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Matanuska Experiment Farm honored for century of tracking weather

June 30, 2022

On July 6, the National Weather Service will honor the Matanuska Experiment Station and Extension Center for its century of participation in the Cooperative Observer Program.
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Salmon nose deep into �ֻ�ֱ�� ecosystems

June 30, 2022

During a good year in Bristol Bay, a surge of more than 100 million pounds of sockeye salmon fights its way upstream, spawns, and dies. In Bristol Bay and elsewhere in �ֻ�ֱ��, this incredible pulse of salmon carcasses enriches streams and rivers and makes young salmon hardier.
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Research shows need to improve prediction of Arctic melt ponds

June 30, 2022

New research shows two widely used computer models that predict summer melt pond formation on sea ice greatly overestimate their extent, a key finding as scientists work to make accurate projections about Arctic climate change.
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Mathematician to give talk on geometry and the arts

June 29, 2022

A visiting mathematics professor will explore the role of geometry in the development and aesthetics of the visual arts during a talk at the �ֻ�ֱ�� at 7 p.m. on July 10.
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In-person food preservation classes offered in Anchorage

June 28, 2022

Leif Albertson will teach a series of in-person, hands-on classes on food preservation this summer.
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Study shows chemical's extent in Fairbanks winter air

June 27, 2022

A chemical compound discovered in 2019 in Fairbanks' wintertime air accounts for a significant portion of the community's fine particulate pollution, according to new research that seeks to better understand the causes and makeup of the dirty air.
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Georgeson Botanical Garden celebrates pollinators

June 27, 2022

A new exhibit at Georgeson Botanical Garden highlights the role of pollinators: bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles, moths, wasps and flies.
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Week's events: Mary Shields, sleep science, space weather, eclectic music

June 24, 2022

�ֻ�ֱ�� Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening the week of June 26-July 2.
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Bonsai trees tell of winters long past

June 23, 2022

Winter storms spinning off the Gulf of �ֻ�ֱ�� have sculpted these hemlocks on the outer coast of Glacier Bay National Park into mountain men waving at you, the letter Z, and umbrellas.
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UAF, Green Star join to boost school drone program

June 22, 2022

Three small �ֻ�ֱ�� schools will receive refurbished smart devices for use in a new drones program under a partnership between the �ֻ�ֱ�� Geophysical Institute and Green Star of Interior �ֻ�ֱ��.
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UAF researchers on team for European Space Agency's Venus mission

June 21, 2022

A �ֻ�ֱ�� professor has been named to a NASA science team for the European Space Agency's EnVision mission to Venus.
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Week's events: Jim Sampson, vein health, tsunami preparedness, acoustic tunes

June 17, 2022

�ֻ�ֱ�� Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening the week of June 20-26.
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Rugged science on the Southeast coast

June 16, 2022

To the woman wearing earbuds and sitting next to me in seat 7E: I'm sorry; I did not get to shower before boarding the plane after 12 days of accompanying four scientists in the hills north of Lituya Bay. I will try to keep my arms pinned to my side and lean toward the window.
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UAF road, lot closures planned for Midnight Sun Run

June 13, 2022

The Midnight Sun Run will begin at the �ֻ�ֱ�� at 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 18. The UAF Police Department will close parts of campus to vehicle access before the race.
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Week's events: Anna Frank interview, heart health, Bus 142 talk, live music

June 10, 2022

�ֻ�ֱ�� Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening from June 13-19.
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The world according to a dog's nose

June 08, 2022

When a Lab vacuums the ground with her nose and her tail moves like a helicopter blade, you know a grouse is about to fly.
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Tall Timbers lecture series begins June 13

June 07, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� will launch the Tall Timbers interview series on June 13, highlighting deeply rooted members of the Fairbanks community.
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UAF scientists find new indicators of �ֻ�ֱ�� permafrost thawing

June 06, 2022

More areas of year-round unfrozen ground have begun dotting Interior and Northwest �ֻ�ֱ�� and will continue to increase in extent due to climate change, according to new research by �ֻ�ֱ�� Geophysical Institute scientists.
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UAF to host alumni reunion weekend July 21-23

June 03, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� �ֻ�ֱ�� Association will hold its annual reunion weekend from July 21-23 in Fairbanks.
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Scientist's memoir is revealing and brave

