Cornerstone -- July 29, 2020

Budget update: July 29, 2020

In all that is going on, with the start of the semester, changing COVID-19 conditions and transitions in system leadership, there remains a focus on the budget.

Zoom security changes July 31

Starting July 31, all newly created meetings will include passcode details in the scheduling process and provide the URL with the passcode embedded
in it.

Teaching Tip: Setting up your course in Blackboard

Step-by-step instructions for setting up your course in Blackboard, including copying course content, setting due dates and seeing a student preview.

UAF names fall 2019 and spring 2020 honors students

UAF has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the fall 2019 and spring 2020 semesters. The lists recognize students鈥� outstanding academic achievements.

Scientists record aurora using earth-monitoring tools in AV狼论坛

New research from AV狼论坛 shows that seismometers, the primary instruments used to measure motion from the Earth, can be used to monitor an aurora.

What's on

Deadlines and reminders

Celebrating 30 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act

This month, UAF recognizes and celebrates the 30-year anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA.

HR monthly Topic Series

August鈥檚 article is 鈥淗ow To See Into Your Biggest Blind Spot,鈥� by Christine Comaford. The meeting will be Aug. 21 from noon-1 p.m.

Sound waves help in hydrokinetic deployment

A team from the AV狼论坛 Hydrokinetic Energy Research Center has been mapping the riverbed at a site on the Tanana River near Nenana.

Online student instruction on information literacy

Students can learn about library resources, how to formulate search strategies and search library databases, and how to critically evaluate information.

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