• Two women hang from silk ribbons.

    New intro to aerial silks class offered at SRC

    July 17, 2024

    Nanook Recreation is testing a new group fitness offering — Introduction to Aerial Silks — in August. The class is free with a current membership at the Student Recreation Center.
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  • Students gathered around a desk

    Center ICE opens graduate fellowship applications

    July 12, 2024

    The Alaska Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship is seeking graduate students to apply for fellowships for the fall 2024 semester.
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  • a portrait of a man in a suit

    Friday Focus: Campus is hopping!

    July 12, 2024

    In early May, people start asking me if summer will be a quieter time around campus. Maybe once upon a time it used to be, but summer at the Troth Yeddha' Campus is busier than ever!
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  • A mascot bear poses near a table with people.

    URSA seeks proposals for coming academic year

    July 10, 2024

    The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity has opened the first three funding opportunities in its academic year 2024-2025 award schedule.
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  • Watch for Bookstore Bundle welcome email

    July 10, 2024

    UAF has adopted a new way for students to get their textbooks, the UAF Bookstore Bundle. Students should watch their email for a welcome message on July 17.
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  • Nutrient extraction toolkit with various equipment.

    Open call for Seed Fund applications

    July 10, 2024

    The Alaska Center ICE Seed Fund is accepting fall project applications for open topics through Wednesday, July 15.
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  • Join UAF at the Golden Days parade

    July 03, 2024

    Sign up to walk or ride with UAF in the 2024 Golden Days Grande Parade on Saturday, July 20. Line-up begins at 9 a.m. and the parade runs from 10 a.m. to noon.
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  • Midsemester to-do list

    July 03, 2024

    So now that you are halfway through the summer semester, what should you be doing, if anything?
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  • Three people in rain jackets and life preservers kneel on a beach with a net and white buckets.

    Alaska Sea Grant to fund $1.2 million in new research

    July 03, 2024

    Alaska Sea Grant will fund six new research projects, with over $1.2 million supporting Alaska researchers and graduate students, during the next two years.
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  • UAF Alumni at Alumni Night at Alaska Goldpanners baseball 2023.

    Save the date: Nanook Rendezvous

    July 01, 2024

    The ÐßÐßÊÓÆµ Alumni Association will hold its annual reunion weekend from July 18-20. More information and the RSVP link are available at www.uaf.edu/alumni/get-involved/reunion/.
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  • Volunteers needed: First-year move-in

    June 28, 2024

    As we gear up for an exciting new academic year, we seek enthusiastic volunteers to help make our first-year move-in day a smooth and welcoming experience for incoming students and their families on Aug. 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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  • 2024-2025 Academic catalog now available

    June 28, 2024

    The 2024-2025 academic catalog went live this week at catalog.uaf.edu. If you still see last year's catalog on that page, you'll need to clear your browser's cache to see the live version.
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  • UAF Troth Yeddha’ (Round 2) Ph.D. Fellowship opportunities

    June 21, 2024

    UAF's R1 Ph.D. Fellowship Working Group is pleased to announce a second round of UAF Troth Yeddha' Ph.D. Fellowships, with funding available to support a limited number of Ph.D. students over the upcoming year from fall 2024 to spring 2025 (total funding available pending state budget).
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  • URSA AY2024-25 award schedule now available

    June 19, 2024

    URSA's award schedule is now available for the 2024-2025 Academic Year. The calendar may be found on the URSA website under "Apply for URSA Awards" then "Award Schedule."
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  • Introducing "My Profile" and improvements to personal information management in UAOnline

    June 14, 2024

    The My Profile page is new to the upgraded UAOnline, anticipated to roll out on June 24, 2024. It will be accessible from the main menu either from the tabs at the top of the page or the menu links. One of the first changes available in the upgraded UAOnline is the ability to directly edit your personal information.
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  • New pages and navigation options in UAOnline this June

    June 12, 2024

    Throughout 2024 and 2025, UAOnline will be updated with a new look and feel. Among the first changes that users will notice starting in late June will be to the main menu and site navigation, as well as the addition of some new pages, including the new My Profile dashboard.
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  • A map of the southwest corner of campus. It shows a red closed area bordered by Yukon Drive to the north, the Student Recreation Center to the east, Tanana Loop to the south and the Butrovich Building to the west. The headline on the map says

    Construction begins on new ski trail

    June 10, 2024

    A large area between the Patty Center and the Butrovich Building will be closed between June 10 and July 15 as crews begin construction on a new ski trail for NCAA-sanctioned cross-country skiing events.
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  • The UAF Steel Bridge competition team together outside the Usibelli Building.

    UAF student steel bridge team places fourth in the nation

    June 05, 2024

    The UAF College of Engineering and Mines team emerged as a fierce competitor during the Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals held in Louisiana, clinching 4th place overall out of the 47 participating schools.
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  • A flower bed in full bloom at the Arctic Health Research Building.

    UAF campus flower planting

    June 05, 2024

    Join Facilities Services for the annual campus flower planting on June 5 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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  • Tom Hough, UAF Military and Veteran Services director

    Friday Focus: Your Department of Military and Veteran Services

    May 31, 2024

    Last week in Chancellor White's Memorial Day message the Chancellor mentioned "At the ÐßÐßÊÓÆµ, we are proud to be a veteran-serving institution. Almost 20% of our student body are veterans, active-duty members, or their dependents." Here in the UAF Department of Military and Veteran Services, we have the great privilege of serving our military-affiliated UAF students. Today I would like to tell you a little more about how we in the UAF Department of Military and Veteran Services work to support our students and engage with our military community here in Alaska and throughout the United States.
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  • Charlene Stern, vice chancellor for rural, community and Native education

    Friday Focus: College rename, leading the nation

    May 24, 2024

    This week, the UA Board of Regents approved a regulation change that formalized the renaming of UAF's College of Rural and Community Development to the College of Indigenous Studies. This action effectively makes UAF the first public institution of higher education in the Nation to have such a College. The name change which took effect immediately, came as the result of a two-year effort to solicit feedback in the renaming process. In its over 50-year history, CRCD has been known by different names and focused primarily on meeting local and regional educational needs across the Bristol Bay, Northwest, Chukchi, Kuskokwim and Interior Alaska regions.
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  • UAF School of Education receives CAEP accreditation

    May 22, 2024

    UAF teacher licensure programs have earned accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation in spring 2024. CAEP promotes excellence in educator preparation through content and pedagogy, clinical partnerships and practice, candidate recruitment, progression and support, program impact, and quality assurance and continuous improvement.
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  • A UAF shuttle sports a new wrap recently installed onto the vehicle. The van will be used primarily for new and prospective students visiting campus, orientations and campus preview days, and airport shuttles. It is also available by request for researchers on the road.

    UAF shuttle welcomes season with new coat

    May 20, 2024

    In case you haven't spotted it just yet, you'll definitely notice one of the UAF shuttles sporting a new look as the weather has warmed up here in the Interior.
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  • Game design fundamentals workshop

    May 20, 2024

    Unleash your creativity and enjoy delicious food at an upcoming Game Design Fundamentals workshop at The MILL, hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning. Join Drake Richards, UAF Esports coordinator, and Eric Lonn, CTL media designer, for an exciting and interactive session on the art of making board games fun.
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  • New beginning adult pickleball camp

    May 20, 2024

    UAF Summer Sessions in partnership with the Farthest North Pickleball Club is offering an adult beginning pickleball camp Tuesday and Thursday, June 6-20 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Learn all the basics to start playing on the first day.
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