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Friday Focus: Opportunity in partnerships

In my last Friday Focus, I wrote about the ways that research is a public good. This week, I have been reflecting on the important role of partnerships in growing and sustaining this good work -- especially in the face of federal uncertainties. Continue reading this week's Friday Focus.


Staff Alliance offers fall 2025 semester tuition fee support

The UA Staff Alliance is pleased to once again offer a class fee scholarship for UA classes taken by staff that directly support their career or professional development. The scholarship, good for the 2025 fall semester, is for up to $250 per employee. Learn more and apply.


Policy brief proposes changes to Yukon River salmon management

A group of Indigenous leaders, scientists and policy experts have proposed management actions to promote recovery of Yukon River salmon and manage their harvest more equitably. Learn more from the peer-reviewed policy brief published in the journal Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research on June 25.


Nook visits the Museum of the North table at Party in the Park on the lower Troth Yeddha' Campus, Sep. 3, 2024.

Help Party in the Park reach 200 booths

It's a party and everyone's invited! UAF's annual Party in the Park will take place on Thursday, Aug. 28, from noon to 3 p.m. in Constitution Park. This lively outdoor event is a campus-wide celebration to kick off the fall semester and welcome new and returning students to the Nanook community. Read more and register for a booth.

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NISAR launch

UAF satellite facility to manage massive NASA data surge

Years of preparation by the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Satellite Facility will ensure that a flood of freely available data from a NASA-India satellite mission that launched Wednesday will be easy for the global public to use. Read more on the facility and the data it will be archiving and distributing.


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