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Go behind the scenes at the museum
June 30, 2025
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.
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Friday Focus: Transitioning ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's R1 initiatives from research to operations
June 27, 2025
Just over two years ago Chancellor White asked me to chair ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's R1 Steering Committee and lead ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's pursuit of R1 status. While a daunting task, I accepted this role as I knew from experience that working on a strategic initiative with our fearless and forward-looking Chancellor would allow me to actively contribute to positive change at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ. From a broad perspective, achieving R1 status will give ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ the local, state, and global recognition for being the research powerhouse many of us know ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ to be. This is a respectable goal. Within ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ many of us have an additional take on this goal. We see this as an opportunity to reevaluate the status quo and reinvent ourselves into the university we want to be: A high-caliber university where students, staff, faculty, and administrators work together to deliver exceptional education and conduct impactful research that serves Alaska. This is a goal we can all support.
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Openings in Sign Language Fun kids camp
June 27, 2025
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ 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.
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Community-Engaged Fellows begin summer work
June 27, 2025
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 national cohort of 85 Fellows working with 23 Sea Grant programs across the country.
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Alaska at the forefront of wind energy innovation
June 25, 2025
ACEP researchers Gwen Holdmann and Richard Wies highlight in a recent article how the environmental and economic challenges many small, remote communities in Alaska experience have also created opportunities, leading to innovations that later became mainstream.
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DHS/FEMA-sponsored risk and crisis management training at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ
June 25, 2025
The ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµEmergency Management Office announces the upcoming delivery of two nationally recognized DHS/FEMA-sponsored training opportunities, offered free of charge, on the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµcampus in July.
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Research vs. Academic Misconduct
June 20, 2025
While both research and academic misconduct involve breaches of integrity, they differ in scope and context.
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From research to reality: ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ powers the conversation on energy
June 20, 2025
At the 2025 Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference, the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµmade its leadership unmistakable. As co-organizer and major sponsor, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s Alaska Center for Energy and Power anchored the event with months of planning and a strong on-site presence. The Institute of Northern Engineering reinforced ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s research depth, while the College of Engineering and Mines highlighted its new Energy Resource Engineering program, training students to lead across Alaska’s evolving energy landscape.
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Limited submission funding opportunity for Major Research Instrumentation Program
June 20, 2025
The VCR's Office is soliciting white papers for the Major Research Instrumentation Program call for proposals. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ can submit one proposal of $450,000. White papers are due July 9.
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Friday Focus: Leading in a time of change
June 20, 2025
June marks my first month in the position of interim provost and executive vice chancellor of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ. While new to the role, I am proud to have had a 10+ year career serving the Nanook Nation in a variety of capacities, including as a faculty and vice chancellor. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ is a special place, and I think all who have had the opportunity to study or work for one of our six campuses can attest to that point.
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Faculty and Advisor menu in UAOnline scheduled to be upgraded late July
June 17, 2025
In late July, the Faculty and Advisor menu and pages in UAOnline will be upgraded to the newest version. This upgrade is part of a broad initiative to modernize UA's student information systems, business-critical processes, applications, and infrastructure.
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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ students awarded Gilman Scholarship for study abroad
June 17, 2025
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ students John Davis, Kaylana Nations, and Matthew Lesh were all recently awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which supports students studying abroad.
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Wildlife M.S. student, Sam Simon, receives 2025 Angus Gavin Award
June 16, 2025
Department of Biology and Wildlife M.S. student, Sam Simon, has been selected as a co-recipient for the 2025 Angus Gavin Memorial Migratory Bird Research Grant award.
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Friday Focus: A new chapter for old UPark
June 13, 2025
A conversation about the importance of childcare for working parents is not a new one for ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ, and has deep roots in our community. Shortly after I stepped into this position in 2019, one of the first groups to reach out to share ideas was the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Faculty Senate Committee on the Status of Women. This committee is composed of faculty and staff representatives, and has been advocating for family-friendly practices for a number of years, such as: travel reimbursements related to childcare needs, paid parental leave, improvements to types of leave, and expanded childcare services on the Troth Yeddha' campus where there is more demand for available spots than can support our population. These types of improvements, if made, would contribute to being a more competitive employer, helping to recruit new employees and improve retention for existing employees.
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Limited submission funding opportunity for Murdock Trust: Partners in Science
June 13, 2025
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the Murdock Trust: Partners in Science call for proposals. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ can submit one proposal of $450,000. White papers are due July 4, 2025.
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2025 Staff Make Students Count winners honored
June 11, 2025
The UA Board of Regents recognized Lynnette Dunn from the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Department of Geosciences for her dedication to student success, professionalism, and efficiency as a program coordinator.
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Shubin receives new counselor award
June 09, 2025
At its annual conference in May, the Western Association for College Admission Counseling awarded Casey Shubin its 2025 Murdoch-Finks New Admission Counselor Award. Casey has been ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's Regional Admissions Counselor based in Los Angeles since last August.
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Anna Gagne-Hawes receives admissions excellence award
June 09, 2025
The 2025 Excellence in Admissions Award, given by the Pacific Northwest Association for Admission Counseling at its annual conference in May, went to ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's Anna Gagne-Hawes. Anna was a part of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's Admissions Office for a decade, eventually serving as director of Admissions before shifting to a new role this month as the Academic Advising Center's special projects manager and first-year advising specialist.
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Update links to student registration information
June 09, 2025
Several pages on the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ website will be removed, as their information has been moved to new locations. Update your bookmarks or links to the new sites to maintain access to the information. The old website pages will be removed on Monday, June 23.
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Friday Focus: On change, gratitude and bright futures
June 06, 2025
At the University of Alaska Fairbanks, change is something we are no strangers to. Change is one of life's few constants and is sometimes uncertain or even uncomfortable, but always full of possibility. Whether change provides a new opportunity, a fresh perspective, or a shift in leadership, we are positioned to reimagine what is possible. Over the years, we have adapted, grown, and even reinvented ourselves, all in pursuit of better serving our students, our state, and the broader world. And now, with the recent retirement of Provost Anupma Prakash and the upcoming retirement of Chancellor Dan White, we find ourselves once again in a moment of transition. One that invites reflection and deep appreciation.
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Join the summer 2025 book club
June 04, 2025
Join colleagues from across ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ this summer to read and discuss Unsettling the University: Confronting the Colonial Foundations of US Higher Education by Sharon Stein. Register soon; our first meeting will be the week of June 9.
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Development spotlight: Training your mind to thrive
June 04, 2025
Explore the fascinating intersection of mindset, cognitive science, and mental fitness as you learn how to train your brain for sharper focus, deeper thinking, and greater resilience in this month's UA development spotlight.
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Doyon, Limited and lessees donate $50,000 to GeoFORCE Alaska
June 04, 2025
GeoFORCE Alaska, a transformative outreach program housed within the University of Alaska Fairbanks' College of Natural Science and Mathematics, has received a $50,000 donation from Doyon, Limited and two of its lessees.
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Madara Mason selected as director of Honors College
June 04, 2025
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµVice Provost and Dean of the Division of Exploratory Studies and Academic Success, Trent Sutton, has appointed Madara Mason as the new director of the Honors College. Mason has served as the interim director of the Honors College since October 2024.
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June 02, 2025
The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµis pleased to announce the opening of the recruitment for the position of provost and executive vice chancellor.
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