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HAARP open house Aug. 19

UAF will hold an open house at the High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program facility in Gakona Aug. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Public open house Aug. 9: Yankovich, Miller Hill road reconstruction, multiuse path The project includes a path from the Large Animal Research Station to Ballaine Road that will tie into the existing path on Farmers Loop.

Holdmann to lead OIPC Gwen Holdmann is the new director of the Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization. She will also continue to serve as director of the AV狼论坛 Center for Energy and Power.

Cornerstone moves to daily The Cornerstone staff and faculty newsletter will move to a daily edition next week. Please visit the news , too. 鈥� Use this to share your announcements.

NASA lidar on Elvey Building provides cloud data A rapidly blinking green light beam has been flickering skyward in the north corner of the roof since October 2016. It's on all the time, quietly collecting data.

Paddlers pay tribute to historic Sheenjek expedition

"It was phenomenal,鈥� Stan Havlick said of his trip with Mike Fallon on the Sheenjek River. The two floated the river to honor a 1956 expedition that involved some well-known UAF alumni and faculty who were advocating for what became the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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A participant in the Community and Technical College's 2017 Summer Fire Academy practices on a simulated car fire at the Fairbanks Regional Fire Training Center Monday, July 31.

Title IX nondiscrimination statement UAF's new nondiscrimination statement must be included in most existing and future UAF print and electronic publications. You can find Chancellor White's Aug. 4 memo . Templates for printing replacement labels are . More information about the nondiscrimination statement is .

Week鈥檚 events: UAF interviews, laughter yoga, sustainability, local bluegrass Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting nearly 50 free lectures, concerts and other events this summer. Here is what鈥檚 happening during the week of Aug. 6-12.

Reminder: Presentations for VC for student affairs Keith Champagne will give the last of three presentations for the position of vice chancellor for student affairs Friday, Aug. 11. Give your thoughts now: Feedback forms on all candidates will close at noon Tuesday, Aug. 15.

Reminder: Fulbright Arctic Initiative presentation Aug. 14 Faculty members are invited to attend a presentation on the Fulbright Arctic Initiative scholar program Monday, Aug. 14.

UAF road project is model for permafrost construction

When planning began more than a decade ago for a new access road to UAF, it was clear that the high-profile job had a decent chance of turning into a fiasco, but their experiment in road design has turned into a lasting success story.

Using microwaves to see through clouds

Microwave images provided by UAF's Geographic Information Network of AV狼论坛 allow weather forecasters to see through clouds and tell the difference between sea ice and snow-covered land.

In fifth month, trans-AV狼论坛 hike nears end

August, here so soon. And we just passed trans-AV狼论坛 oil pipeline milepost 100, which means that distance remains on our summer hike from Valdez to Prudhoe Bay.