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UAF orientation to welcome new ³ÉÈËӰƬ

The University of ³ÉÈËӰƬ Fairbanks will welcome hundreds of new ³ÉÈËӰƬ during orientation activities this week.


Parking lot closures

Please take note of the various parking lot closures this week forÌý prep and paint striping work.


New Graduate Student orientation, Fall Social scheduled for Aug. 26

New graduate student orientation is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Schaible Auditorium. Those who need the Zoom registration link, can email theÌýUAF Graduate School. The Fall Graduate Student Social is an excellent way for all new and returning graduate ³ÉÈËӰƬ to connect with others in and outside their discipline. The event is Aug. 26 from 6-8 p.m. at the UAF Pub. All attendees must be 21 years or older to enter the Pub. To enter, you must show a valid US driver's license, US military ID, or passport.) Join us for nachos and fun!


The trans-³ÉÈËӰƬ pipeline winds across a valley on the Dalton Highway as 10 electric vehicles drive to the Arctic Ocean during the first Arctic Road Rally. Photo by Michael Lindemann.

ACEP intern supports electric vehicles' drive north to the future

What does it mean to be first? To some it means to push boundaries exploring new territories, for others the term may carry no weight at all, still others may think it shows a vanity on the part of the person trying to be first. We were the first. We were the first people to drive electric vehicles to Oliktok Point.ÌýOliktok Point is the farthest-north point in the United States that can be driven to — a total of 1,096 miles, round trip. There were certainly a few hurdles to overcome along the way, but in the end we all made it.


a sculpture  with planks of wood and leaves, twigs and other natural materials

Arctic Fest 2022 combines arts, science, Indigenous perspectives

A new type of festival that combines the arts, sciences, and Indigenous cultural and knowledge systems to help explain and respond to climate change in the North will open later this month in Fairbanks, ³ÉÈËӰƬ.


woman sits beside an electric thermal storage stove

Residential heater program could help FNSB improve air quality

The ³ÉÈËӰƬ Center for Energy and Power is conducting an electric thermal storage heater field study that will take place over three years in North Pole, ³ÉÈËӰƬ. The goal of the study is to learn whether electric thermal storage heaters, a type of supplementary heating appliance, can help reduce home heating costs and improve air quality, especially PM2.5.


Graduate School fall 2022 degree completion award recipients

The Graduate School congratulates 10 ³ÉÈËӰƬ who will receive a degree completion award in Fall 2022. Three ³ÉÈËӰƬ earned dissertation completion fellowships, three ³ÉÈËӰƬ earned thesis completion fellowships, and four ³ÉÈËӰƬ earned degree completion scholarships. For more information, email theÌýGraduate School.

Coach Brian Scott high fives players following a win against ³ÉÈËӰƬ Anchorage.

Nanooks volleyball extends coach Scott for four years

The ³ÉÈËӰƬ Nanooks volleyball team and UAF athletic director Brock Anundson have announced a four-year contract extension for head coach Brian Scott. Scott is currently entering his eighth year as the head coach of the Nanooks' volleyball program, first taking over in 2015.


Group Fitness for Fall

Nanook Recreation is offering a variety of fitness classes for fall semester 2022. We will offer some familiar programs such as strength training, Olympic weightlifting, mat pilates, yoga, outdoor bootcamp and adult speed training. We will also be expanding into other new areas such as CrossFit later in the semester. Register for classes online. For more information, emailÌýChris McComb.


UAF eCampus orientation for ³ÉÈËӰƬ

The student services team at UAF eCampus wants to welcome ³ÉÈËӰƬ to a new semester! Learn how to succeed with online learning and how eCampus is here to help. There will be a Q&A session after the presentation. This session is open to all UAF ³ÉÈËӰƬ. All attendees will be entered into a drawing for a student care package. Join viaÌý. For more information, contactÌýAlexis Carstens.


Apply for the 2022 URSA Mentor Awards

The office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URSA) is now accepting applications for the 2022 Mentor Awards.


Jessa Long poses for promo day.

Long named GNAC Defensive Player of Week

Jessa Long, the libero for the ³ÉÈËӰƬ Nanooks volleyball team, was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, Aug. 22.


Graduate School Fall Seminar Series

The UAF Graduate School is hosting the Fall 2022 Seminar Series:

  • Aug. 30 (Student Health & Counseling Center)

  • Sept. 1 (³ÉÈËӰƬ Center ICE)

  • Sept. 6 (Library Services)

  • Sept. 8 (Center for Student Rights & Responsibilities)

  • Sept. 13 (Nanook Diversity & Action Center)

  • Sept. 15 (Nanook Recreation)

  • Sept. 20 (Library Services)

  • Sept. 22 (Career Services)

All events are one hour long and begin at 1 p.m. Advance Zoom RegistrationÌýis required (click on the date you'd like to attend). Questions can be directed to the Graduate SchoolÌýemailÌýor (907) 474-7464.


A brown, mostly dry lake bed lies in the surrounding green tundra. In the foreground, a helicopter sits next to the former lake.

If a lake drains in northern ³ÉÈËӰƬ...

Harry Potter Lake did not die quietly. Water in the basin on ³ÉÈËӰƬ's North Slope cut through a 30-foot strip of tundra in early July 2022. The lake then roared into a creek. The creek swelled like a python for a day, robbing Harry Potter Lake of the majority of its water.


³ÉÈËӰƬ Cornerstone

The Cornerstone student newsletter is produced by University Relations and emailed weekly to all ³ÉÈËӰƬ. You can . If you are no longer a student, please contact us at UAF-Cornerstone@alaska.edu.

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