UAF BLAST

BLaST is offering a spring in-person 2025 Mentoring Workshop March 31 and April 1st. The topics will be on best practices in mentoring, expanding your mentoring knowledge, and networking with all those attending.

UAF faculty, staff, and graduate students are encouraged to attend. Any questions, please contact Lori Gildehaus at [email protected] or ph. 907-474-5788.

Register today to secure your spot! Click for registration. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HuzRe8PckM-oO1Qd9bL9KXKV7L2LxNdbg1hkOUX54aw/preview

Please share with all faculty, graduate students and staff in your department of the following BLaST Mentoring Workshop offered March 31 and April 1. A pdf and jpeg flyer is attached to this email. Register early to secure your spot.

The Biomedical Learning and Student Training (BLaST) program is offering a day and a half, in-person, mentoring workshop on the Troth Yeddha UAF Campus in IARC 501. Faculty, staff, and graduate students of all disciplines are encouraged to attend. The focus of the workshop is to review best practices in mentoring, expand on your mentoring knowledge and skills, and network with colleagues. Participants need to commit to attending both days.
Any questions, please contact Lori Gildehaus at [email protected] or ph. 907-474-5788.

WHAT: BLaST Mentoring Workshop - in-person only
WHERE: Akasofu/IARC 501, UAF Campus
WHEN: March 31 (9am-4pm) and April 1, 2025 (9am-12pm)
WHO: UAF Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff
Register at: (Click here) or paste into your browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HuzRe8PckM-oO1Qd9bL9KXKV7L2LxNdbg1hkOUX54aw/preview
CONTACT: Lori Gildehaus at [email protected] or 907-474-5788
Please join us to review best practices in mentoring, expand on your mentoring knowledge and skills, and network with colleagues.

Want to gain mentoring experience? Are you at UAF and a graduate student, faculty or staff? Register today for the March 31 and April 1, 2025 BLaST Mentoring Workshop.

WHAT: BLaST Mentoring Workshop - in-person only
WHERE: Akasofu/IARC 501
WHEN: March 31 (9am-4pm) and April 1, 2025 (9am-12pm)
WHO: UAF Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff
Register at: (Click here) or paste into your browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HuzRe8PckM-oO1Qd9bL9KXKV7L2LxNdbg1hkOUX54aw/preview
CONTACT: Lori Gildehaus at [email protected] or 907-474-5788. Please join us to review best practices in mentoring, expand on your mentoring knowledge and skills, and network with colleagues.

Congrats to BLaST Scholar Grace Veenstra for being March 2025's BLaST Scientist of the Month! Way to go! Wooo-Hooo!
For more BLaST Scientist of the Month awardees, go to the BLaST website: https://www.uaf.edu/blast/scientist_of_the_month.php

UAF Students: Check out the AK-INBRE student funding opportunity which was extended to March 3, 2025!
The Alaska IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence is accepting applications for two student awards: the Summer 2025 UA Undergraduate Research Assistantship Scholar Award, and the Graduate - Undergraduate Research Pair Summer Support 2025 program. Alaska INBRE is supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Alaska INBRE announces 2025 Student Awards The Alaska IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence is accepting applications for two student awards: the Summer 2025 UA Undergraduate Research Assistantship Scholar Award, and the Graduate - Undergraduate Research Pair Summer Support 2025 program.

We are so proud of BLaST Scholar Sable Scotton as being our January 2025 BLaST Scientist of the Month! Check out her accomplishments and interests. Woo-Hoo! Way to Go! Read more at the BLaST Scientist of the Month UAF Cornerstone announcement website at https://www.uaf.edu/news/blast-som-january-2025.php

🌟 Ready to level up your mentorship journey? 🌟

Join us for Mentoring for True Diversity in STEM, a dynamic webinar where both mentors and mentees can gain valuable insights into fostering inclusive and impactful mentoring relationships!

🗓 When: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
🕐 Time: 1–2 PM PT | 4–5 PM ET
📍 Where: Zoom (link provided upon registration)

Meet our incredible panel of 2024 SACNAS Outstanding Mentors:
👨‍🏫 John Pierce Wise, Sr., Ph.D. – Outstanding College/University Mentor
👩‍🔬 Veronica G. Martinez Acosta, Ph.D. – Outstanding College/University Mentor
🔬 Joseph Ryan, Ph.D. – Outstanding Research & Professional Mentor
🩺 Lilia De La Cerda, MPH – Outstanding College/University Mentor

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the best and ask your questions during the live Q&A!

🔗 Register now and be part of the conversation! https://hubs.la/Q033nBPr0

UAF Arctic Innovation Competition Alaska's Original Idea Contest | All Ages Win up to $15,000 AIC 2025 Submission Deadline: February 28, 2025