Capitol Report May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

UA Regents Confirmed; Budget and Key Bills Keep Legislature Busy During Final Days of Session.

Upcoming Board of Regents meetings

May 16, 2025

The University of Alaska Board of Regents will meet May 21-22 in Fairbanks to review the FY26 budget, discuss student success initiatives, and recognize university milestones. Committee meetings will be held May 21, with the full board convening through May 22.

Upcoming Board of Regents Public Testimony Opportunities

May 16, 2025

Public testimony will be held on Monday, May 19, from 4-5 p.m. in advance of the board's May 21 committee meetings and full board meeting on May 21 and 22 on the Troth Yeddha' Campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Did you know students from UAF's Student Investment Fund beat the market and earned global honors for their performance?

May 13, 2025

UAF business students placed second in the Undergraduate Growth Portfolio category at the Quinnipiac Global Asset Management Education Forum. Their 2024 portfolio, managed through the Student Investment Fund course, earned a 27% return and outperformed the S&P 500.

Did you know the University of Alaska System launched a process improvement program to make operations more efficient and empower employees to lead change?

April 08, 2025

The systemwide initiative is designed to improve internal services, reduce inefficiencies and empower employees to solve problems in their own units.

Did you know Toolik Field Station, now celebrating 50 years, has grown from tents on tundra into the world's leading Arctic research hub?

March 25, 2025

In 1975, five scientists from the Naval Arctic Research Lab headed south from Prudhoe Bay via the then-new Dalton Highway. They were looking for a deep Arctic lake for their research. Galbraith was too shallow. Toolik was just right.