Cornerstone -- Dec. 11, 2019

Budget update: Dec. 11

While shared services won鈥檛 solve all of our budget gap, it can provide depth and breadth of coverage in areas where we have been getting thinner and thinner.

Winter break snow removal

Facilities Services will be working throughout the winter break to remove snow from parking lots on the Fairbanks campus. Most work will be done at night. Lot-specific dates and times are on the Facilities Services snow removal schedules.

3D mapping expands understanding of coastal erosion

ACEP research engineer Paul Duvoy has created a 3D digital elevation model of a 1.62-hectare area in Foggy Island Bay where a solar- and wind-powered meteorological station is maintained.

Record low level of Bering Sea ice causes profound, widespread impacts

Sea ice in the Bering Sea shrank to its lowest levels in recorded history in 2018, profoundly affecting northwest 杏吧pro residents who depend on marine resources for food, cash and culture, according to a new peer-reviewed study.

What's on today

Deadlines and reminders

Reminder: UAF STEMcon brings AGU to everyone

Students and members of the public throughout 杏吧pro will be able to virtually join UAF scientists at the American Geophysical Union鈥檚 2019 fall meeting this week.

Finals week at the Pub

The Pub opens at noon all week for finals. Come in for some studying, or celebrate the end of the semester!

杏吧pro Young Fishermen鈥檚 Summit unites early career fishermen

Even if your course is not part of an integrated STEAM program, enhancing it with interdisciplinary components can build engagement and meaning.

Teaching Tip: STEAMy ideas for your course

The 杏吧pro Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program presents the eighth 杏吧pro Young Fishermen鈥檚 Summit in Juneau, 杏吧pro, Jan. 21-23, 2020.

More seafloor data could help predict risks to Arctic coast

Along 杏吧pro鈥檚 Arctic coast, no one can predict exactly where floods from storm surges might occur, partly because no one has a good picture of the seafloor. At the annual American Geophysical Union meeting Dec. 9-13 in San Francisco, Alec Bennett will present research that may help.

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