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The 2025-26 season is off to a hot start for ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Nanooks Athletics, and the energy
across campus is undeniable. Leading the charge is your Nanook volleyball team, who
recently brought home the Denali State Bank Ice Block Classic Championship with an
unforgettable display of talent, grit, and team chemistry. All of it unfolded alongside
one of the largest, most energetic crowds ever seen in the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Airlines Gymnasium,
energized by the 3rd Annual Food Truck Rally. With a near-perfect start to their season
(9-1) and the best beginning in program history, they’ve become the early spark that’s
ignited Nanook Nation. And they're just getting started. Continue reading this week's Friday Focus.
 This summer, the real enemy in many Fairbanks gardens wasn't drought or moose — it
was slugs. "I get more calls about slugs every year," said Gooseberry Peter, agriculture
and integrated pest management program assistant with the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks
Cooperative Extension Service. Most people calling have never had slugs before, making
these slimy critters a major topic of conversation for Fairbanks gardeners this season.
Read more on the summer garden visitors.
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks, in partnership with the nonprofit UAF Alumni Association,
is accepting nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Alumnus Award and William R. Cashen
Service Award. Learn more and submit nominations.
A licensed arborist in Delta Junction will lead a free in-person workshop on the proper
way to prune trees and shrubs. The workshop is sponsored by the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ
Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and Partners for Progress in Delta. Learn more and register.
Group Meditation is starting again on Sept. 22 (Monday-Thursday) in the Well (334
Duckering Building) in person and via Zoom. All are welcome, including beginners.
Read more and join the sessions.
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Friday Focus: Nanooks Athletics fired up for historic season