June 03, 2022

In her recently published memoir, Katey Walter Anthony writes that a certain type of northern lake is a lot like herself.
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Board of Regents approves Troth Yeddha' project

June 03, 2022

The University of �ֻ�ֱ�� Board of Regents on Friday unanimously voted for formal project approval for the Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Studies Center and Park.
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UAF steel bridge team finishes second in national finals

June 02, 2022

A team from the �ֻ�ֱ�� took second place in the 2022 Student Steel Bridge Competition finals, the best showing for UAF in more than a quarter century.
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LARS celebrates new calves at Annual Birthday Bash

June 01, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ��' Large Animal Research Station will introduce its new reindeer and muskox calves at its annual Birthday Bash from noon-4 p.m. on June 4.
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Discover �ֻ�ֱ�� lecture series starts June 8

June 01, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� will host the Discover �ֻ�ֱ�� lecture series starting on June 8, highlighting topics in the 49th state with a variety of experts.
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Healthy Living lecture series begins June 7

May 31, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� will host the Healthy Living lecture series starting on June 7, offering a variety of presentations by �ֻ�ֱ��n medical specialists and experts.
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Steve Frank featured in 2022 UAF Legacy Lecture

May 27, 2022

The 2022 Legacy Lecture will honor businessman, legislator and �ֻ�ֱ�� alumnus Steve Frank at 7 p.m. Monday, June 6, at UAF's Murie Building auditorium.
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The worst fire year we can remember

May 27, 2022

In a gorgeous warm May this year, we have not yet sniffed the bitter scent of flaming spruce. When we do, some of us will think back to a year that still haunts us.
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Food preservation workshops set for Kenai Peninsula communities

May 26, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� Cooperative Extension Service will host a series of food preservation classes, including one about canning fish, and offer other services in Homer and Soldotna in June.
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UAF team lauded for innovative home design

May 25, 2022

Using shipping containers and energy-efficient techniques, a team of �ֻ�ֱ�� students has created a prize-winning new design for rural �ֻ�ֱ�� housing construction.
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Local firefighters to conduct exercise on UAF campus

May 24, 2022

Firefighters from four local fire agencies will be on the �ֻ�ֱ�� campus on Friday, May 27 from noon - 4 p.m. for a wildland firefighting exercise.
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UAF makes �ֻ�ֱ��'s first large drone flight from international airport

May 23, 2022

An unmanned aircraft owned and operated by the �ֻ�ֱ�� flew from the general aviation area of Fairbanks International Airport on Sunday. The flight was the first civilian large drone operation from an international airport in �ֻ�ֱ��.
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University, partners deploy carbon dioxide-sensing underwater glider

May 23, 2022

�ֻ�ֱ�� has a new tool for tracking ocean acidification -- a 7-foot-long, bright pink Seaglider. The �ֻ�ֱ�� and its commercial partners are the first U.S. team to measure carbon dioxide, the driving factor in ocean acidification, with an unoccupied underwater vehicle.
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UAF hosts international remote sensing symposium

May 23, 2022

More than 100 scientists and policymakers from around the circumpolar North gathered at the �ֻ�ֱ�� last week for the 16th International Circumpolar Remote Sensing Symposium
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Music in the Garden series begins May 26

May 19, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� Music in the Garden concert series will kick off on May 26 at the Georgeson Botanical Garden, offering 12 weeks of family-friendly performances throughout the summer.
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Wading into the icy Yukon River for science

May 19, 2022

U.S. Geological Survey hydrologist Heather Best stepped into the Yukon River. She held a 3-foot portion of grader blade. Running along the blade was river-measuring tube secured by hose clamps.
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Really Free Market returns to UAF on May 21

May 16, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� will host the Really Free Market recycling event on Saturday, May 21, in the parking lot next to the Lola Tilly Commons.
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�ֻ�ֱ��'s big river breaks up at Eagle

May 13, 2022

Breakup happened on the Yukon River at Eagle, the river's first settlement as it flows into the United States, at around 2 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2022.
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Annual UAF Arctic Research Open House set for May 19

May 12, 2022

Come learn about the incredible research happening at the �ֻ�ֱ�� during the 2022 Arctic Research Open House from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 19.
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Hunga volcano eruption provides an explosion of data

