sidebar menu toggle button Students

  • URSA Innovative Technology and Education Award applications open Feb. 6

    January 25, 2023

    URSA's Innovative Technology and Education Award application period opens on Feb. 6. The ITE Award funds up to $5,000 and is open to all UAF undergraduate, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, staff, and full-time faculty requiring technology-related equipment and/or software for student-based instruction and/or research.
    Read article

  • Apply for spring graduation by Feb. 1

    January 25, 2023

    If you'll be completing your degree requirements by the end of this spring term apply today! Spring graduation applications received by the initial deadline will be entered to win a vintage diploma frame.
    Read article

  • New cell phone? Set up the Duo mobile app!

    January 25, 2023

    If you’ve been gifted a new phone or are treating yourself to a well-deserved upgrade, remember to configure the Duo mobile app now that you’ve returned to campus.
    Read article

  • University Community Mental Health accepting new clients

    January 24, 2023

    Graduate-level counseling students are accepting new clients for free 50-minute in-person and telehealth counseling sessions to occur once per week now through April 27, 2023.
    Read article

  • Jodie Anderson, the new director of the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resource and Extension, pauses for a photo outdoors.

    Academic Tuesdays: Jan. 24, 2023

    January 24, 2023

    Read more to learn about Jodie Anderson's appointment as director of the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resource and Extension, and that recruitment for the Vice Provost, Dean of General Studies and Accreditation Liaison Officer position will be opening this spring semester as Alex Fitts prepares for retirement.
    Read article

  • Staff Alliance Support for Professional Development

    January 23, 2023

    Staff Alliance is offering support for staff professional development activities that directly support their career or professional development in FY23. This support is good for any activities occurring within FY23, and is for up to $500 per employee, while the funds last.
    Read article

  • Annual driver renewal reminder

    January 23, 2023

    Each year, any individual who is driving on UAF business must update their driving form and present it to their supervisor for record-keeping. Information about becoming a UAF-approved driver can be found on the UAF Risk Management website.
    Read article

  • UAF hosting candidates for assistant professor of animal physiology

    January 23, 2023

    The UAF Department of Biology and Wildlife, and the Institute of Arctic Biology, will be hosting candidates for the position of Assistant Professor of Animal Physiology at UAF.
    Read article

  • Apply now for Toolik Field Station's 2023 early career TUNDRA award

    January 20, 2023

    Toolik Field Station invites students and early career researchers to apply for the Toolik Userdays for Naturally Developing Research Abilities, or TUNDRA, award for the 2023 field season. This award sponsors independent and original Arctic research projects with up to 10 days at Toolik Field Station. Toolik will provide award recipients with housing, meals, access to facilities and common-use equipment, science support, and transportation between Fairbanks and the field station.
    Read article

  • Students encouraged to nominate staff for 2023 Pathfinder Award

    January 18, 2023

    The department of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native studies and rural development is seeking nominations for the 2023 Pathfinder Award. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 15, 2023.
    Read article

  • Dr. Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley was a Yupiaq scholar who served 25 years as faculty with the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks.

    Nominations open for Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley Award for Contributions to Native Ways of Knowing

    January 18, 2023

    The AOK award is presented annually to recognize and encourage Indigenous scholars who have made exemplary contributions to our understanding of Indigenous knowledge systems and Native ways of knowing in ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ.
    Read article

  • UAF Chess Club at the Pan-American Chess Tournament 2023 in Seattle. From left to right: Logan Borger, Luke Martin, David Schweizer, Matthew Dominick, Michael Martins, Evan Nichols, and Josh Costello.

