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Student employees remove bird vetch

Cornerstone — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:06:39 +0000

Office of Sustainability student workers began removing bird vetch on the UAF campus. This will be a summer-long program with the goal of making UAF an invasive plant-free campus. Invasive plants have many characteristics that allow them to dominate native vegetation. They grow rapidly, mature early and are able to reproduce both sexually and vegetatively.

UAF home page user testing phase five

Cornerstone — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:06:33 +0000

The UAF home page will undergo a series of incremental changes over the next several months in an effort to update the current design and improve usability. The fourth set of changes have been implemented, and the next set of changes are now available for testing. The UAF web team would like your feedback by [...]

TCC, UAF collaborate to reduce diesel consumption

Cornerstone — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:46:44 +0000

The Tanana Chiefs Conference and UAF have completed testing of the Green Machine, a heat-to-power generating system that can reduce diesel fuel consumption and lower energy costs for rural Alaska communities. The Green Machine captures excess heat from small, distributed hot water sources, such as diesel engine jacket water, biomass boilers and geothermal sources, to [...]

UAF Really Free Market offers freecycling

Cornerstone — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:44:45 +0000

UAF will host the Really Free Market Saturday, May 19, in the Patty Center parking lot. People can drop off items for the market from 8 to 10 a.m. The market is open from 10 a.m. to noon. There is no bartering or selling. All items are free. Those coming to the market should watch for signs, as [...]

Student-designed and built bike generates electricity

Cornerstone — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:43:04 +0000

Alexander Bergman, from the Office of Sustainability, helped generate electricity to power computers, charge cell phones and run a light at the Fort Wainwright Earth Day events. The bike generator was built by Ben Abbot, a graduate student at UAF. The educational booth at the Earth Day events help show how UAF students are taking the lead in making UAF [...]

Cutler residents win energy dorm competition

Cornerstone — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:46:29 +0000

The Energy Dorm Competition concluded Monday with the residents of Cutler Apartments winning. Cutler’s energy consumption was reduced by 18.9% with Mcintosh and Lathrop following with a cut of 7% and 6.2%. The competition saved 14,211kWh which represents $2,468. The results of the competition can be found at http://buildingdashboard.net/uaf/.

UAF student awards breakfast April 28

Cornerstone — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:21:58 +0000

Dozens of students will be honored at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ annual student awards breakfast Saturday, April 28 at 9:30 a.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom. Each spring, UAF honors students who have distinguished themselves throughout their academic careers. Among those honored will be the winners of the Marion Frances Boswell Memorial [...]

New York Life contributes $900,000 to UA

Cornerstone — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:27:20 +0000

New York Life today announced a three-year, $900,000 gift to the University of Alaska to support educational activities and scholarship programs for disadvantaged students. New York Life’s funding to UA has exceeded $1.7 million since the company’s first gift in 2007. Read the full story online at the UA Public Affairs news release site.

UAF’s Earth Day Fair April 21

Cornerstone — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:46:07 +0000

UAF’s Earth Day Fair will be held 11 a.m. – 3 p.m on Saturday, April 21 in the Lola Tilly Commons. Enjoy live music, free food, and booths and presentations. Everyone is invited to the celebration. In years past there have been a lot of elementary school kids and participation from the community. If you’re interested in having a booth [...]

Joseph selected as one of Girl Scout’s Women of Distinction

Cornerstone — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:28:27 +0000

The Farthest North Girl Scout Council designed an award a decade ago that honors women who have made highly visible, as well as silent, contributions to the Fairbanks community. Each May, the Girl Scout council recognizes three women, at a banquet in their honor, who make our city a better place to live and who are [...]