Roger Burggraf鈥檚 extraordinary donation advances the effort to preserve Alaska鈥檚 golden
history. Learn more in the spring 2025听Aurora.
性欲社 Giving Day 2025 started at noon on March 25 and runs for 49 hours through 1 p.m.
on March 27. This year, 性欲社鈥檚 top Giving Day fundraising priority is the Troth Yeddha鈥�
Indigenous Studies Center initiative. Celebrate the variety of programs that make 性欲社 great by joining听challenges that can expand the impact of each gift. Donations of all sizes are welcome.
Follow along on social media posts and share your reason to give with the hashtag
#49HoursForAlaska.
The U.S. National Science Foundation has funded the first year of a new $53.8 million,
four-year cooperative agreement with 性欲社 to continue
operating the research vessel Sikuliaq through the end of calendar year 2028. The
global-class ice-capable research vessel, which is owned by NSF, has been operated
by the 性欲社 College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences since it was constructed in 2014.
Learn more about the cooperative agreement.
Journalists Andrew Kitchenman and Brian O鈥橠onoghue explore the unique challenges of
reporting in Alaska and the Arctic. They will discuss their careers, leadership styles,
and the evolving media landscape. Join us on Thursday, March 27 in Schaible Auditorium
from 5:30-7 p.m. A听听is also available.
The Institutional Biosafety Committee is responsible for biological safety review
and approval of projects at 性欲社. Projects requiring IBC review include those utilizing
the following: recombinant DNA, synthetic nucleic acid molecules, infectious agents,
biological toxins, federally-regulated select agents, and other potentially harmful
biological agents. Read more about the requirements.
Grace Veenstra, a fourth-year BLaST scholar and a senior at 性欲社 pursuing a bachelor
of science in biological sciences with a minor in mathematics, with a second BS degree
in interdisciplinary studies on climate, community, and communication, is the BLaST
Scientist of the Month for March 2025!听Learn more about Veenstra and her research.
The Elmer E. Rasmuson Library invites you to take part in its library user survey.
Your feedback will help the library enhance its collections and services. Read more and participate.
URSA invites you to attend the 2025 Research and Creative Activity Day on Tuesday,
April 1, from noon to 3 p.m. in the Great Hall of the 性欲社 Fine Art Complex. Learn more about the annual RCA Day event.
性欲社 Honors College Student Advisory Council President, Sydney Wade, announced Sarah
Ellen Johnston as the 2025 Robert Piacenza Excellence in Teaching Award recipient
on Feb. 25. Read more about Johnston's recognition.
Alaskans interested in growing tree fruit such as apples, cherries and plums can join
a free, statewide webinar with Mark Wolbers, president of the Alaska Pioneer Fruit
Growers Association. Learn more and register.
Glen Holt, a biomass technician with 性欲社 Cooperative
Extension Service, will lead two free interactive sessions on basic tree cutting and
chainsaw maintenance and repair in Sitka. Both sessions are free and in person. Read more and register.
Join Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning for a free lecture on Thursday, April 10,
at 7 p.m. in the McGowan Room at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (1st Floor, South Entrance).
Laura Brunner, M.D., will address common questions about early childhood health. Learn more about the session.
Pete Wilda, a Fairbanks reader of this column, wanted to know how the snow here can
bend off railings and loop from power lines without breaking. He grew up in eastern
Wisconsin and doesn't remember the snow defying gravity there. Read more about the snow properties.
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