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  • UA employees receive individualized market adjustment information

    November 01, 2019

    On Oct. 30, all employees whose salary is being adjusted as a part of the UA market compensation project received an email with individualized information on the salary increase which will be effective Oct. 28 and reflected in the Nov. 22 paycheck.

  • UAF receives $16 million to boost biomedical training

    October 31, 2019

    The University of Alaska Fairbanks has received a five-year, $16 million grant to increase the diversity and research capacity of undergraduate students in its biomedical programs. The grant will expand UAF's Biomedical Learning and Student Training program, which engages students from diverse backgrounds, especially those from rural Alaska, in biomedical research.

  • Fall back: daylight saving time ends Nov. 3

    October 31, 2019

    This weekend, clocks will turn back time by one hour. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. Monday will start on time whether you do or not, so be sure to change your alarm clock when you go to bed on Saturday! Most electronics like cell phones and computers will adjust to daylight saving time as long as the automatic network time and time zone settings are on and your device is connected to a network or Internet.

  • UA President Jim Johnsen addresses national academic leaders, statewide industry leaders, legislators about plans for resolving current challenges; calls for university community to pull together

    October 31, 2019

    In an effort to inform different constituencies about the challenges facing the University of Alaska, UA President Jim Johnsen has been talking with key audiences around the state and the country about the challenges and opportunities faced by the university.

  • UAA's College of Health awarded $1.77 million from Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska

    October 30, 2019

    Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, a leading health plan in the state, announced a $5.7 million investment to support access to rural health care in Alaska, Tuesday, Oct. 29, at an event held at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC).

  • Regents adopt response to accrediting agency; chancellors respond individually

    October 29, 2019

    Today, the University of Alaska Board of Regents adopted its official response to the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and authorized Board Chair John Davies to provide it to the accrediting agency by Oct. 31, along with the individual responses from the three university chancellors.

  • University leaders took center stage at a panel discussion during the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention to discuss Article VII of Alaska’s Constitution which requires the state to establish and maintain a public school system, including a state university.

    AFN panel shines a spotlight on education

    October 19, 2019

    University leaders took center stage at a panel discussion during the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention to discuss Article VII of Alaska's Constitution which requires the state to establish and maintain a public school system, including a state university.

  • University of Alaska joins collaborative to address sexual and gender harassment in higher education

    October 19, 2019

    The University of Alaska has joined National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and 60 colleges, universities, and research institutions to launch an Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. The action collaborative is a four-year commitment that focuses on the faculty role and engagement in Title IX.

  • Compensation adjustments

    UA Compensation Project Update

    October 18, 2019

    President Jim Johnsen sent an update announcing progress on the total compensation study and the plan to implement compensation adjustments for employees under 90 percent of the market median.

  • New UA website

    New UA website retooled

    October 18, 2019

    As the board's directions have changed, so has the website. It remains a source of information and engagement, an archive of discussions and actions made so far, and a resource for accessing additional information and updates moving forward.