May 12, 2022

The massive Jan. 15, 2022, eruption of the Hunga submarine volcano in the South Pacific Ocean created a variety of atmospheric wave types, including booms heard 6,200 miles away in �ֻ�ֱ��. It also created an atmospheric pulse that caused an unusual tsunami-like disturbance that arrived at Pacific shores sooner than the actual tsunami. Those are among the many observations reported by a team of 76 scientists from 17 nations that researched the eruption's atmospheric waves.
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Cooperative Extension workshops get underway in Southeast

May 06, 2022

Juneau-based Cooperative Extension agent Sarah Lewis will travel to remote Southeast communities in her family's cruising trawler to hold classes this month.
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Awaiting river breakup on the Yukon

May 05, 2022

Andy Bassich lives on the south bank of the Yukon River, about 12 miles downstream from Eagle, �ֻ�ֱ��, the first community in America along the largest waterway in �ֻ�ֱ��.
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UAF steel bridge team earns spot in national finals

May 05, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� steel bridge team is headed back to familiar territory -- the national championships. The UAF squad earned the top score last month in the Pacific Northwest Regional AISC Student Steel Bridge Competition, finishing in first place in five of the six judging categories.
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UAF, Willamette Law ink cooperative agreement

May 04, 2022

Willamette University College of Law and the �ֻ�ֱ�� have signed a new agreement that will give �ֻ�ֱ�� students a new path to a law degree.
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Married to science: couple works toward a healthier ocean

May 04, 2022

Science is a family affair for Claudine Hauri and Andrew McDonnell. They're married oceanographers tackling issues like ocean acidification, lagging technology and �ֻ�ֱ��'s massive lack of ocean data.
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Major 2020 �ֻ�ֱ�� quake triggered neighboring 2021 temblor

May 04, 2022

A study of two powerful earthquakes in adjacent areas off the �ֻ�ֱ�� Peninsula in 2020 and 2021 shows a connection between the two. It also suggests they may be a part of an 80-year rupture cascade along the fault.
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May museum programs explore pollinators

May 02, 2022

The University of �ֻ�ֱ�� Museum of the North is focusing on pollinators during family programs in May.
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Learn about greenhouse energy efficiency, crop storage

April 29, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� Cooperative Extension Service is bringing Scott Sanford to �ֻ�ֱ�� in early May to discuss crop storage and ways to extend the growing season in heated greenhouses.
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Precipitation helped drive distribution of �ֻ�ֱ�� dinosaurs

April 29, 2022

Precipitation had greater impact than temperature on the distribution of herbivorous dinosaurs in what is now �ֻ�ֱ��, according to new research.
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�ֻ�ֱ��'s water crop is a natural resource

April 28, 2022

As much of �ֻ�ֱ��'s landmass crosses the magical temperature threshold that turns ice and snow into water, it's time to consider the state's richness in a resource more essential to humans than oil or gas.
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UAF to host 2022 commencement ceremonies

April 27, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� will celebrate its Class of 2022 at two commencement ceremonies at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2022, at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.
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Earth's atmosphere may be source of some lunar water

April 27, 2022

Hydrogen and oxygen ions escaping from Earth's upper atmosphere and combining on the moon could be one of the sources of the known lunar water and ice, according to new research by �ֻ�ֱ�� Geophysical Institute scientists.
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UAF to honor 2022 Meritorious Service Award recipients

April 22, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� has selected Anna Atchison, Susan Henrichs, Aaron Schutt and Ann Tremarello to receive Meritorious Service Awards in 2022.
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Darrow, Bhatt, Bret-Harte named 2022 Usibelli Award winners

April 21, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� has announced the winners of the 2022 Emil Usibelli Distinguished Teaching, Research and Service Awards.
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His 48th summer on top of the world

April 21, 2022

This June, George Divoky will refurbish a cabin that sits on a lonely gravel island north of �ֻ�ֱ��.
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Ideas win big at virtual UAF Arctic Innovation Competition

April 20, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� College of Business and Security Management awarded over $40,000 in cash prizes and awards after the 2022 Arctic Innovation Competition's final presentations Saturday, April 16.
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UAF names 2022 student award recipients

April 20, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� will honor Logan Nave and Tricia Minnick on April 29 as its outstanding undergraduate degree recipients for 2022.
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Wood bison calves arrive at LARS

