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Nominations open for 2021 Staff Make Students Count Award

Nominate outstanding staff members for the 2021 Staff Make Students Count Award. The nomination period is open now through March 26.

From Kodiak to the moon

Read about how student Kahryn Buchanan’s equations help future lunar missions in the latest edition of Aurora online.

Courtney Kucheoff: BBC Student of the Month

The UAF Bristol Bay Campus is showcasing Courtney Kucheoff as the BBC February Student of the Month.

Employees must remove non-UA email forwards by March 5

If you forward your university email to a non-UA email account, including a personal email address, be sure to change that by March 5.

‘Ghost forest’ got run over by a glacier

As a few scientists hiked a path between the ice towers of a Southeast AVÀÇÂÛ̳ glacier and crashing ocean waves in 2016, they topped a ridge and saw massive tree trunks poking from gravel ahead. The dead, sheared-off rainforest stems pointed toward the ocean like skeletal fingers.

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Climate physics seminar: Artificial intelligence and machine learning

Aerial photo of polygons in summer
IARC’s Climate Physics Journal Club launches a seminar series on Feb. 22, from 2-3 p.m., on artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Delta Farm Forum Feb. 27

The 49th edition of the Delta Farm Forum will take place Feb. 27 via Zoom. This year’s event will run from 9 a.m. to noon, with presentations on agricultural research, agency updates and resources for farmers.

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