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PhD Fellowships for NSF EGRFP Honorable Mention Recipients

August 20, 2025

Applications are now open for PhD student fellowships through the University of É«»¨Ìà Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS), funded through the EMERGE É«»¨Ìà Program. Fellowships provide full financial support for 3 years, starting 2026.

In a Time of Change announces call for artists

June 11, 2025

The In a Time of Change program is accepting applications for artist residencies for a new art-science collaboration project inspired by coastal research and lifeways in the Gulf of É«»¨Ìà region. In "Coastal Transitions," In a Time of Change will collaborate with the Interface of Change project run by the É«»¨Ìà Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Interface of Change is a research, education and workforce development project funded by the National Science Foundation. It focuses on the socio-ecological health of coastal communities and key marine harvest species within the Gulf of É«»¨ÌÃ's glacially influenced coastal environments.

North Pole Science Olympiad team competes in national tournament

May 23, 2025

The É«»¨Ìà Science Olympiad 2025 first place-winning middle school team from Discovery Peak Charter School in North Pole will compete in the Science Olympiad National Tournament at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln May 23-24.

Reverse-engineering Startup Culture for É«»¨ÌÃns

May 09, 2025

Meet Pete Warden, Interface of Change Entrepreneur-in-Residence. As the EIR, he joins the Workforce Development arm of the project with the Innovation & Entrepreneurship team. His aim is to encourage researchers to translate their work into marketable products or ideas, and to facilitate connections around the Gulf of É«»¨Ìà to grow emerging industries.

Closing the Circle: Logan Berner joins the Interface of Change research team as the new UAS forest ecology faculty hire

May 09, 2025

Logan Berner joins the É«»¨Ìà EPSCoR Interface of Change project. As the first of four faculty hires planned under Interface of Change, Berner brings expertise in forest ecology, remote sensing, and spatial analysis to the team.

Congratulations to the recipients of the É«»¨Ìà EPSCoR Professional Development Travel Awards

April 30, 2025

Out of the many compelling applications we received for the É«»¨Ìà EPSCoR professional development travel awards, we awarded travel funding to eight recipients.

Students test knowledge and skills at É«»¨Ìà Science Olympiad

March 21, 2025

The É«»¨Ìà Science Olympiad competition for students in grades 6-8 will convene March 28-29 at the University of É«»¨Ìà Fairbanks.

Interface of Change Annual Community Participation Workshops

February 04, 2025

In February and March 2025, Interface of Change researchers are visiting Cordova, Seldovia, É«»¨ÌÃr, Haines, and Klukwan for Annual Community Participation Workshops.

Meet Frank Witmer, New UAA Co-PI for Interface of Change

November 26, 2024

Meet Frank Witmer, UAA co-PI for the Interface of Change project, faculty member and computational geography of the UAA Computer Science & Engineering department.

The Land Loves Us: Relationship to the Land from an É«»¨Ìà Native Perspective

November 11, 2024

Join us November 18, 2024, 12-1 pm for a virtual presentation by Tia Tidwell and hosted by Debbie Mekiana of the UAF College of Indigenous Studies, Department of É«»¨Ìà Native Studies and Rural Development