April 15, 2022

Parks Canada, the �ֻ�ֱ�� Department of Fish and Game, and the federal Bureau of Land Management have facilitated the transfer of 40 eleven-month-old wood bison to the UAF Large Animal Research Station.
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UAF announces 2022 honorary degree recipients

April 15, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� has selected Dermot Cole, Sarah James and Michael Williams Sr. to receive honorary doctorates in 2022.
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Endless northern winter about to end

April 14, 2022

In mid-April, despite a day length that is four hours longer than Miami's, middle �ֻ�ֱ�� is still a part of the cryosphere.
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$1 million Kinross gift boosts Troth Yeddha' initiative

April 13, 2022

A $1 million donation from Kinross will bring the Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Studies Center one step closer to reality. The gift, announced Tuesday evening, will fund schematic design and bid specifications for the 34,000-square-foot facility at the �ֻ�ֱ��.
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UAF to host author, activist Chanel Miller

April 08, 2022

New York Times bestselling author Chanel Miller will discuss her memoir, "Know My Name," on Wednesday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in Davis Concert Hall at the �ֻ�ֱ��.
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UAF student gets K-12 classrooms jumping with seismology project

April 08, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� Seismology in Schools program aims to get students interested not just in seismology but in science in general.
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Two rockets launch from Poker Flat in aurora experiment

April 07, 2022

Two sounding rockets soared northward from Poker Flat Research Range early Thursday morning in an experiment to study how energy behaves during an aurora.
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Live-trapping lynx in the far north

April 07, 2022

The lynx looks out from inside a chicken-wire cage. Despite its loss of freedom and the nearby squeaking of boots on cold snow, the wild cat looks calm, as if it might be resting while digesting a snowshoe hare.
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Arctic Innovation Competition awards creative thinking

April 07, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� College of Business and Security Management will award over $40,000 in cash prizes and scholarships Saturday, April 16, after the final round of presentations in the 2022 UAF Arctic Innovation Competition.
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UAF launches new podcast, 'My �ֻ�ֱ�� Summer'

April 05, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� this week premiered a new limited-run podcast, "Adventure, Classes and Midnight Sun: My �ֻ�ֱ�� Summer."
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Student shatters stereotypes, studies plants’ urban evolution

April 05, 2022

UAF student Cristina Ornelas participated in a global study exploring how humans are altering the way life evolves. Along with scientists in 160 cities and 26 countries, Ornelas contributed to groundbreaking research showing that cities are driving the evolution of white clover, an invasive plant that has colonized nearly every urban place on the planet, including �ֻ�ֱ��.
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Happenings north of the Arctic Circle

March 31, 2022

Though the calendar calls it springtime, the thermometer on the truck reads minus 28 F on this sunny morning a few days past spring equinox.
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Museum programs highlight whales in April

March 31, 2022

The University of �ֻ�ֱ�� Museum of the North is focusing on whales during family programs in April.
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UAF researcher part of team that proves Mercury has magnetic storms

March 30, 2022

An international team of scientists has proved that Mercury, our solar system's smallest planet, has geomagnetic storms similar to those on Earth.
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Students aid Bristol Bay communities in coastal erosion research

March 29, 2022

�ֻ�ֱ�� students will return to several Bristol Bay communities this year to continue quantifying and mapping widespread coastal erosion.
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Master gardener classes planned in Fairbanks

March 28, 2022

Registration is open for an early summer master gardener class in Fairbanks.
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Register for UAF summer day camps, community courses

March 28, 2022

Registration is under way for dozens of day camps offered by the �ֻ�ֱ�� this summer. Summer Sessions is also offering a variety of noncredit adult courses.
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Online pesticide workshop scheduled

March 25, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� Cooperative Extension Service will hold a workshop for certified pesticide applicators on March 30-31 via Zoom.
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UAF partnership offers free courses in tribal governance

March 25, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� will host a series of free courses focused on tribal governance and stewardship.
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Across �ֻ�ֱ�� in one summer

March 24, 2022

Lt. Henry Allen and a few tattered comrades traveled from near present-day Cordova up to what is now Bettles. They then turned around and beat winter to St. Michael, where they jumped the last boat for San Francisco.
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ANCSA symposium extends registration, offers UA discount

March 24, 2022

The registration deadline for the upcoming symposium on the �ֻ�ֱ�� Native Claims Settlement Act on April 12-13, 2022, has been extended. People are encouraged to register online until Friday, April 8, 2022.
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�ֻ�ֱ�� Interior Business Accelerator accepting applications

