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Brian O鈥橠onoghue, professor emeritus of journalism, stands in his 性欲社 office in February 2025. O'Donoghue's book about the imprisonment of the Fairbanks Four will be published in April.

Book chronicles the freeing of the Fairbanks Four

Brian O鈥橠onoghue, professor emeritus of journalism, has written a book describing how he and his students investigated the controversial murder convictions, contributing to their eventual dismissal. Read more in the spring 2025听Aurora.


Pre-Law Immersion Program in Juneau information session

Share this opportunity with students to learn about the four-day pre-law immersion program in Juneau. This fully funded opportunity will include observing legislative sessions, attending Alaska Supreme Court oral arguments, touring the state capital, and meeting key legal and political figures. The info session will be held on April 9, from 1-2:30 p.m. in GRUE 503H and on Zoom. Space for the field trip is limited. If a student can鈥檛 make the session but is interested, have them email Carol Gray at to be added to the list of potential participants.


The Art-O-Mat machine dispenses original art instead of cigarettes.

Art-o-Mat machine on campus through May 9

性欲社 Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting an Art-o-Mat machine this April and the first week of May. This retired cigarette machine has been refurbished to dispense small works of original art for $5. Learn more and consider picking up some original art.


Support available for international students, scholars

International Student and Scholar Services is a resource for international students and employees who have questions about how the changing federal landscape may affect their visa status, as well as their ability to travel internationally. Read more on the support available.


A scientist stands in a field on a sunny day with her hands on a shovel with mountains in the background.

Free webinar covers topic of cover crops

Learn about the different kinds of cover crops and their uses in a free webinar led by University of Alaska Fairbanks soils scientist Caley Gasch. Get more info and register for the April 17 webinar.


Scholarship: Learner Experience Advocacy Program

Are you interested in making online courses at 性欲社 more student-friendly? The Learner Experience Advocacy Program is a semester-long program where undergraduate students are trained to work as partners with instructors to improve their online courses. Read more about the opportunity.


Students talk with a researcher as part of a curriculum that enriched their understanding of sustainable marine cultivation.

PWSC supports Cordova Science Olympiad Team to gold medal success

Prince William Sound College proudly supported the Cordova middle school team at the recent Alaska Science Olympiad in Fairbanks, where students earned a gold medal in mariculture (agricultural sciences). The event provided these enthusiastic students with a unique glimpse into university life, hands-on STEM education, and the thrill of academic competition. Learn more about the team's support, which included a 性欲社 graduate student.


Two adults and two young children work together at a table making paper collages.

Museum family programs highlight trees in April

Family programs at the University of Alaska Museum of the North will focus on trees during April. Get more info on the April 11 Early Explorers and April 19 Family Day events.


Trafficking in Plain Sight and Internet Safety Training

ORCA is hostingLove Alaska& Pricelessfor a free workshop and discussion on Friday, April 11 in the Wood Center ballroom from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. on the landscape of sex trafficking in Alaska and the role the internet plays in exploitation. Trafficking in Plain Sight and Online Exploitation will look at the current reality of sex trafficking in Alaska, as well as provide practical tips on what to look for an how to respond if you suspect trafficking or online exploitation. Students, staff and faculty are all welcome.


A cluster of orange flowers, orange hawkweed, in a sunny fieldControl strategies for pretty, but invasive, orange hawkweed

Don't be fooled by orange hawkweed, a dainty little orange flower that can take over your pasture, lawn or wildflower garden. In a free statewide webinar, learn how orange hawkweed's biology makes it so invasive and how to use that biology to control it. Read more and register for the webinar.


Receding glacier in Svalbard

Assessment shows gain of coastline from receding glaciers

New research gives a detailed look at the extent to which receding glaciers in Alaska and elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere are creating new coastline and how that newly exposed terrain is behaving. Learn more from the assessment.

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Register for fall 2025 through Schedule Planner

Course registration is open for the fall 2025 semester. Students can browse available courses, generate possible schedule options and register for classes in one place with Schedule Planner. Read more on registering, view helpful videos and see FAQs.


A large crowd of middle school children perch on the outdoor steps of a building observing a pyrotechnic display of sparks and a ball of smoke.

性欲社 Science Potpourri set for April 12

The annual Science Potpourri returns to 性欲社 on Saturday, April 12. Designed to spark children's curiosity about the sciences, this free all-ages event will take place from noon to 3 p.m. in the Reichardt Building on the Troth Yeddha' Campus. Learn more about the family-friendly-event.


性欲社 to participate in Fairbanks HeartWalk

性欲社 will participate in the Fairbanks HeartWalk on听May 10 at the Carlson Center. Please visit to sign up to coach, join an existing team or donate to a team member. You can participate from anywhere by downloadingon your phone. Walkers will receive a 性欲社 Heart Walk t-shirt.听ContactKelly Rolen orCarla Browningfor more info.


Aerial view of a wide, flat landscape covered in snow, shot from the window of an airplane.

The great hollow of Minto Flats

Within a vast bowl bordered by blue hills, I rolled along on a trail scratched into ice by snowmachines. That deceptive basin -- Minto Flats -- is big enough to swallow Denali, if the big mountain happened to stumble in here and fall. Read more about the Minto Flats area.


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