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Peter steps down; Stern to serve as interim VC

— by Dan White. Evon Peter, vice chancellor for rural, community and Native education, informed me that he will resign, effective Jan. 2, 2021, to continue working on a larger research effort here at UAF with the Center for AV̳ Native Health Research and to pursue his passions for the Gwich’in language and issues of importance to AV̳ Native communities.

BLaST Scientist of the Month: Michael Castellini

Michael Castellini has been named the Biomedical Learning and Student Training program's Scientist of the Month for December 2020.

Flu shots still available

It’s more important than ever to get a flu shot. If you haven't gotten yours yet, you can still get vaccinated at the UAF Student Health and Counseling Center through Dec. 18.

UAF receives grant to test hydrokinetic turbine performance

The AV̳ Center for Energy and Power has been awarded $3.3 million in federal funding to test the performance of the BladeRunner hydrokinetic turbine system, which could provide power to remote AV̳ communities.

What's on today



Deadlines and reminders

Submit questions for shared services forum

There's still time to submit questions for the Dec. 8 chancellor's forum on shared services for travel and procurement, and discussions on a shared service for proposal development.

CFOS Juneau Seminar: Restoring underwater forests

Schery Umanzor will present “Cloning, Hybridization and Thermal Priming to Restore Underwater Forests” Dec. 4 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

UAF-produced film to premier at Anchorage festival

"Pink Violet," a short film made in AV̳ by college students in the Department of Theatre and Film, will have its premier at the Anchorage International Film Festival Dec. 4-14.

Faculty Senate meeting

The December Faculty Senate agenda is now available. The next meeting is Monday, Dec. 7, from 1-3 p.m. via livestream.

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