RCA Day Facts!
Who is allowed to present their research at RCA day?
Students from all disciplines and all UAF-affiliated campuses
How many awards does URSA offer?
13
What annual event allows students to showcase their scholarly experiences from the current academic year?
RCA Day
UAF is home to a unique institute that is a vital component of UAF’s research and education facilities as well as a thriving visitor attraction. What is the name of it?
Museum of the North
What annual event represents the passing of knowledge to a new generation?
Starvation Gulch
Who is allowed to attend RCA Day?
All UAF students, faculty, staff, and the community at large are invited to attend.
If I need help writing my proposal, what center will help with it?
UAF Writing Center
What office at UAF provides resources for the development and promotion of experiential learning activities that engage undergraduate students?
URSA
What research program at UAF recruits students into career-building national and state scholarships and fellowships in marine policy, fisheries population dynamics and other marine fields?
Alaska Sea Grant
This annual celebration showcases Indigenous culture through dancing, crafts, and traditional foods.
Festival of Native Arts
Do I need to have a URSA award to present?
No! Whether you worked with another research unit on campus, completed a project in a course, or completed an independent project with a mentor- you can participate!
What year was URSA founded at UAF?
2011
The UAF mascot is the Nanook, a derivation of “nanuq,” the Inupiaq word for what?
Polar Bear
What research program focuses on the long-term consequences of climate change and disturbance of boreal forests in Alaska?
The Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research program
Held every fall, this event welcomes new students with a week of activities including a BBQ, music, and games.
Nanook Welcome Week?
What counts as research or a creative activity?
Projects may take the form of the final product of an URSA award or UAF-affiliated research, a capstone course or senior thesis, or university-sanctioned project
You found an internship/volunteer opportunity that is offered by a company that is not affiliated with UAF. What award do I apply for?
The Internship Award
Founded in 1917, what was UAF initially named as?
Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines
What research center at UAF was established by state legislation in 1972 to document and preserve the 20 Indigenous languages in Alaska?
Alaska Native Language Center
This annual fair lets students explore clubs and organizations while snagging free swag and snacks.
Student Involvement Fair
By the authority of the Mayor of the North Star Borough, what day is proclaimed as Fairbanks Research Day?
The final Tuesday of the month of April 29, 2025
A department/club needs new equipment. What award do they apply for?
The Innovative Technology and Education (ITE) award
Up until the mid-1970s, the men’s basketball team was known as the ________ because of the regular, and long, airplane rides they took in order to compete with other college teams
“Flying Nanooks”
What research center at UAF was founded in 1999 at UAF through an agreement between Japan and the United States “to demonstrate our ability to solve, jointly, problems that are beyond what any one nation can address” as outlined in the agreement signed by President Clinton and Prime Minister Hashimoto in 1997?
The International Arctic Research Center (IARC)
Each spring, students race across the ice in wacky homemade sleds at this crowd-pleasing engineering competition.
Engineering Week Ice Arch/Sled Races