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Seawolf Grounds
Seawolf Grounds is a student-operated café and social hub in UAA’s Student Union. It features Alaska-roasted coffee through Kaladi Brothers, a well-known local roaster
Quadrivium: Summer
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 15:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
County Fair
You'll rarely need a doctor, lawyer, or policeman. But every day, three times a day, you need a farmer.
Observatories & Planetariums
"The time will come when diligent research over long periods will bring to light things which now lie hidden" -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca, "Naturales Quaestiones" 62 A.D.
Before the Harvest
Late summer offers a few weeks of continued growth for the crops and respite ahead of work to be done at harvest. "County Fair" takes an intimate look at a treasured American pastime through the lives of six people whose passion, preparation, and pride come together at the local fair. The stories of a seamstress, a demolition derby driver, a circus performer, a French fry vendor, and twin sisters who show cows have us looking at this late summer tradition.
A History of Ballooning in America
August is peak season for hot air ballooning in many Northern Hemisphere locations because of generally favorable weather patterns that support safe, scenic flights—especially in the calm early morning hours.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We are tooling up for the NFPA 2029 National Electrical Code Technical Committee Meetings in September and the IEEE Industrial Applications Society Meetings in October.
“Knoxville: Summer of 1915”
"Porch sittin'" music. Composed by Samuel Barber set to the prose poem by writer James Agee. The composition is scored for soprano voice and orchestra and is one of Barber's most frequently performed vocal works. The lyric is a poignant reflection on childhood memories of a summer evening in a bygone era. The piece has been performed by many renowned sopranos and has become a standard in the American vocal repertoire.