ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will no longer be able to smoke, vape or chew tobacco on campus starting Thursday.

The change comes after the University of Alaska’s board of regents approved a policy last year banning the use of tobacco and tobacco-related products across all campuses. UAF was the only campus that failed to meet this year’s Dec. 1 deadline, The Alaska Dispatch News reported.

Kris Racina, UAF associate vice chancellor of university and student advancement, said campus officials wanted to hold off on implementing the policy until...