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Participants and visitors make their way through various displays at the 2023 URSA Research and Creative Activity Day event.

Pursue your passion with URSA

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity, or URSA, is UAF's resource for the development and promotion of undergraduate experiential learning. With the motto of "Don't just gain knowledge, create it," we support undergraduate students as they explore career paths, develop specialized skills, make connections with peers, and build self-confidence, all while having fun through a value-added experience. We also support prospective mentors, which includes all UAF faculty, post-docs, staff, and graduate students. URSA is here to support both undergraduate students and mentors as they work together from proposal to final product. Read more about URSA and RCA Day.


Faculty service opportunity: External reviewer for program review 2024-25

The Faculty Senate has a service opportunity available for faculty willing to dedicate 8-12 hours as an external reviewer for the program review process for the academic year 2024-25 between December 2024 and March 2025. Please share with your units and fellow faculty who may be interested. The program review will take place at the college level and will require six faculty to participate as external reviewers, one for each college. Read more about the opportunity and apply.


Drone footage of the 2022 Sleetmute flood on May 8, 2022, shows the water overtaking the houses and flooding the community.Predicting AVÀÇÂÛ̳’s spring breakup

AVÀÇÂÛ̳’s communities are teaming up with researchers and forecasters to find better ways to warn of floods. Read more in the Spring 2024 Aurora.


Poker Flat Rocket Launch Presentation

UAF’s Poker Flat Research Range will soon launch two rockets to view the sun! Don’t miss a presentation by Lindsay Glesener and Sabrina Savage, mission principal investigators, about the launches. Bring your questions for a special Q&A reception after the talk. Snacks will be provided. The entire UAF community is welcome to attend. E-mail uaf-gi-outreach@alaska.edu for more info. Can’t attend in person? .


Seafood safety classes April 12, 26

AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Sea Grant is offering two online seafood safety courses in April through the AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Seafood School, both available statewide. On April 12, Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point, Segment 2 practical training will be taught via Zoom. On April 26, Sanitation Control Procedures for Seafood Processors will also be taught via Zoom. Learn more and register.

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Apply for Academic Leadership Institute

The UAF Academic Leadership Institute is a unique and exciting, two-semester-long professional development opportunity for a cohort of university employees interested in gaining a deeper understanding of current issues and the changing landscape in higher education. Read more and apply to join the cohort.


First Friday at the MILL

Join us at The MILL on Friday, April 5 from noon to 2 p.m. for a casual First Friday celebration of work created in response to the March Making Challenge. For more information, contact Zach Cureton-Hazard.Ìý


Large whale bone assemblage with rib acting as an umiak with a group of 6 human figures inside, one of whom is a baby in the arms of an adult. Three figures have wooden paddles. Figures wear parkas of caribou and rabbit fur. Faces carved from wood.

Museum programs explore travel in April

Family programs at the University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Museum of the North will explore the theme of travel in April. Learn more about the April 12 and 20 programs.

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