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UAF students and artists Ayona-Reily Dixon and Fin Ludwig paint during a live demonstration at the 2025 Blue & Gold Celebration at the Wood Center on Sept. 27, 2025.

Friday Focus: Blue vs. Gold powers record night for scholarship support

Last Saturday, Nanook Nation came together in dazzling fashion at the annual Blue & Gold Celebration, presented by Kinross ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ. What began as an elegant evening in the Wood Center turned into something extraordinary. The audience helped raise more than $315,000 for student scholarships, nearly doubling last year's total. Read more from this week's Friday Focus.

Call for FY27 Federal Appropriations Requests

The call for FY27 Federal Appropriations requests is open and will close on Oct. 10, 2025. All requests must be submitted via an . AÌý is also available to help you prepare your proposal before submitting. Advanced review of requests with supervisors, and/or college or institute deans and directors, before submission is highly recommended. Read more and submit proposals.

A woman wearing a blue puffy jacket outdoors in winter.

Lisa Yancey to serve as interim chief of operations for provost’s office

Lisa Yancey has joined the Office of the Provost in the capacity of interim chief of operations for AY25/26, effective Sept. 7, 2025. This position will serve to enhance the capacity of the provost’s office to manage administrative and operational affairs. Learn more on what Yancey brings to the role.

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

Two University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks 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. Read more about the fellowship recipients.

Idaho Law
Admissions 101

Lundyn Jared, assistant director of admissions at the University of Idaho College of Law, will present strategies for successfully completing law school applications, highlight what makes Idaho Law unique, and provide an overview of financial aid options. The event, sponsored by the Department of Political Science, will be held in Gruening 503H on Oct. 07 from 1:30-3 p.m. with a Ìýavailable.

UA HR Development Spotlight: Stress less, focus more, feel better at work

This month's development spotlight is designed to support your well-being by offering practical, easy-to-use strategies for managing stress. Featuring two video collections, one for all employees and a leadership version, both have been curated to help you reduce stress, focus more, and feel better. Check out this month's development options.

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UAF testing transition

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. Learn more about the new testing structure.

UAF receives $21.25M grant to expand biomedical research

The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks has received a five-year, $21.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to strengthen biomedical research and training across ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ. The grant renews the NIH Institutional Development Award known as the IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence, or INBRE. Learn more about the grant.

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Webinar offers insight into friendly, and finicky, houseplants

Houseplants can help ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æns get their gardening fix even on the darkest winter days. In a free statewide webinar offered by the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, learn about which plants are easy to maintain and which can be finicky. Read more and register.

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