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  • A sampling of cyanotypes made by students.

    Cyanotype workshop supports UAF art department

    October 16, 2025

    Join Jason Lazarus, assistant professor of photography, for a two-day cyanotype workshop on Nov. 22-23 that supports the UAF art department. Spaces are limited for the workshop, which is scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. each day.
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  • Chisato Murakami, Carrie Baker, officers of the Japan Foundation, and Ellen Lopez pose for a photo in the CLA Dean’s office during the 2023 Japanese Film Festival and Samurai workshop events. UAF photo by Sarah Manriquez.

    Japanese Film Festival Returns to Alaska

    October 14, 2025

    Experience Japan’s culture and storytelling at UAF’s free 2025 Japanese Film Festival, hosted with the Japan Foundation and Consular Office of Japan. UAF will host First Gentleman and Oshin on Oct. 17 in Schaible Auditorium.
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  • Transfer Week on campus Oct. 20–24

    October 14, 2025

    The ҹɫ¸£Àû is celebrating transfer students like you! Transfer Week is a national initiative led by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students to recognize the transfer students who enrich campuses across the country with their individual experiences and knowledge.
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  • Join the Great Alaska ShakeOut Earthquake Drill

    October 13, 2025

    The ҹɫ¸£Àû will join millions of people across the state, nation, and world in the Great Alaska ShakeOut, the largest annual earthquake preparedness exercise. The event is set for Thursday, Oct. 16, at 10:16 a.m. and will correspond with UAF's annual test of its emergency notification system.
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  • Submit applications for Paul H. McCarthy Award

    October 13, 2025

    The Alaska and Polar Regions Collections and Archives at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library is accepting applications for the Paul H. McCarthy Award. The award winner will be granted $2,500 to support research using the collections at the APRCA. The deadline to apply is Nov. 2.
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  • Common reading group: Four Lenses for Critical Reflection

    October 13, 2025

    How do we facilitate feedback and reflection on our teaching practices? In this common reading session, we will review Chapter 4, "The Four Lenses of Critical Reflection," from Stephen Brookfield's Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher. This group is open to anyone.
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  • Graduate Writing Seminar over pizza

    October 10, 2025

    The Lower Campus Graduate Writing Group invites all graduate students to a seminar on Oct. 17 on understanding and overcoming challenges related to article summaries and achieving sentence-level clarity in academic writing.
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  • UAFAA Benefactor Fund supports student groups

    October 10, 2025

    The UAF Alumni Association offers grants of up to $1,000 to support projects that benefit current student groups and make a positive, visible impact on campus. These grants are made possible through the generous contributions of UAF alumni.
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  • Two small Cessna airplanes are parked beside a rural Alaska airstrip with spruce trees and mountains in the background. Light snow covers the ground, trees, and mountains. The mountains are backlit by a twilight winter sun.

    Alaska EPSCoR Interface of Change 2025-2026 Travel awards

    October 10, 2025

    Alaska NSF EPSCoR is awarding three or more individual awards of $1,500 each for travel within the U.S. (no international travel) taking place between Dec. 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, for activities that support the goals of the Interface of Change project.
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  • OLLI students enjoy a spring 2023 lecture course.

    UAF-OLLI recruitment for spring 2026

    October 08, 2025

    Want to share your passion and knowledge? UAF's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is currently seeking volunteer instructors for the spring. It's a wonderful, low-stress opportunity to gain teaching experience with a friendly audience.
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  • Chartwells Voice to Vision survey

    October 08, 2025

    At Nanook Eats, we believe dining is more than just food--it's about community, culture, and connection. That's why we created Voice to Vision, a campus-wide survey where your feedback directly shapes the future of dining at UAF.
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  • Harvesting kelp

    Interface of Change Innovation and Entrepreneurship Seed Funding

    October 08, 2025

    UAF Center ICE is seeking proposals to transition research outcomes into impactful and integrated solutions for Alaskan communities! This request for proposals is supported by the EPSCoR Interface of Change Project. Specifically, for IoC community businesses to work with researchers to build sustainable products and services to grow their business and their community’s economy.
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  • Students in class at UAF's research site in Gakona, Alaska.