    UAF Chess Team surprises competition at 2023 Pan-American Chess Tournament

    January 18, 2023

    The UAF Chess Club organized a team of seven individuals to participate in the Pan-American Chess Tournament in Seattle. This tournament had over 80 teams participating, with over 360 college students. There were those like the members of the UAF team who had a passion for chess and loved to play, and there were also those who were ranked in the top 200 in the world.
    Read article

  • Student performance notifications Jan. 20 to Feb. 3

    January 18, 2023

    Instructors will be emailing performance feedback to students about concerns and hard work recognition through the UAF notifications system called Nanook Navigator between Jan. 20 and Feb. 3, and throughout the semester.
    Read article

  • Applications open for URSA's Summer 2023 Student Project Awards

    January 11, 2023

    Applications for URSA's 2023 Summer Student Project Awards are now open! Summer Student Project Awards fund undergraduate research and creative activity projects up to $6,000 for both individual and group projects.
    Read article

  • URSA announces 2023 Spring Student Project Awardees

    January 11, 2023

    The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity (URSA) congratulates the following individuals who received an URSA 2023 Spring Student Project Award.
    Read article

  • Calligraphy pen tip with the words Month of Writing above the pen in cursive script, and February 2023 Community for your writing projects below the pen.

    Write that thing!

    January 11, 2023

    Have you been struggling to carve out the time for a writing project? Keep yourself accountable by joining UAF's February Month of Writing group, which hosts weekly writing sessions every Friday.
    Read article

  • Looking for some morning cardio?

    January 10, 2023

    Nanook Recreation is adding 6 a.m. indoor cycling classes Wednesdays and Fridays. This class is free with your Nanook Recreation membership.
    Read article

  • Mental Health First Aid logo

    Spring 2023 Mental Health First Aid training

    January 05, 2023

    Student Health and Counseling is continuing to offer Mental Health First Aid training to the UA community throughout the Spring 2023 semester. Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that teaches participants how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges.
    Read article

  • Sign up for Responsible Conduct of Research training now

    January 05, 2023

    Responsible Conduct of Research training will be offered Wednesday, Jan. 25, from 2-5 p.m. via Zoom. The training is brought to you by the Office of Research Integrity. This particular workshop fulfills the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health requirements for formal RCR instruction. This is the only formal RCR training at UAF this semester.
    Read article

  • Field safety for researchers

    January 04, 2023

    Annually, the vice chancellor for research office has supported field safety training to help create safer field sites and safer researchers. Nanook Recreation has put together a menu of hard and soft skills requested by researchers. We thank Vice Chancellor for Research Nettie La Belle-Hamer for supporting this program once again.
    Read article

  • Learn to strength train in 2023 with Nanook Recreation

    January 03, 2023

    Nanook Recreation offers a variety of strength training group fitness classes that are free with membership. Currently, offerings include intro to strength training a beginner-friendly class that goes over the basics of strength training machines, functional exercises, and free weights.
    Read article

  • UAF graduates celebrate receiving their degrees on April 30, 2022, at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. UAF/GI photo by JR Ancheta.

    Save the date: Commencement 2023 is May 6

    January 03, 2023

    UAF's 101st commencement is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, at the Carlson Center. There will be one ceremony this year. Students who are expecting to walk this year, should apply to graduate by Feb. 1, 2023. After that date the fee rises to $80; March 1 is the final deadline.
    Read article

  • Members of the UAF Alumni Association board visit the Wild Blueberry and Troth Blossoms barn quilt on display at the Fairbanks Experimental Farm. Photo by Theresa Bakker

    Alumni Association donates to student groups, campus projects

    December 20, 2022

    The UAF Alumni Association has awarded $20,000 to support student organizations and campus projects. A $10,000 gift went to the Georgeson Botanical Garden, and a variety of student groups received another $10,000.
    Read article

  • Compliance Alliance Tips and Facts

    December 20, 2022

    The Compliance Alliance committee was created in Fall 2021 to focus on the many compliance requirements at UAF. We would like to share the following compliance tip or fact with you this week.
    Read article

  • ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ INBRE Sustaining Research Excellence opportunity open

    December 14, 2022

    ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ INBRE offers the Sustaining Research Excellence opportunity to successful biomedical and health researchers within the INBRE network to receive funding for the support of graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and technicians, the purchase of equipment, and/or to provide for buyouts from teaching.
    Read article