• SAVE THE DATE - Apr 29 - Alaska INBRE Grant Writing Workshop 
• IAB Graduate Summer Research Fellowship Competition now open through March 22 - Full Proposal Requirements
• Mar 7 or Mar 8 - Communicating Across Difference (CAD) Study Programs - For more information contact CAD@mdanderson.org
• Mar 7 - BLaST Undergraduate Professional Development Workshop - CV, Letter of Interest, Personal Statement, and Cover Letter Development - Mar 7, 1-2pm and via Zoom (see more details below)
• March 26 - Responsible Conduct of Research Training - email cmmccain3@alaska.edu for more information

• New or continuing UAF graduate students registered for ≥ 6 credit hrs/semester.
• Good academic standing (≥ 3.0 GPA, current Graduate Study Plan and Annual Report) 
• Graduate Committee Chair must be an IAB faculty member 
• Previous award recipients must have provided the required report 
• All required safety training must be completed

• Mar 5 - 2-3 pm - Faculty Forum - Candidate for IAB Director followed by reception in Murie lobby
• Mar 22 - Julia York, PhD 
• Apr 12 - Midnight Sun Science Symposium Keynote

Communicating Across Difference (CAD) Study Programs - Deadline extended: Are you an undergrad researcher working with a near-peer (grad or postdoc) mentor or a near-peer mentoring an undergrad? If so, you are invited to apply to participate in the CAD research study. Remaining dates are March 7 or March 8, for a 1.5 hour workshop, and 3 surveys over 9 months. Boost your communication skills, address RCR criterion of mentor-mentee communication, improve your science communication with the informal short video, and document communication training on your CV. For more information, contact the CAD team at CAD@mdanderson.org.

2024 Bioinformatics Workshop on Differential Gene Expression (DE) - March 18-22, 2024, 9am-4pm MST, virtual. Space is limited! Applications are due by midnight March 11th. DE Workshop Application

MRI Safety Training - March 21, 2024 - 4-5pm at UAF Murie 103. For more information contact Carl Murphy cjmurphy4@alaska.edu

tNCURA Traveling Workshops - Live virtual experiences

• Financial Research Administration Workshop - April 15-18, 1-5pm ET
• Level II: Sponsored Projects Administration - Critical Issues in Research Administration (SPAII) - May 13-16, 1-5pm ET
• Contract Negotiation and Administration Workshop - July 15-18, 1-5pm

Advancing Indigenous People in STEM Region 1 Conference - April 12-13, 2024 @ UAF Troth Yeddah' campus:  Sponsored by American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). More information

• Week One| Advanced Research (May 6-10, 2024) 
• Week Two | Research Ethics (May 13-17, 2024) 
• Week Three | Introductory Research (May 20-24, 2024) 
• Event Website

NIH Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Institute - Aug 5-9, 2024 @ Bethesda, MD. Application period is Feb 5-March 11, 2024. NIMHD’s Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI) supports the career development of promising early-career minority health and health disparities research scientists, and stimulates research in the disciplines supported by health disparities science. Applications will only be accepted from individuals who meet NIH’s early-stage investigator (ESI) eligibility criteria. For more information please visit the frequently asked questions page

15th International Conference on Brain Energy Metabolism (ICBEM) - Sept 17-21, 2024 in Ljubljana, Slovenia:  "Brain Bioenergetics in Aging - Neurovascular and Neurometabolic Coupling and Fuels". This conference brings together leading researchers, clinicians, young scientists, and students interested in brain energy metabolism. The conference is open to all interested scientists with registration on a first-come basis until reaching a limit of 118 conferees. Registration covers most meals and meeting expenses. Registration is now open. Inquiries can be made via the conference email: icbem@brainenergymetabolism.org.  Visit the event website here.