    Intense summer school program studied the Earth's ionosphere

    October 08, 2025

    A 10-day NSF-funded summer school at the ҹɫ¸£Àû last month spanned three geographic locations -- Fairbanks, Valdez and Gakona -- and supported over 50 students, faculty and researchers from across the United States.
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  • UA Safe Title IX Training Due by Oct. 31 (FY26)

    October 07, 2025

    In an effort to promote campus safety and awareness of rights and responsibilities, the university requires all students, employees, and volunteers to complete the annual UA Safe Title IX Training by Oct. 31.
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  • URSA accepting applications for Spring 2026 Student Project Awards

    October 06, 2025

    Undergraduate students planning to pursue creative projects or conduct research during the Spring 2026 semester are invited to apply for funding. Applications will be accepted through Nov. 2.
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  • Flu Clinics on campus

    October 06, 2025

    Students, staff/faculty and financially Interdependent partners can help fight the flu by getting their flu shot at a flu clinic on campus. Make an appointment using the SHCC Patient Portal.
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  • UAF testing services transition

    October 03, 2025

    Beginning this fall, UAF Testing Services will operate under a new structure. The eCampus Testing Center is now divided into two areas of responsibility: academic testing, managed through the Student Success Center, and professional and community testing, which remains with eCampus.
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  • A collage of two images. On the left, a woman stands in a boat on the ocean holding a large fish. On the left, a woman stands in front of a museum display case holding a pencil sketch of the skeleton displayed in the case.

    Two UAF students awarded prestigious NSF fellowships

    October 03, 2025

    Two ҹɫ¸£Àû graduate students are among the 1,500 recipients of the 2025-2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Willa Johnson and Xochitl Muñoz will each receive three years of financial support, including a $37,000 annual stipend and funds to cover tuition and fees, in addition to professional development opportunities.
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  • Log food cache in Denali.

    Join us for the Tribal Governance Symposium: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

    October 01, 2025

    This symposium will bring together tribal leaders, community members, and stakeholders on Oct. 28-30 in the Wood Center Ballroom to explore tribal governance in Alaska. The event is open to the public and serves as an important educational opportunity for all Alaskans.
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  • Makerspace items

    Elevate your research at the UAF Makerspace

    September 30, 2025

    Discover how we can help you take your research to the next level with in-house research and development! Get an exclusive look at our state-of-the-art facility and professional-grade equipment on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 7-8 p.m. in the JUB/ELIF atrium.
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  • A field of grain in front of buildings on the ҹɫ¸£Àû campus in July 2025

    Lasers at Fairbanks Experiment Farm used to spook birds

    September 30, 2025

    Two lasers in the Fairbanks Experiment Farm fields on the ҹɫ¸£Àû Troth Yeddha' Campus are helping protect barley seeds from grazing geese and cranes.
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  • Three-day writing retreat for graduate students

    September 30, 2025

    The UAF Graduate School is organizing a three-day writing retreat specifically for Ph.D. and master's students. This retreat is aimed at students who have completed their coursework and are currently engaged in dissertation or thesis writing; however, students working on other academic writing projects are also welcome to attend.
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  • RISE-UP graduate students

    How graduate students are developing products for a changing world

    September 29, 2025

    Come hear about the journeys of two graduate students who, through working with their advisors on undergraduate research, fell into developing products and working to commercialize what they co-developed.
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  • New Financial Aid and Student Account pages in UAOnline

    September 26, 2025

    On Oct. 6, the Financial Aid and Student Accounts menu and pages in UAOnline will be upgraded to the newest version. To help with the transition, new resources have been created and posted, including a video on how to navigate the new pages and updated FAQs.
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  • Copper Lane house demolition

    September 26, 2025

    Beginning Sept. 28, crews will assemble to demolish the last remaining house on Copper Lane. The University Fire Department will train in the facility for a few days, practicing hose lays, ventilation, and simulated fire attack. When they are complete, the demolition contractor will demo the building and remove the debris from campus.
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