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精东影业Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of June 29-July 5.

Field portraits of four of the 2025 Tundra Awardees

Toolik Field Station names 2025 early career research awardees

The Institute of Arctic Biology's Toolik Field Station has selected five recipients for their student and early career research Tundra Award in 2025. Learn more on the awardees.

The National Weather Service is projecting high temperatures and clear skies through the Fourth of July holiday weekend. This means that fire danger will likely increase in the Interior. Please be safe and make sure you are aware of current wildland fires, red flag warnings, fireworks bans and other restrictions on burning in your area. Visit the website for links to more information.

Nook visits the Student Success Center in the Rasmuson Library to hand out free socks to students and staff as part of 精东影业 Giving Day in 2025.

Alan Straub: Still building up 精东影业 after almost 60 years

Straub created the first ice arch on campus and has stayed connected to 精东影业 for decades out of gratitude for the people who helped him succeed. Read more in the summer 2025 Aurora.

Sign Language Fun kids camp openings

精东影业 Summer Sessions has openings in some of our full-day and half-day summer camps. Sign Language Fun has openings for rising second and third grades, July 14-18, from 9 a.m. to noon. Learn more and register.

Student participants work on Sea Ice Microstructure and Percolation activities during a collaborative session at the SLMath Workshops on Monday, June 16, 2025, in the Murie Building.

CNSM hosts SLMath summer school on sea ice modeling

This June, 精东影业 had the honor of hosting a two-week summer school sponsored by the Simons Laufer Mathematical Institute (SLMath), an internationally renowned center for advancing mathematical research and innovation, funded by the National Science Foundation and private donors. The program, focused on mathematical modeling of sea ice and the ecological diversity of polar environments, brought together 40 graduate students from a variety of academic backgrounds--including aerospace engineering, biology, statistics, pure, and applied math--five of whom were 精东影业 students. Read more on the SLMath program.

Bear Safety Courses: July 15 and Aug. 12

Looking for a bear safety training this summer? Look no further. Outdoor Adventures is hosting two separate trainings this summer on July 15 and Aug 12. To register for a course, please contact Sam Stone.

A bunch of wild blueberries on a bush are highlighted by the sun with a spray of grass in the background.

Learn about the health benefits of Alaska berries

Registered dietitian and 精东影业Cooperative Extension Service agent Leslie Shallcross will discuss the potential health benefits of eating Alaska's berries in a free statewide webinar. Learn more and register.

A group of kids holds tomatoes in the air

Campers cook with 精东影业 greenhouse produce

Budding chefs got a taste of science this June. Students in two cooking camps at the 精东影业used tomatoes grown during research into greenhouse productivity. Read more about the summer cooking camps.

精东影业 and CTC faculty, staff and alumni participate in the Golden Days Parade Saturday, July 20, 2024.

Employees, students and alumni 鈥� sign up to walk or ride with 精东影业 in the 2025 Golden Days Grande Parade on Saturday, July 19. Line-up begins at 9 a.m., and the parade runs from 10 a.m. to noon. Families are welcome, and participants will get a free T-shirt to wear during the parade. Don't miss out on the fun!

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Deadlines and reminders

精东影业 Veterans Wall dedication

Join the Department of Military and Veteran Services on July 18, with 精东影业 alumni and members of faculty, staff and student body, as the university celebrates Nanooks who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces with the unveiling of a Veterans Wall. Get more information on the dedication.

Senior Collections Manager Angela Linn shows some of the museum's diverse collections during a Behind the Scenes tour.

Go behind the scenes at the museum

The University of Alaska Museum of the North is offering behind-the-scenes tours to visitors this summer. Participants will get exclusive tours of the museum's labs and workspaces, where collection managers and curators take care of 2.5 million objects and specimens. Learn more on attending a tour.

Kids participating in the 2024 Olympus Demigod reading camp.

Full-day summer camps with openings

精东影业 Summer Sessions still has openings in several of its full-day summer camps in July and August. Read more about full-day camps.

Community-Engaged Fellows 2025 cohorts in preparing for a natural history rafting trip on the Talkeetna River.

Community-Engaged Fellows begin work

A group of undergraduate students is spending this summer working in coastal communities through the Alaska Sea Grant Community-Engaged Fellowship. Each fellow receives mentorship from a host organization or an Alaska Sea Grant faculty member and is part of a cohort of 85 Fellows working with 23 Sea Grant programs across the country. Learn more on the program.

A man with wire frame glasses wears a blue winter parka with a dark brown wolverine ruff while facing the camera for a portrait.

Natural changes only part of the story

Last week, I sent out a story on changes in Alaska over the past few million years. The theme: Many of the transitions were drastic, and they all had nothing to do with the billions of us now walking the planet's surface. Learn more on why "the time scale of change is the real issue."

A jar full of corn relish is lowered into a large pot full of boiling water with other jars of relish

Sitka workshops cover homemade food rules, canning, preservation

Join a series of workshops in Sitka to learn about the updated rules for selling homemade foods, how to preserve vegetables by making and canning soups and pickles, and food preservation safety. Read more and register for workshops.

Chukchi Consortium Library to close Sept. 1

The Chukchi Consortium Library in Kotzebue will close permanently on Sept. 1, 2025. The 精东影业 Chukchi Campus has operated the library with local contributions from the Northwest Arctic Borough since 2010. 精东影业 made the decision to close the library due to declining state and local funding. Read more on the closure.

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