welcome more students

    March 31, 2025

    A ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ engineering program launched in autumn 2024 is expanding its offering to welcome more students in the fall 2025 semester. The energy resource engineering baccalaureate program is a four-year, well-rounded curriculum that includes hydrocarbons, renewable energy technologies and energy transition topics such as carbon capture and hydrogen.
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  • A man with glasses wearing a ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ ballcap, a brown suit jacket, a white button-up shirt, and a blue paisley tie while outside.

    Friday Focus: Belonging

    March 28, 2025

    Employees at ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ come from all walks of life. They are longtime Alaskans, longtime Americans, newly minted Americans or not Americans at all. They are all colors, all backgrounds, and all cultures. If I needed to, I could run multivariate analyses to scan all variables and figure out which one factor they all have in common. However, I don’t need high-performance computing or AI to figure it out. I already know; it’s us. We have us in common. We are all bound together by ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½â€™s mission and our desire to see ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ succeed. That’s awesome. Some years ago, the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ staff council sought an opportunity to uplift staff, who each in their own part of the organization make ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ run. This led to the creation of Staff Recognition and Development Day.
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  • Informed or infirmed? Healthy media consumption and social media usage

    March 28, 2025

    This April 24 training session from 11 a.m. to noon can help you implement healthy media consumption habits that don’t damage your mental and physical well-being.
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  • North Campus pile burn project

    March 28, 2025

    The Bureau of Land Management, Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Alaska Fire Science Consortium, and Facilities Services are coordinating a project to burn debris piles and conduct hazard tree clearing on the North Campus.
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  • People visit RCA Day presentations.

    Invitation: 2025 Research and Creative Activity Day

    March 26, 2025

    URSA invites you to attend the 2025 Research and Creative Activity Day on Tuesday, April 1, from noon to 3 p.m. in the Great Hall of the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Fine Art Complex.
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  • Rasmuson Library user survey

    March 26, 2025

    The Elmer E. Rasmuson Library invites you to take part in its library user survey. Your feedback will help the library enhance its collections and services.
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  • Helping children cope with grief

    March 26, 2025

    This April 10 workshop from 11 a.m. to noon will explore how children of different ages respond to loss and how parents or caretakers can best respond to a child's grief.
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  • Does a project need IBC review?

    March 26, 2025

    The Institutional Biosafety Committee is responsible for biological safety review and approval of projects at ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½. Projects requiring IBC review include those utilizing the following: recombinant DNA, synthetic nucleic acid molecules, infectious agents, biological toxins, federally-regulated select agents, and other potentially harmful biological agents.
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  • Limited submission funding opportunity for DoD MSI instrumentation grants

    March 26, 2025

    The Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the DoD MSI instrumentation call for proposals. ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ can submit three proposals of $200,000-$1,000,000. White papers are due March 28.
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  • Sarah Ellen Johnston standing outside smiling with a snowy background.

    Sarah Ellen Johnston receives 2025 Robert Piacenza Excellence in Teaching Award

    March 24, 2025

    ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Honors College Student Advisory Council President, Sydney Wade, announced Sarah Ellen Johnston as the 2025 Robert Piacenza Excellence in Teaching Award recipient on Feb. 25.
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  • Grace Veenstra presenting at the American Water Resources Association Alaska Chapter meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, on April 1, 2024.

    BLaST celebrates March 2025 Scientist of the Month

    March 24, 2025

    Grace Veenstra, a fourth-year BLaST scholar and a senior at ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ pursuing a bachelor of science in biological sciences with a minor in mathematics, with a second BS degree in interdisciplinary studies on climate, community, and communication, is the BLaST Scientist of the Month for March 2025!
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  • Overhead photo of Mt. Spurr taken on March 17, 2025.

    Mt. Spurr - Eruption preparedness

    March 24, 2025

    Mt. Spurr, one of North America’s more active volcanoes, is being closely watched due to increased geological disturbances and activity. Recent developments indicate a potential eruption, so faculty, staff, and students in or near potential ashfall zones must be prepared. While an eruption remains uncertain, now is the time to take proactive steps to prepare at work, school, and home.
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  • Using student feedback to improve teaching

    March 24, 2025

    "Are students getting anything from my lectures?" It's an early morning class with about 40 students, and the instructor is wondering why they are getting a lot of blank looks and silence whenever they ask if anyone has questions. I jot down the instructor's question as I prepare to attend their class to run a Mid-Semester Feedback session.
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  • Swiftwater rescue courses

    March 24, 2025

    This ACA Swiftwater Rescue course will give you the tools to assist others when problems arise on the water. This course is designed for paddle sport enthusiasts and will be offered in May, June and July.
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  • The self-serve coffee station and snack area of the Museum Café.

    Little Owl Café at the UA Museum of the North

    March 24, 2025

    The UA Museum of the North is excited to announce a new partnership with Little Owl Café. The UA community is invited to drop in, enjoy a taste of the café menu, and take in the sunshine and view from the lobby.
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  • Correction: 2025 Chancellor's Cornerstone Award

    March 24, 2025

    Correction: The deadline to submit for the Chancellor's Cornerstone Award nomination is Wednesday, March 26.
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  • Addressing employee performance issues in a supportive way

    March 21, 2025

    Join an April 3 session from 11 a.m. to noon that offers tools for engaging in supportive conversations with employees while addressing performance issues.
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  • R1 Faculty Ph.D. Student Mentorship Awards (Round 2)

    March 21, 2025

    ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½'s R1 Steering Committee and Working Groups are pleased to announce two opportunities for ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ faculty to apply for Ph.D. Student Mentorship Awards: Ph.D. Student Mentorship Awards and Grant Writing Awards. Faculty can apply for one of the two opportunities.
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  • ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ R1 Working Group reports available

    March 21, 2025

    The R1 Steering Committee is pleased to share findings from ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½'s R1 Working Groups over the past year. These two-page R1 Working Group reports can be found on our R1 website under resources.
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  • Survey for B.F.A. thesis project: "The Sick"

    March 21, 2025

    B.F.A. student Kevin M. Carroll is conducting a survey to create a body of artwork. The survey will ask respondents to describe addiction and substance abuse using adjectives and subjective reflection.
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  • Top 10 baby questions on April 10

    March 21, 2025

    Join Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning for a free lecture on Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in the McGowan Room at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (1st Floor, South Entrance). Laura Brunner, M.D., will address common questions about early childhood health.
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  • Guests visit ACEP’s Power Systems Integration Laboratory at the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Energy Technology Facility.

    Energy Leadership Accelerator launched

    March 19, 2025

    The inaugural Energy Leadership Accelerator launched with 20 fellows in January. Fellows are local leaders working on energy projects in their communities. The program is an innovative cross-regional leadership network designed to connect and elevate energy leaders from remote, islanded communities.
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