March 23, 2022

Interior �ֻ�ֱ�� now has its first business accelerator, a program to help jump-start new businesses through mentorship, networking, education and access to capital.
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Online gardening courses offered by AARP, UAF Cooperative Extension

March 22, 2022

AARP �ֻ�ֱ�� and the �ֻ�ֱ�� Cooperative Extension Service are teaming up to offer a five-part series of online gardening classes.
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Festival of Native Arts to take place virtually March 25-26

March 22, 2022

The 49th annual Festival of Native Arts will be held Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, 2022. This year’s theme is “Culture, Land and Future.” All events are virtual and will be hosted via Zoom and Facebook live.
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Poker Flat rocket launch to study energy movement during aurora

March 22, 2022

Two sounding rockets are scheduled to launch from Poker Flat Research Range just minutes apart in an experiment aimed at learning how energy is transferred and dissipated during auroral displays. The findings could increase the understanding of factors affecting satellites in low Earth orbit.
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UAF to host presentation on fake news, misinformation

March 21, 2022

Journalist Craig Silverman will discuss "Fake News, Misinformation and Media Manipulation" during an online presentation at 1 p.m. March 24.
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Kenai Peninsula gardening classes offered

March 18, 2022

Kenai Peninsula Cooperative Extension Service agent Casey Matney will teach a series of 11 gardening classes that outline the steps to getting your garden ready.
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Free educational kits teach about snow, �ֻ�ֱ�� Native culture

March 18, 2022

Snow activities kits produced by the �ֻ�ֱ�� Geophysical Institute and the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, Ohio, are for elementary and junior high school students.
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In the crosshairs of an atmospheric river

March 17, 2022

Because of where Southeast �ֻ�ֱ�� sits -- at the wetted lips of the planet's widest expanse of blue -- it is often soaked by atmospheric rivers, firehoses of moisture flowing up from the tropics.
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Building a local climate workforce through science that serves

March 16, 2022

Most definitions of science focus on the pursuit of knowledge through rigorous and systematic investigation. For the Kake Climate Partnership, that isn’t enough. “We’re trying to go a step further by providing services for the tribe and community.”
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Women may have advantage in the long run

March 10, 2022

Women may have several advantages over men during bouts of exercise longer than six hours.
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Pesticide applicator training offered

March 10, 2022

Two three-day certified pesticide applicator trainings are being offered this spring, March 15-17 or April 26-28.
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NASA rocket launches from Poker Flat in search of aurora answers

March 05, 2022

A NASA Black Brant IX sounding rocket soared high out of Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks at 2:27 a.m. Saturday to learn more about pulsating aurora.
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Career Explorers program lays the foundation for career success

March 04, 2022

The TCC Career Explorers program helps prepare students for professional or collegiate success and offers practical lessons to get them ready to function as an independent adult.
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UA Press releases three new titles

March 03, 2022

The University of �ֻ�ֱ�� Press has published three new books, the first since joining the University Press of Colorado publishing consortium in 2021.
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Dave Covey made the world a calmer place

March 03, 2022

When Dave Covey walked up with a smile, your day was about to become calmer. And then he fixed your irritating computer problem in 10 seconds.
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When it doesn't rain enough in the rainforest

March 01, 2022

From 2016-2019, Southeast �ֻ�ֱ�� experienced drinking water shortages, insect outbreaks, low hydroelectric output and more wildfire than usual. Scientists are studying this drought, its causes and impacts, and the likelihood of future similar droughts.
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Museum offers art and science workshop for teens

February 28, 2022

The University of �ֻ�ֱ�� Museum of the North is offering a March 14 workshop for teens to explore connections between art and science.
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Bird havens on a transcontinental journey

February 24, 2022

Right about now, songbirds in Brazil are shifting on their perches, feeling mysterious impulses that will soon make them leap off their branches and head toward �ֻ�ֱ��.
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UAF scientist waits to see outcome of his work on Webb telescope

February 23, 2022

When thousands of computer-controlled eyes begin looking out from an instrument aboard the James Webb Space Telescope in the coming months and years, �ֻ�ֱ�� Geophysical Institute associate research professor Gunther Kletetschka will be satisfied.
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Mariculture conference will explore challenges and opportunities

