University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ systemwide staff, students and faculty are invited to a virtual
Town Hall with UA President Pat Pitney and other university leaders on Monday, Oct.
13, from 2-3:30 p.m. via Zoom and livestream. The Zoom webinar format will allow participants
to ask questions through the moderator or via pre-submitted questions using . To participate, please join the Zoom webinar by visiting the President’s . A recording of the town hall will be posted on the page at the conclusion of the
live session.
In 2024, the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Department of Environmental Conservation made significant changes
to its cottage food industry rules, which are now called the homemade food exemption.
Sarah Lewis, a University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service health,
home and family development agent, will explain the changes in a free in-person and
online workshop. Learn more and register for the Oct. 16 workshop.
While applying to attend John McPhee's writing seminar at Princeton University in
the fall of 2017, Ben Weissenbach wrote his 86-year-old instructor "I want to follow
in your footsteps, literally." In completing his first book, "North to the Future:
An Offline Adventure Through the Changing Wilds of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ," Weissenbach penned a compelling
portrayal of wild places that are similar but not identical to the ones McPhee explored
in his classic 1977 book "Coming into the Country." Read more on his experiences.
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Museum of the North family program will explore mysteries
in October. Learn more about the Oct. 17 program.
