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    Search underway for ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ's next provost and executive vice chancellor

    April 18, 2025

    Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Anupma Prakash has announced her retirement, effective May 31, 2025. The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks is launching a national search for her successor.

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    UAS Honors Sioux Douglas of Juneau with Meritorious Service Award

    April 18, 2025

    Ms. Douglas has tirelessly advocated for the needs of seniors and people with disabilities in Southeast ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ. The award will be given at the 2025 Juneau Campus commencement ceremony, taking place at 2:00 pm on Sunday, May 4 in the UAS Recreation Center.

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    Rachael Ball named vice provost for student success and dean of the UAA Honors College

    April 04, 2025

    Ball has been serving in this role in an interim capacity in January 2024. In her role, Ball oversees the Office of Student Success, which supports students through Academic Advising, the Learning Commons, Navigate360 and initiatives like textbook affordability and peer mentoring.

  • Provost Anupma Prakash to retire on May 31, 2025

    April 04, 2025

    Provost Prakash joined the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ faculty in 2002 as an associate professor of geophysics. Prior to her appointment as provost, she served as associate dean and interim dean in the College of Natural Science and Mathematics and the director of the National Science Foundation's ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ EPSCoR program.

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    UAS Professor X̱'unei Lance Twitchell Wins Emmy Award

    March 21, 2025

    Dr. X̱'unei Lance Twitchell, Professor of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Languages at the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Southeast, won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Series at the 2025 Children's & Family Emmy® Awards on March 15 in Los Angeles.

  • Staff Make Students Count nominations now open

    March 07, 2025

    Every year, Staff Alliance members partner with UAA, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ, UAS, and System Office staff councils to honor staff who go above and beyond to support students in the university system. We need your help to learn who and how these hidden gems "Make Students Count."

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    Professor Vladimir Romanovsky Honored with 2025 IASC Medal

    March 07, 2025

    The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) has awarded the 2025 IASC Medal to Professor Emeritus Vladimir Romanovsky, recognizing his exceptional and sustained contributions to Arctic science, particularly in permafrost research.

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    Jill Faudree receives distinguished teaching award

    February 20, 2025

    Mathematics faculty, Jill Faudree has been awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award for the Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America.

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    Crone named director of Matanuska Experiment Farm

    February 20, 2025

    Nelson Crone, a longtime ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æn and University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks graduate, has been named director of the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer.

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    Lisa Slaba new executive assistant and advisor to ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ chancellor

    February 07, 2025

    In this role, Slaba reports directly to Chancellor Daniel White and provides in-depth assistance to the chancellor on the administration and operations of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ.