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photo at the September 2023 meeting in Juneau" /></div> <p class="title h5 internal-feed"><a href="https://www.alaska.edu/news/system/2024-BOR-November-meeting-post-release.php">University of Alaska Regents approve budget requests, honor decades of service at November Board Meeting</a></p> <p class="date m-0">November 14, 2024<br/> <p class="excerpt short-desc pt-2">Budget proposals advance student success while balancing rising fixed costs with continued affordability<br/></li><li><div class="newsImage"><img src="https://www.alaska.edu/news/images/UAS.symposium.writing.jpg" alt="UA faculty group of 20 pose outside the UAS campus in fall" /></div> <p class="title h5 internal-feed"><a href="https://www.alaska.edu/news/system/2024-UA-writing-symposium-UAS.php">First Quinquennial Statewide Symposium on Effectiveness in First-Year Writing</a></p> <p class="date m-0">November 14, 2024<br/> <p class="excerpt short-desc pt-2">30 University of Alaska Writing Faculty from across the State, including Community Campuses, are working to maintain best practices for student persistence and retention as they address challenges of the future.<br/></li></ul> </div><a class="btn btn-secondary" title="System News" href="/news/system/index.php">More News</a></div> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 mb-3"> <div class="news-container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md mb-9"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header h4">Did You Know?</div> <div class="card-body"> <div class="news newsfeed ou-custom"> <ul><li><div class="newsImage"><img src="https://www.alaska.edu/news/images/drumsong.cover.jpg" alt="The cover art for the film featuring a dancer with a traditional mask" /></div> <p class="title h5 internal-feed"><a href="https://www.alaska.edu/news/did-you-know/2024-did-you-know-Drum-Song-Documentary.php">Did you know "Drum Song: The Rhythm of Life," a documentary featuring University of Alaska researchers, premiered at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference?</a></p> <p class="date m-0">November 26, 2024<br/> <p class="excerpt short-desc pt-2">"Drum Song: The Rhythm of Life" is a compelling documentary that delves into the climate crisis through the perspectives of Alaska's Indigenous peoples. Directed by Kelly Moneymaker, an Alaskan Creative Media Producer with deep roots in Fairbanks, the film showcases how Indigenous communities blend ancestral knowledge with modern science to adapt to environmental changes.<br/></li><li><div class="newsImage"><img src="https://www.alaska.edu/news/images/Arctic.Squirrel.UAF.jpg" alt="The Institute of Arctic Biology brings a hibernating Ground Squirrel to Party in the Park on the lower Troth Yeddha' Campus. 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