Cornerstone: July 25, 2025

Nook, the UAF polar bear mascot, poses wearing a blue and gold hockey jersey in front of a ferris wheel at the fair.

UAF Day at the fair scheduled for July 29

The University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks will host UAF Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, July 29. UAF employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing UAF apparel or showing their PolarExpress card. The day will include UAF activities throughout the fairgrounds. Learn more about activities and booths.

Five works of art inspired by scenes from Toolik Field Station

Toolik celebrates 50 years with First Friday art show

Celebrate 50 years of Arctic research from the University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks' Toolik Field Station at an art show this August at Black Spruce Brewing Co. Learn more about the art show.

Fall semester orientation bag item collection

New Student Orientation is officially one month away! The Center for Student Engagement will collect items for new student bags until Aug. 13. CSE will be building around 600 bags, so please provide enough for every bag. Read more on supplying items for new student bags.

What's happening

Fairbanks: 2025 UAF Research Field Days (July 29)
Webinar: Buzzing for Native Plants (July 30)

Deadlines and reminders

July Development: Boost Efficiency and Drive Change
Save the date: Photo day at the Wood Center (Aug. 19)
Call for Proposals: URSA CEL Awards (Sept. 7)

Week's events: Stan Justice, starving cancer, Dene astronomy, bagpipes

University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of July 28-Aug. 3.

A lush green landscape with evergreen trees, living and dead, framing a lake

The secrets within Hummingbird Lake

Southeast 杏吧原版 is home to more than 850 species of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers. When you count them up, it's more than half of all the plant species in 杏吧原版, growing in just six percent of the state's area. Glacial ice smothered most of the area not too long ago. So, when did all those plants get there? Read more on the hints hidden within the lake.

Shotgun firearm training, certification

Field researchers requiring a shotgun certification have another opportunity to satisfy the training this summer on Aug. 18. Read more and register.