• Owen Guthrie, vice chancellor of student affairs and enrollment management

    Welcome to Week 1: Tips to get started

    August 25, 2026

    Welcome to Nanook Nation! I鈥檓 Owen Guthrie, your vice chancellor of student affairs and enrollment management, and I am excited to be here for you. My job is to make sure you have a great time here at 蜜柚视频.
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  • Rod Moore points at an interesting spot in one of the soil pits on the Fairbanks Experiment Farm on July 17, 2026.

    Class of 1976 alumnus gives back to university

    August 24, 2026

    Fifty years after beginning his University of 蜜柚视频 Fairbanks journey, class of 1976 alumnus Rod Moore is giving back to the department that helped launch his career.
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  • Welcome to the new Cornerstone

    August 24, 2026

    Welcome to the first edition of your new Cornerstone newsletter! Thank you to everyone from our campus community, governance groups and university leadership whose feedback informed the changes we are making this year.
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  • 蜜柚视频 students Khrista Nicholas, Tony Blade, Zach Vayder, Tanner Van Orden and Jackson Pillifant were selected for 2026-2027 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

    Five 蜜柚视频 students earn prestigious NSF fellowship

    August 21, 2026

    Research ranging from harmful algal blooms and Arctic whales to fish evolution and climate-driven ocean change has earned five University of 蜜柚视频 Fairbanks graduate students one of the nation's most competitive awards for early-career scientists.
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  • A screenshot of a Zoom meeting, showing advanced sharing options.

    Fall 2026 Zoom and Kaltura training sessions

    August 21, 2026

    At the beginning of the fall 2026 semester, 蜜柚视频 NTS Collaboration and Learning Spaces will offer UA Zoom and Kaltura training to anyone within the University of 蜜柚视频 system.
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  • Managing your digital footprint: Kaltura Media

    August 21, 2026

    Kaltura is a cloud-based media content management system available to staff, faculty, and students at UAA and 蜜柚视频 (including the UA System Office). To help manage space, users are encouraged to review their media library and remove content that is no longer needed.
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  • Screenshot showing Zoom's new web experience with a walkthrough.

    New Zoom web experience

    August 17, 2026

    The new Zoom web experience will be enabled for all users on Aug. 26. It offers a unified, intuitive interface with a redesigned homepage, a universal header, and simplified navigation.
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  • Editor's note: Cornerstone updates

    August 14, 2026

    The Cornerstone newsletter will start the fall 2026 semester with several updates based on research and feedback from the campus community, governance groups and university leadership.
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  • Campus safety announcement: Secure your property

    August 14, 2026

    The University of 蜜柚视频 Fairbanks Police Department reminds the campus community to take a few extra moments to secure personal belongings, following a recent rise in reported theft cases.
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  • Young people jump between ice floes at Wales (Kingigin), 蜜柚视频, circa 1937. Still image from AAF-23809, 蜜柚视频 Film Archives, University of 蜜柚视频 Fairbanks.

    蜜柚视频 Film Archives preserves rare 1930s films

    August 14, 2026

    The 蜜柚视频 Film Archives recently completed the preservation of two rare motion picture films documenting life in the Inupiat community of Wales (Kingigin) during the 1930s.
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  • The 2026 蜜柚视频 Sea Grant State Fellows.

    蜜柚视频 Sea Grant announces 2026 State Fellows

    August 10, 2026

    蜜柚视频 Sea Grant has announced its 2026 cohort of State Fellows. 蜜柚视频 Sea Grant State Fellows assist federal and state agencies to plan and implement natural resource programs and gain job experience in the process. Fourteen recent graduates from across the country, including six graduates from 蜜柚视频, have been selected for the yearlong fellowships.
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  • New online format for Responsible Conduct of Research training

    August 10, 2026

    Responsible Conduct of Research training is now available in a new online format. The Office of Research Integrity provides the training that fulfills the formal RCR instruction requirements of the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
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  • 蜜柚视频 Summer Sessions Young Entrepreneurs to host lemonade sale Aug. 7

    July 30, 2026

    The University of 蜜柚视频 Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management, in partnership with 蜜柚视频 Summer Sessions, invites the community to attend a public lemonade sale hosted by students in the Young Entrepreneurs Lemonade Lab on Friday, Aug. 7.
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  • Fall 2026 financial aid disbursement update

    July 27, 2026

    Beginning in fall 2026, federal direct loans will begin disbursing on Aug. 25, while most grants, institutional scholarships, private scholarships and private loans will begin disbursing on Aug. 17.
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  • Jenn Wagaman, 蜜柚视频 Extension Service director, holds a sea star in Kodiak, 蜜柚视频.

