About Us

The University of Alaska is committed to working closely with all federal and state agencies and private enterprise to further develop collaboration and new exposures for future growth in all areas of science and technology.

The duties of the Vice President for Academics, Students & Research, directs a division of services including Academic Affairs, Research, Corporate Programs, Student Success, Health Programs, and Distance Education. The Vice President works with the UA campuses on academic and research initiatives and collaborations to promote research in Alaska.

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Academics, Students & Research
Office phone: 907-450-8019
Fax: 907-450-8002

Physical Address
Butrovich Building, Suite 202
2025 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99775-5000

Mailing Address 
P.O. Box 755000
Fairbanks, AK 99775-5000

News and Updates

Common Calendar for AY18

Click HERE to view the common calendar for AY18, approved by the president and the chancellors.

Microbiologists work with NASA to observe E. Coli in space to find more efficient biofuel 

Five-year Alaska Satellite Facility contract worth $48.6 million

NASA has awarded a $48.6 million contract to the University of Alaska Fairbanks to continue operating the Alaska Satellite Facility’s synthetic aperture radar data center at the UAF Geophysical Institute.This is a competitive renewal of a previous contract. The new contract will be in place through Sept. 30, 2023. The Alaska Satellite Facility has archived about six petabytes of SAR satellite data, and the volume is growing at a rate of about two petabytes a year. The facility gathers much of the data using antennas on the Fairbanks campus and at a site on the Richardson Highway south of Fairbanks.
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Project offers STEM opportunities for rural Alaska, Hawaii students

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has received federal funding to strengthen science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning and cultural knowledge exchange between underserved schools in rural Alaska and Hawaii.UAF’s Teacher Ambassadors Sharing Knowledge project, or TASK, received a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The three-year project seeks to increase Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian student interest and readiness in STEM careers by providing a place-based, culturally relevant curriculum.
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New Alaska College of Education prepares to step up teacher recruitment and retention

 

According to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, there were just under 8,000 full and part-time teachers in Alaska last school year. That number has declined by about 500 teachers since 2010. The college’s new Executive Dean Steve Atwater is tasked with helping the university reach its goal to see 90 percent of Alaska’s teachers trained in-state by 2025. According to the university, two-thirds of the state’s teachers come from outside. Many of them end up in rural villages. Atwater said they often lack the training or cultural understanding to connect with students.“What you have is a churn of teachers in rural Alaska, and it doesn’t really help the students in terms of their achievement,” Atwater said. “The students need to form relationships with the teachers and if there’s a fear that they’re going to leave after a year, it’s hard to invest.”Atwater himself came from out of state. After training at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, he spent two decades in rural Alaska schools.
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Unveiling celebrates UAS Ketchikan's Maritime Training Center

On September 12th, a ceremony was held at the UAS Maritime Training Center on the lower UAS Ketchikan campus.  Students, faculty and Southeast Conference attendees packed the facility’s engine repair shop.UAS Ketchikan Campus Director Priscilla Schulte says renovation of the building began over four years ago. She says classes in the welding and diesel labs have been open for several months, and the final phase was completion of the maritime bridge simulator. Schulte says the Maritime Training Center focuses on trades associated with the maritime industry.
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