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Budget update: April 8, 2020

— by Dan White The UA Board of Regents (BoR) held an emergency audit committee meeting on Saturday, April 4, 2020. The agenda focused on the current and projected financial position of the university along with looking at available resources.

Thank you to dining, housing and health staff

— by Dan White Life has changed at UAF since early March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I find myself reflecting often on all of the people that it has taken to keep our students supported and moving forward this spring.

Teaching Tip: Collaborative student research brings diversity to course content

Course content in the arts often lacks diverse perspectives. Having students do collaborative research can help to reinvent that curriculum to reflect our modern world.

Deadlines and reminders

Students2Startups expanded paid internships for this summer

UAF's Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship is inviting UA students who may have had their plans change to explore a different path this summer.

Thesis defense: 'I Am the Last Frontier'

Rebecca Lawhorne will present her thesis defense, "I Am The Last Frontier: Idealized themes of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ through media and their influence on culture, tourism and policy," April 17 at 2 p.m.

Emergency funding for students

UAF has emergency scholarship funding available to assist students facing financial hardship. To request funding, please submit the student support fund application.

Winter/spring 2020 e-Aurora

Spend some time with scientists in the Arctic, veterinarians in rural AVÀÇÂÛ̳ and writers in Area 111X, and catch up with some old friends and inspiring alumni.