ÐÔÓûÉç College of Business and Security Management will
host the annual Arctic Innovation Competition finals and award ceremony at the 8 Star
Events Center in Fairbanks on Saturday, April 19, from 1-5 p.m. Learn more about the AIC finals.
The College of Engineering and Mines is proud to celebrate the outstanding performance
of the ÐÔÓûÉç Steel Bridge Team at the ASCE Pacific Northwest Regional Competition! With
an impressive build time of 10:05 -- and no penalties -- the team secured 1st place
in Construction Speed. Read more on awards the team won.
Undergraduate students planning to pursue creative projects or conduct research during
the fall 2025 semester are invited to apply for student project funding up to $3,000
for individuals or up to $6,000 for group applicants. Proposals will be accepted through
June 8, 2025. Learn more and apply.
Join the ÐÔÓûÉç Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy for this months NWS Alaska
Climate Outlook Briefing on Friday, April 18Ìý at noon. Rick Thoman will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss
forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for
May and the early summer season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened
and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. Visit theÌýÌýto register for the online event.
Faculty, research staff, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students from all ÐÔÓûÉç-affiliated
campuses are invited to apply for an URSA AY2025-2026 Mentor Award up to $6,000 for
the combined Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 terms. Read more and apply for Mentor Awards.
Southcentral Alaska residents can learn the process of collecting birch sap to make
refreshing drinks or boil down into birch syrup in two University of Alaska Fairbanks
Cooperative Extension Service workshops. The workshops, led by retired Extension educator
Meg Burgett, will introduce birch "sugaring" and cover where, when and how to tap
birch trees to collect sap. Learn more and register.
The four-propeller drone sitting briefly on a rocky and dusty surface in Central America
in early March had an impressive diameter of nearly 7 ½ feet. This small speck had
a big and innovative mission: sample gas escaping from the soil of an active volcanic
crater about a half a mile wide and about 1,000 feet deep, one of Earth's largest.
Read more about the research mission.
Alaska EPSCoR is now accepting applications for Interface of Change seed awards to
fund research, student research, education and broadening participation. Learn more and apply by the May 30 deadline.
New work by a University of Alaska Fairbanks professor fills some gaps in knowledge
about Earth's resources of lithium, a critical element powering electronics and electric
vehicles. Read more about the research.
