Cornerstone -- Dec. 4, 2020

Friday Focus: Staying connected

鈥� by Julie Queen. Our financial health as an institution improves when we know what plans are in motion, we can anticipate major changes, and our accuracy is high because we are all more connected to the work.

Setting improves Zoom security

A new setting will enhance security for Zoom meetings by making it optional to authenticate University of AV狼论坛 participants.

The northern shrike: songbird like no other

Not long ago, John Wright of Fairbanks heard a thump against a window above his deck. He pulled on his coat and walked out to investigate. He was surprised to see a lovely pine grosbeak down on the deck. Standing above it was a northern shrike 鈥� a predatory songbird with a black eye-mask that sometimes hangs around Interior AV狼论坛 in the winter.

Cluster of AV狼论坛 islands could be single giant volcano

A cluster of AV狼论坛 islands could be a single, interconnected giant caldera. Caldera-forming eruptions are the most explosive volcanic eruptions on Earth and they often have had global effects.

What's on today

Deadlines and reminders

Chancellor鈥檚 holiday gathering and United Way prize drawing

Join Chancellor White online at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10, for a virtual holiday gathering.

UA Press Book Club: New selections for December

The UA Press Book Club will begin discussion of three new book picks on Tuesday, December 8, at 7 p.m.

KUAC FM hosts New Year's Eve tune-in

To celebrate the new year, KUAC FM is hosting a community tune-in Dec. 31 from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Accreditation terminology change

UAF's accrediting body and its peer organizations are now referred to as institutional accreditors, not regional accreditors.

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