Aurora fall 2026

A boat travels past fish camps on the shore of Kangirlvar Bay near the Nelson Island village of Toksook Bay in June 2026.

Service beyond the storm: University volunteers help rebuild a western Alaska community after Typhoon Halong

By Stacey Currie

University of Alaska volunteers traveled to western Alaska after Typhoon Halong—and found that recovery means more than rebuilding.

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John and Jane Aspnes pose with their smooth-coated collies, from left, Piper, Skye and Moqui, at the Georgeson Botanical Garden at UAF in 2017. The dogs were the last three of the seven they trained and handled while members of PAWS Search and Rescue in Fairbanks for 32 years.

John and Jane Aspnes endow two professorships

By Sam Bishop

The longtime faculty members have accelerated funding for positions in the departments of music and computer and electrical engineering.

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People gather at the UA Museum of the North for the 2026 Nanook Rendezvous alumni awards ceremony on July 16, 2026.

Nanooks come home

By Lindley Lund

Alumni gathered at the annual Nanook Rendezvous to reconnect with each other, recognize awardees and see the latest on campus.

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Fans gather at the Alaska Goldpanners baseball game during the Nanook Rendezvous on July 16, 2026.

Class notes and in memoriam

See what UAF’s alumni have been doing, and remember those no longer with us.

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