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System News

Annual Ethics Act Compliance Reminder - June 30 deadline

June 19, 2026

All University employees (including regular, term, temporary, student and full and part-time faculty and staff) are responsible for complying with the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act.
July newsletter schedule adjustment

June 19, 2026

To accommodate the July 4 holiday, the schedule of the employee newsletter will shift slightly for July.
Notice: UA salaries are public data

June 19, 2026

This is a semi-annual notification that certain information about your employment with the University of Alaska is subject to the Alaska Public Records Act and will be released when public records requests are made.

Did You Know?

Did you know three UAF researchers met for the first time in the Faroe Islands?

June 23, 2026

UAF researchers funded by the University of Alaska's Arctic Leadership Initiative traveled to the Faroe Islands this spring to represent UA at the UArctic Congress. Attendees from nearly 40 countries gathered for one of the Arctic world's most important academic conferences.
Did you know UAF is building a new model for journalism education in the Arctic?

June 09, 2026

UAF's new Science & Environmental Journalism Department is teaches students how think like a scientist. Their first graduate is now in the field.
Did you know a pair of UAA engineering students took a common Alaskan heating problem and turned it into a first-place win at UAF's Arctic Innovation Competition?

May 28, 2026

On April 18, twins Drini and Vjosa Pellumbi won the $15,000 Main Division prize at the 2026 UAF Arctic Innovation Competition finals in Fairbanks. The twins designed the Arctic Heat Recovery System as a low-cost residential boiler economizer designed specifically for rural Alaska.