The UA Board of Regents is extending Pat Pitney’s contract as interim president until the spring of 2022, when it will resume searching for a permanent president.
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If ground squirrels can hole up for months without starving or losing muscle, why can’t we?
A UAF study found that arctic ground squirrels’ bodies transform existing nutrients into resources that can be used to build back tissue that atrophies during hibernation.
Beloved historian and UAF professor Terrence Cole dies at 67
Both scholarly and affable, Terrence Cole was a beloved and respected professor at UAF, where he taught for 30 years and penned key works about Alaska.
LISTEN: As Alaska’s COVID-19 count spikes, contact tracers bear the strain
Health officials have described contact tracing as critical to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. But, as the number of infections soars in Alaska, contact tracers, including Knudsen, are feeling the strain.
6 students at University of Alaska Southeast test positive for COVID-19
The university is asking everyone who may have been exposed or have even mild symptoms to report them immediately so they can test those individuals and find close contacts.
Karen Carey named new chancellor of University of Alaska Southeast
University of Alaska President Pat Pitney announced Wednesday that Carey will now lead the University of Alaska Southeast. Carey has been interim chancellor since July, when former Chancellor Rick Caulfield retired.