University of Alaska Fairbanks

The University of Alaska Fairbanks honored the Class of 2024 during its 102nd commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4, at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. The university's first commencement took place in 1923, when the sole graduate, John Sexton Shanly, received a bachelor's degree in agriculture. This year, UAF conferred approximately 1,156 degrees on 1,031 students. Some students received more than one degree. The commencement ceremony included graduates from summer and fall 2023 and spring 2024.

University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student Jorda Kovash was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She is one of two graduate students in the state of Alaska who received the prestigious award in the 2024 cycle.

DNA extracted from ancient bones has helped scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks shed light on the surprising resilience of Pacific walruses in the face of historical overhunting. The research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, has important implications for the future of the iconic Arctic species amid modern environmental challenges, including the disappearance of sea ice due to the effects of climate change.

University of Alaska Fairbanks geosciences undergraduate Xochitl Munoz has been named a 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholar. The Goldwater Scholarship program is designed to identify, encourage and financially support outstanding collegiate juniors and seniors pursuing research careers in the sciences, engineering and mathematics.

A total of six "Goldie" awards were presented to Student Media's KSUA 91.5FM College Radio, the student-powered radio station of UAF's Center for Student Engagement. Various UAF students and faculty received recognition for their hard work, winnin...

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the fall 2023 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements. Students receiving a 3.9 grade point average or higher are placed on the chancellor's list, while those receiving a grade point average of between 3.5 and 3.89 are named to the deans' list. UAF is a Land, Sea and Space Grant institution and is the leading doctoral degree-granting institution in the state of Alaska. Since it was founded in 1917, UAF has been internationally recognized for research relating to the Arctic and sub-Arctic in areas such as biology, geophysics, engineering, natural resources and global climate change.

University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student Kit Cunningham has been selected for the 2024 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program, one of the most prestigious marine policy fellowships in the country. Cunningham was chosen after being nominated for the position by Alaska Sea Grant.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the summer 2023 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements. Students receiving a 3.9 grade point average or higher are placed on the chancellor's list, while those receiving a grade point average of between 3.5 and 3.89 are named to the deans' list. UAF is a Land, Sea and Space Grant institution and is the leading doctoral degree-granting institution in the state of Alaska. Since it was founded in 1917, UAF has been internationally recognized for research relating to the Arctic and sub-Arctic in areas such as biology, geophysics, engineering, natural resources and global climate change.

Two University of Alaska Fairbanks undergraduate students have been selected to receive 2023-24 Climate Change Project Awards from the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity. Logan Niemann, a fisheries and fire science major, received the award for his project entitled "Microplastics in Stomach Contents and Tissues of Subsistence Harvested Bowhead Whales." Jessie Skalisky, wildlife biology and conservation major, was selected for her project, "Invasive Plant Seedbank Development after Wildfire in Alaska's Boreal Forest."

Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have confirmed that salmon are spawning in an Arctic Ocean watershed, an unprecedented finding that indicates at least some salmon species could be expanding to new territory as climate change reshapes their habitat.

Thirty students graduated Aug. 18 from the 2023 Summer Fire Academy operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Community and Technical College.

Two undergraduate students in the College of Rural and Community Development, Alicia Smoke and Dante Burk, have been awarded summer internships in linguistics at the University of Oregon.

Research by several University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute scientists was presented at the 2023 meeting of the European Geosciences Union in Vienna, Austria.

Seven University of Alaska Fairbanks students will set sail on the research vessel Sikuliaq in August to study the plants, animals and humans that inhabited the Bering Land Bridge during the last ice age.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks honored the Class of 2023 during its 101st commencement ceremony on May 6 at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. The university's first commencement took place in 1923 when the sole graduate, John Sexton Shanly, received a bachelor's degree in agriculture. This year, UAF conferred approximately 1029 degrees on 956 students. Some students received more than one degree. The ceremony included graduates from summer and fall 2022 and spring 2023.

Six graduate students were announced as the third cohort of fellows in the Tamamta program, which centers on bridging Indigenous and Western sciences to transform graduate education and research in fisheries and marine sciences.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the spring 2023 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements. Students receiving a 3.9 grade point average or higher are placed on the chancellor's list, while those receiving a grade point average of between 3.5 and 3.89 are named to the deans' list. UAF is a Land, Sea and Space Grant institution and is the leading doctoral degree-granting institution in the state of Alaska. Since it was founded in 1917, UAF has been internationally recognized for research relating to the Arctic and sub-Arctic in areas such as biology, geophysics, engineering, natural resources and global climate change.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the fall 2022 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements. Students receiving a 3.9 grade point average or higher are placed on the chancellor's list, while those receiving a grade point average of between 3.5 and 3.89 are named to the deans' list. UAF is a Land, Sea and Space Grant institution and is the leading doctoral degree-granting institution in the state of Alaska. Since it was founded in 1917, UAF has been internationally recognized for research relating to the Arctic and sub-Arctic in areas such as biology, geophysics, engineering, natural resources and global climate change.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Brazil's Mato Grosso region is that nation's leading producer of livestock and grains. It is also a region of extensive land cover change.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the summer 2022 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements. Students receiving a 3.9 grade point average or higher are placed on the chancellor's list, while those receiving a grade point average of between 3.5 and 3.89 are named to the deans' list.

A University of Alaska Fairbanks master's student's work collects reports of warming temperatures, changing wind patterns, eroding coastlines and shifting sea ice across Arctic Alaska.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements. Read the news release

A new paper published in Science Advances synthesizes the impact of metal and coal mines on salmon and trout in northwestern North America. The paper's lead author is Chris Sergeant, a graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and a research scientist at the University of Montana.

Cate Whiting, a recent graduate and former member of the Alaska Nanooks volleyball team, was named the Alaska Nanooks' selection for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. She was one of four nominated by Great Northwest Athletic Conference schools. A total of 577 graduating student-athletes were nominated, including 127 from other Division II member schools. Read the full news release.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.