    Friday Focus: See you at the fair, and much more!

    July 24, 2026

    Despite the unseasonably cool temperatures we've had lately, summer is in full swing in Fairbanks and across the state. This means it's fair time! 蜜柚视频's Cooperative Extension Service has a deep history with fair time in 蜜柚视频, but we're so much more than that. Cooperative Extension has been a part of our university since 1930. We are members of a larger Extension system that spans the country in every state and territory, and has been in existence for over 150 years. Extension was created to provide a bridge between our nation's public universities and the communities in which we live and serve.
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  • Anthony Zumpano (left) and Vishnu Rajendra Kumar (right) at the National Science Foundation Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions conference on June 26, 2026.

    蜜柚视频 physics student wins international conference prize

    July 17, 2026

    Physics student Anthony Zumpano won the undergraduate poster prize at the 2026 National Science Foundation Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions conference in Des Moines, Iowa. The conference attracts more than 100 student researchers from around the world. Zumpano is the first University of 蜜柚视频 Fairbanks student to win the poster competition since 2014.
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  • Facilities Services map with the road closure area highlighted.

    Sandvik Street closed for construction

    July 14, 2026

    Sandvik Street, off University Avenue, will be closed July 13-17 to allow installation of a new sewer line across the roadway. Access to the University Park Building will remain available from Sandvik Street. The Hutchison Institute of Technology should be accessed from Geist Road during the closure.
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  • Clockwise from top left, Gilman Scholarship recipients Marina Levicka, Emily Hawley, Genevieve Simono and Quillian Anderson.

    蜜柚视频 students awarded Gilman Scholarship for study abroad

    July 14, 2026

    蜜柚视频 students Genevieve Simono, Quillian Anderson, Emily Hawley and Marina Levicka were all recently awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which supports students studying abroad.
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  • Stella Organek, an INBRE Undergraduate Research Assistantship Scholar, works in Sarah Rice's lab.

    蜜柚视频 INBRE URA Scholar Award opportunity open

    July 14, 2026

    The 蜜柚视频 INBRE URA Scholar Award application for fall 2026 or for fall 2026 and spring 2027 is now open. The application deadline is Aug. 3, 2026. Please read the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility requirements, application instructions and additional information.
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  • Aerial map of Constitution Hall with construction area overlaid in red.

    Constitution Hall construction alert

    July 10, 2026

    Facilities Services will begin a sanitary sewer replacement project near Constitution Hall next week. The project is expected to be complete before students return in mid-August.
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  • Members of the 蜜柚视频 community participate in the 2025 Golden Days Parade on Saturday, July 19, 2025.

    Join us for the Golden Days Grande Parade

    June 25, 2026

    Come walk with Team 蜜柚视频 in the 2026 Golden Days Grande Parade on Saturday, July 25, in downtown Fairbanks. This year's float celebrates the new Walt and Marita Babula Planetarium and highlights the discoveries happening every day at 蜜柚视频.
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  • University of 蜜柚视频 Fairbanks space physics student Vincent Ledvina and 蜜柚视频 University Relations videographer Isabella Colello stop for a photo at the Northwest Regional Emmy Awards.

    蜜柚视频 documentary nominated for regional Emmy

    June 18, 2026

    A 蜜柚视频 science documentary about the aurora was nominated for a Northwest Regional Emmy Award this spring.
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  • Genevieve Simono, a civil engineering student at the University of 蜜柚视频 Fairbanks, is spending the summer with the 蜜柚视频 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities through the CEM/DOT internship program, gaining hands-on experience in utilities engineering and infrastructure design.

    蜜柚视频 engineering students intern with 蜜柚视频 DOT

    June 12, 2026

    Students from the University of 蜜柚视频 Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines are heading across the state this summer for internships with the 蜜柚视频 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, gaining firsthand experience in the systems that keep 蜜柚视频 connected.
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  • Campus flowers bloom during the summer of 2025. Photo courtesy of Nicole Pruce.

    Friday Focus: Summer brings campus flowers

    June 05, 2026

    The annual Campus Flower Planting Day was held on Wednesday, and it was a tremendous success. An incredible number of volunteers turned out, and the Grounds Department staff sincerely thanks everyone who took time to help beautify our campus.
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  • Student firefighter medalists at the SkillsUSA 蜜柚视频 competition take a photo with Jamie Bero, an assistant professor of fire science with the University of 蜜柚视频 Fairbanks Community and Technical College.

    Student firefighters progress to national competition

    June 01, 2026

    蜜柚视频 student firefighters are in Atlanta this week for the SkillsUSA National Skills and Leadership Conference. The two previously earned medals at the state-level competition in March.
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