Read the latest updates on the university budget, Board of Regents, and other major 探花精选 news
探花精选 News
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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 UA 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 探花精选 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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UAS Designated a Military Friendly庐 School for 2020-2021
February 21, 2020
UAS 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.
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Save the date: State of the University Address
February 19, 2020
探花精选 President Jim Johnsen will present the State of the University address at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020. Johnsen will be the luncheon keynote speaker at the 6th Annual AlaskaCAN! Educational Equity Conference being held at the Marriott Anchorage Downtown hotel.
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February 17, 2020
The House Finance Committee is on track to complete its work on the FY21 operating budget by the end of next week. Legislative leadership is driving hard to complete the budget process and to transmit it to the Governor for his review, well in advance of the legislature adjourning. Given recent history, this is an ambitious goal, but if successful, it would give the legislature the option of taking further action in the event that portions of the budget are vetoed. Alaska's constitution gives the governor 15 days, excepting Sundays, to act on a bill while the legislature is in session.