Read the latest updates on the university budget, Board of Regents, and other major Â鶹´«Ã½ System news
Â鶹´«Ã½ System News
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NEW Training Course added to MyÂ鶹´«Ã½ - "Cold, Flu, and Transmissible Illness Prevention"
March 06, 2020
A new course has been added to the MyÂ鶹´«Ã½ learning library. Here is a direct link to the learning activity: Cold, Flu, and Transmissible Illness Prevention.
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Â鶹´«Ã½F awarded Military Friendly bronze status
March 05, 2020
Â鶹´«Ã½F was recently recognized as a Military Friendly Bronze school. The designation puts Â鶹´«Ã½F in the top 30% of Military Friendly colleges across the country. Â鶹´«Ã½F has been a Military Friendly school since 2010 and strives to continually improve service to military and veteran students and families.
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Alaska INBRE request for curriculum development proposals
March 05, 2020
The Alaska IDeA Network of Biomedical Excellence, or INBRE, invites full-time faculty at any Â鶹´«Ã½ campus to apply for a curriculum development award.
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Nominations open for Staff Make Student Count Awards
March 05, 2020
Staff members lay the foundation for just about every aspect of student success. That's why the Â鶹´«Ã½ recognizes university staff who provide outstanding service to students anywhere in the system with the Staff Make Students Count Award.
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February 21, 2020
Finances, future outlook and positive highlights were the center of discussion during the Board of Regents two-day meeting in Fairbanks. All three chancellors provided updates on recent accomplishments, awards and activities at their universities, and President Johnsen offered a positive look at the future of the university and its vision for 2040.
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2nd Update - Coronavirus (COVID-19)- Student and Employee Resources
February 21, 2020
I am hopeful that our communities will remain largely unaffected by COVID-19. That said, Universities have students and employees who travel around the world, and as noted in the Facts and Resources section below, COVID-19 continues to spread, though so far, not to Alaska.
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Â鶹´«Ã½S Designated a Military Friendly® School for 2020-2021
February 21, 2020
Â鶹´«Ã½S was granted the desgnation because of the high value placed on its student veterans and active duty personnel.
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February 20, 2020
The Alaska State Committee for Research (SCoR) will add four inductees into the SCoR Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame in 2020.
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February 19, 2020
Before there were pick-up trucks, there were the Alutiiq/Sugpiaq angyat (open boats). Crafted explicitly for heavy seas and mass transportation, and made from local materials, these historic skin-covered boats were used in Sugpiaq society for harvesting and traveling. Angyat were owned by families.
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February 19, 2020
In 2011, Dr. Robert "Trey" Coker suffered a debilitating ATV accident that fractured three vertebrae and left him bedridden for about a month. Although he soon recovered, his muscles had atrophied resulting in a loss of physical function. The unanticipated setback inspired him to think what could be done about to prevent the physical decline in older adults.