Fall Classes at the Children’s Museum. (August 26, 2020) The Children’s Museum has something special in store: Fall Classes in a Museum closed to the public! Each week-long lesson in September and October teaches kids about a different topic through hands-on activities - from art to chemistry, there’s something for every interest! When you register your kids, they get to play, learn and explore with Educators in small groups. The Museum remains closed to the public, is clean and COVID precautions are taken so that everyone stays safe and healthy.

Spots are going fast, so head over to fairbankschildrensmuseum.com/fallclasses to sign up today!

Questions? Call the Museum at 907-374-7060 or email hello@fairbankschildrensmuseum.com.

When: Dates in September and October vary; details on fairbankschildrensmuseum.com/fallclasses

Where: Fairbanks Children’s Museum, 302 Cushman St., Suite 101

Cost: Costs vary depending on class; details on fairbankschildrensmuseum.com/fallclasses

Other: Registration on fairbankschildrensmuseum.com/fallclasses

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Noel Wien Library Youth Services Department is offering virtual and telephone support to local students who are involved in virtual or at-home schooling. The library offers a personalized book selection service for curriculum support and reading enjoyment. Learn how to find and obtain physical and digital library materials to support school work, plus participate in virtual programming, all without needing to step inside the library building. For more information call the Noel Wien Library Youth Services Department at 459 - 1052 or visit fnsblibrary.org

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UAF chancellor to host press availability Wednesday, Aug. 19 - University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Dan White will host a press availability Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 3 PM via Zoom. White will be available to answer questions about a variety of topics, including the start of the fall 2020 semester, the university’s COVID-19 planning, Alaska Nanooks athletics and any other subjects reporters want to discuss.

The first day of classes at UAF is Monday, Aug. 24 and the first official move-in day for students is Aug. 19. Virtual new student orientation takes place Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21-22.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Visit the Zoom link to join the media availability. Participants will be placed in a waiting room and will be added to the meeting by the moderator.

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UAF partners with edX to share Arctic courses, research globally: “UAF is excited to join the edX consortium and to more easily share our unique research expertise on climate, the Arctic and its peoples with edX’s global audience,” said UAF Chancellor Dan White. Known as America’s Arctic university, UAF will offer courses and programs that have a focus on the circumpolar North and its diverse peoples.

Five courses will launch this fall:

Arctic Security Fundamentals
One Health: A Ten Thousand Year-Old View Into the Future
Remote Sensing of Wildfires
Salmon, People, and Place
Synthetic Aperture Radar: Hazards

UAF’s courses are four to eight weeks long. All edX courses are available for free, or learners can choose to pay for a certificate that verifies course completion.

edX is a leader among platforms that offer massive open online courses (commonly known as MOOCs). UAF chose to partner with edX because of its consortium model, nonprofit status and commitment to innovation and open education. “I am excited to welcome University of Alaska, a top research institution in the study of the Arctic climate and peoples, to the edX partner community,” said Anant Agarwal, founder and CEO of edX. “We are thrilled that their first courses, ranging from health and safety to environmental studies and earth sciences, will be available to our global community of learners.”

The University of Alaska system and UAF will be known as AlaskaX on the platform.

ON THE WEB:https://www.edx.org/school/alaskax

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UAF CooperativeExtension Service to host week of free classes. From cheese making to cowboy ethics, nine free workshops will be offered by distance delivery during August Extension Week, Aug. 10-15.

University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service agents and staff from around the state will teach Zoom classes at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 10-14 and at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 10-13. The length of the classes varies.Extension switched to distance delivery this spring because of coronavirus concerns.

The classes are:

Canning Salmon at Home, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 10
You Can Prevent Diabetes, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 10
AgrAbility: Accessible Gardening, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 11
Zumba Fitness, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11
Naturally Running Long (Ultramarathons), 2:30 p.m. Aug. 12
Fromage Facile: The Art and Science of Easy Homemade Cheese, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 12
Which Way Do I Ride — Cowboy Ethics, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 13
Fermenting Food, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 13
Chalk It Up at Home, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 14

Register by noon the day before the classes are scheduled, at https://bit.ly/augustextensionevents. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. For more information, contact Extension at 877-520-5211.

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Join Fairbanks Arts for three new exhibitions of artwork in August! Beginning Friday, August 7, stop by the Bear Gallery in Pioneer Park’s Centennial Center between 12-6 PM to see the exquisite work of Charles Simmons, Alida van Almelo, and Jennifer Younger. This exhibition will feature hand-crafted wood furniture, a ceramics installation, and Tlingit jewelry – it is not to be missed! The Bear Gallery is open Monday-Friday, noon- 6 PM, and these shows will be on view through August 28. For more information, visit fairbanksarts.org.

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Fairbanks Public Health Center - Immunizations save lives. Fairbanks public health nurses, with support from Fairbanks area Fire Departments and the JP Jones Center, are holding a series of outdoor childhood immunization clinics for children ages 2 months to 19 years through the summer. The next clinic is this Thursday, June 4th, at the University Fire Station 12 – 1950 South University Ave.from 11 AM to 3:00 PM. Come dressed for the outdoors, wear a cloth face covering and bring your child’s shot records. For more information call Fairbanks Public Health Center at 452-1776.

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UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning will present about 40 events throughout the summer. The series' events have been held at various UAF venues in previous years. This summer's lectures and concerts will be broadcast and available online at www.uaf.edu/summer/events/ due to campus restrictions.

For schedule updates and more information, go to www.uaf.edu/summer/events or call 907-474-7021.

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Virtual Summer Reading Program at the Noel Wien Library & North Pole Branch Library - Registration begins Tuesday, May 26 - The Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Libraries invite local children and teens to participate in its 2020 Summer Reading Fun Program: Dig Deeper – Read, Investigate, Discover! The virtual summer reading program includes the fun of reading or listening to books, virtual weekly programs, bingo activities to get you reading, investigating and discovering, virtual displays for search-and-find fun, and a goodie bag of take home activities and crafts. Children who complete the program will earn a free book. Online registration begins on Tuesday, May 26th.

Call the Youth Services Department at the Noel Wien Library at 459-1052, or the North Pole Branch Library at 488-6101, for more information, or visit the library’s web page: fnsblibrary.org.

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Supporting Fairbanks & Interior Alaska: COVID-19