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Seeking nominations for Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame
November 05, 2021
Nominations for the Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame are open through Dec. 15. Those selected by the Alaska State Committee for Research will be inducted at the Innovation Summit in March 2022.
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November 05, 2021
-- by Nettie La Belle-Hamer. In research we are often immersed in numbers. Done right, they can motivate us as individuals and elevate the teams we create with synergy opportunities.
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Daylight saving time starts Nov. 7
November 04, 2021
When it starts getting darker, you know it's time to change your clocks. Daylight saving time goes into effect at 2 a.m. this Sunday.
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Aurora: 'Squeezing secrets from the trees'
November 04, 2021
Researcher Jessie Young-Robertson searches tree physiology for clues to better firewood and cleaner Fairbanks air. Find out more in the fall 2021 Aurora.
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Teaching Tip: Spotlight on placement exams at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ
November 04, 2021
With spring registration on the horizon, it's important to know about upcoming changes to course placement at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ. Math courses will now require proctored ALEKS Math placement exams.
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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ grant to help Alaska's underserved business owners
November 03, 2021
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ is among four universities that will receive a $150,000 federal grant to help minority business owners access funding for research and development.
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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ to celebrate first-gen students Nov. 8-12
November 03, 2021
National First-Generation College Celebration Day on Monday, Nov. 8, will kick off a week of activities at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ in honor of first-generation college students.
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Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity office names awardees
November 03, 2021
Congratulations to recipients of URSA's 2021 Mentor Award and 2021 Fall Student Awards.
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Website management unavailable Friday 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
November 03, 2021
The university's web content management system, OU Campus, will be upgraded to a new version and renamed Omni CMS.
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Alaska Startup Week — North to the Future
November 03, 2021
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Center ICE invites everyone to Alaska Startup Week from Nov. 8-12. The focus is "North To the Future: Start Up, Pivot, Thrive."
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November 03, 2021
Mondo Subs is open for lunch service, offering options to create delicious sandwiches, paninis and wraps.
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Viewbook for student recruitment available
November 03, 2021
When talking with prospective students, you can share the admissions website and the updated viewbook online.
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November 02, 2021
A campus game night planned for Nov. 5 has been postponed until further notice. The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University Advocacy Committee will announce new plans for the event when they are available.
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Nanook Navigator and Student Success spotlight: Amanda White
November 01, 2021
Amanda White was featured by Nanook Navigator and Student Success in October. White is the program director and an instructor for the Applied Management Department.
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Request for proposals: Sustaining Research Excellence Awards
November 01, 2021
The Sustaining Research Excellence Awards are an incentive for successful investigators to stay in Alaska and develop their research program through the continued acquisition of major grants.
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NDAC's Native American Heritage Month activities
November 01, 2021
Join the Nanook Diversity and Action Center to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a movie series and a workshop series.
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November 01, 2021
Fourteen students took part in the 2021 Bristol Bay Native Corp. Culture Camp, a seven-day immersive learning experience through Indigenous Alaska Native cultural activities and ways of knowing.
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Follow-up staff development needs survey
November 01, 2021
A second survey to gauge interest in possible staff development trainings is open through Nov. 12.
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November 01, 2021
Pranayama yoga is offered at 6 a.m. Mondays, and asana is offered in person at 5:30 p.m. Both classes are free with a current Nanook Recreation membership.
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Friday Focus: Satisfying the laws of conservation
October 29, 2021
I happen to really like equations. Mathematical formulations for how the world works. Engineers borrow these equations from the basic sciences to understand or design our built and natural environments.
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October 29, 2021
The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University Advocacy Committee and ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Esports will host a game night for staff, faculty and students on Nov. 5.
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WICHE educational technologies annual meeting Nov. 2
October 28, 2021
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ faculty and staff are invited to attend a virtual conference on effective practices and solutions in higher ed during the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies' annual meeting Nov. 2.
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Studying links between foraging seabirds, tuna, sharks, dolphins
October 28, 2021
Researchers at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's Institute of Arctic Biology have been awarded $440,000 by the National Science Foundation to understand how sharks and dolphins help seabirds forage in the open ocean.
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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ representatives on UArctic Assembly
October 27, 2021
Laura Conner and Jessica Black will represent ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ on the UArctic Assembly. UArctic is a network of 230 intuitions that are invested in research and education in or about Northern regions.
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Tuition forum recording available
October 27, 2021
The recording for Chancellor White’s tuition forum, held Tuesday, Oct. 26, is now available. Panelists discussed the proposed model for differentiated tuition.
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