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UAF names fall 2025 honors students
FAIRBANKS, AK (UAF) — The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans’ and chancellor’s lists for the fall 2025 semester. The lists recognize students’ outstanding academic achievements. Students receiving a 3.9 grade point average or higher are placed on the chancellor’s...
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UAF Grad student works on project to better detect offshore earthquakes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A grad student at UAF is helping with an Alaska Earthquake Center project aimed at developing a new method for better locating offshore earthquakes that could be integrated into a possible future earthquake early warning system in Alaska. “A lot of other places in the U.S....
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UAF honors two Cordova students
Cordova students Kiley Burton and Brooklyn Clark are being honored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks for their outstanding grades for the fall 2025 semester. Burton was named on March 19 to the Chancellor’s list for having a 3.9 grade point average or higher. Clark was named to the Deans’ list for a grade point average of between 3.5 and 3.89 for that semester.
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UA Giving Day raises over $1M to support students statewide
UA Giving Day 2026 has officially wrapped up, and this year’s fundraiser brought in big results for students across the state. The 49-hour campaign — a nod to Alaska being the 49th state — raised more than $1.1 million to support programs and services throughout the University of Alaska system.
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Cordova students will compete in Alaska Science Olympiad
Teams from 11 middle schools across Alaska, including Cordova, will compete Friday and Saturday in the Alaska Science Olympiad at the University of Alaska campus in Fairbanks. Students will be traveling from Cordova, Keni, Minto, Nome, Palmer, Seldovia and Utqiagvik to compete with counterparts in the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
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West Valley's Jayden Miranda named Gatorade Alaska Boys Basketball Player of the Year
Mar. 22—Junior Jayden Miranda on Friday became the latest player from West Valley High School to be named Gatorade Alaska Boys Basketball Player of the Year. "It feels good and it was definitely one of the goals that I had to check off my checklist," he said. "I woke up, and I didn't know. My coach told me, and it was just excitement in my heart. My heart was beating and I was just smiling."
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Fairbanks school district finalizes recommended budget for FY27
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board on Tuesday approved its recommended budget for the next academic year, and the document is ready to submit to the Fairbanks North Star Borough by the April 1 deadline. The school district administration presented its proposed budget to the...
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Pat Pitney emphasizes optimism in final State of the University address
On Thursday, Pat Pitney, the president of the University of Alaska System (UA), gave the State of the University address at a Rotary Club Luncheon in Fairbanks. This was her last address as she will step out of her position in May.
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Alaska Native Language Center will not close, Fairbanks university confirms
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will not be shutting down or seeing a reduction in services, according to UAF officials, contrary to rumors circulating on social media. Teisha Simmons, Dean of the College of Indigenous Studies at the university, could...
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Pat Pitney emphasizes optimism in final State of the University address
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - After six years of effort, the University of Alaska is no longer in a position of “survival” and can now focus on long-term success and investment into the future of the Alaska, according to Pat Pitney, the president of the University of Alaska System.
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Glennallen Girls Outlast Tok for Fifth Straight Regional Championship
When it comes to the 2A Interior Conference, the Glennallen girls basketball team continues to be atop the mountain. The Lady Panthers, taking on Tok in the championship game at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks on Friday, were able to defeat Tok 39-30, wrapping up their fifth straight regional championship, and sending them to the state tournament in the process.
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Pearl Creek charter will widen gap between 'haves and have-nots'
The Alaska State Board of Education, made up of Dunleavy appointees, will vote on whether to approve the Pearl Creek charter school over the objections of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board. Here is the 620-page packet on the matter. The board begins its quarterly two-day meeting Tuesday in...
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Two Rivers community resubmits charter school application
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Members of the Two Rivers community on Thursday resubmitted to the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District an application to establish a charter school, after withdrawing their initial application in November to address concerns expressed by the district. The prospective charter, called the HomeSTEAD Charter School,...
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Arctic Research Graduate Student Sues University of Alaska, Citing Botched Response to Discrimination
A graduate student studying Arctic research has filed a lawsuit against the University of Alaska Fairbanks, alleging the university failed to properly address claims of discrimination and retaliation during their time in the program. According to court documents, the student, identified only by initials in some filings, claims that despite...
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The clock ticks for Joy: Borough seeks future for vacant ‘spaceship’ school
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The Fairbanks North Star Borough is facing a $140,000 annual bill to maintain the vacant Joy Elementary School, an architectural landmark now costing taxpayers roughly $11,500 per month just for heating and basic upkeep. Mayor Grier Hopkins stated that while no “hard deadline” exists for a...
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West Valley boys retain top spot in Coaches Poll despite loss; MCCA girls stay unanimous No. 1
After the top-ranked West Valley boys basketball team lost to No. 10 South Anchorage over the weekend, nobody was super shocked because parity in the state is at a high-water mark. Clearly, voters didn’t hold the defeat against the Wolfpack because they received 15 of 20 first place votes to...