February 22, 2022

The University of �ֻ�ֱ�� will host a mariculture conference in Juneau's Centennial Hall on April 12-14, 2022. The conference will focus on the status of mariculture in �ֻ�ֱ��, as well as challenges and opportunities in the industry.
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Rocket to launch in probe of mysterious pulsating aurora

February 22, 2022

NASA is set to launch a rocket from Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks as early as Thursday in pursuit of greater understanding about a form of the northern lights called pulsating aurora.
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Hardy gnats survive winter half frozen

February 17, 2022

Todd Sformo discovered that the fungus gnat survives the winter by allowing half of its body to freeze.
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UAF researchers plan in-depth Bering Land Bridge study

February 15, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� has received a $1.7 million grant to construct a picture of what the Bering Land Bridge looked like during the last ice age.
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Master gardener classes planned in Palmer, Anchorage

February 15, 2022

Registration is open for spring master gardener classes in Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna region.
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Ninety below zero and the unfrozen beer

February 10, 2022

It is early February, about the date Glenn Shaw once noted as the first day at Fairbanks' latitude you could feel the tickle of the sun on your cheek.
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Caribou cams give insight into secret lives

February 03, 2022

The cameras captured a nine-second video every 20 minutes with a precise GPS location stamp. With them, scientists were able to see not only what but also, for the first time, where caribou were eating.
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�ֻ�ֱ�� teachers invited to a virtual Arctic Educators Fair

February 02, 2022

�ֻ�ֱ�� educators and Arctic-inspired teachers are invited to a free virtual Arctic Educators Fair on Feb. 16 from 4-5:30 p.m.
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Nova episode explores Arctic methane explosions

January 31, 2022

"Arctic Sinkholes," a new episode of the public television science series Nova airing Wednesday, follows several scientists from the �ֻ�ֱ�� and elsewhere as they study massive holes that have been appearing across the Arctic landscape.
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February museum programs explore big things

January 31, 2022

The University of �ֻ�ֱ�� Museum of the North is focusing on the theme of big things during family programs in February.
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Thirty years on semisolid ground

January 27, 2022

At the end of this month, Vladimir Romanovsky will retire after 30 years as a professor and permafrost scientist at the �ֻ�ֱ��' Geophysical Institute.
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Traveling museum exhibit shows importance of snow

January 26, 2022

UAF's Geophysical Institute is among the creators of “Snow: Tiny Crystals, Global Impact,” an interactive museum exhibit about snow and the vital role it plays in our global climate system. The traveling exhibit opens Feb. 1 in Oregon.
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Dozens of experts arrive in Fairbanks for air quality research

January 26, 2022

Nearly 50 scientists from the U.S. and Europe have arrived in Fairbanks for a seven-week study of the chemical interactions that lead to the community’s poor wintertime air quality.
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Arctic Innovation Competition submissions due March 11

January 25, 2022

The annual Arctic Innovation Competition is accepting innovative ideas for the chance to win cash prizes of up to $10,000.
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�ֻ�ֱ�� Nanooks rifle team member shoots perfect 600

January 24, 2022

Rylan Kissell's perfect score was the second in the �ֻ�ֱ�� Nanooks' history and the 15th in the entire NCAA's.
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30th annual Science for �ֻ�ֱ�� Lecture Series announced

January 24, 2022

The 2022 Science for �ֻ�ֱ�� Lecture Series begins Tuesday, Feb. 1, and runs every Tuesday through March 8. Talks start at 7 p.m. on Zoom and will be streamed live to the UAF and Geophysical Institute Facebook pages.
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Film reveals Arctic change through Indigenous, scientific knowledge

January 21, 2022

“Ice Edge” is a film chronicling a collaborative research project aimed at understanding changes in coastal sea ice.
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Fun with ice physics in the cryosphere

January 20, 2022

A recent winter storm that featured a heavy rainfall caused hardships for many animals of Interior �ֻ�ֱ��, but some people found the event fascinating.
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Nova episode highlights �ֻ�ֱ�� dinosaur research

January 19, 2022

Scientists who study the planet's northernmost dinosaurs will bring PBS viewers to their field sites and labs in a new episode of the science documentary series Nova.
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Scientists aim to improve sea ice predictions' accuracy, access

January 18, 2022

Sea ice predictions have improved markedly since the founding of an international forecasting and monitoring network 14 years ago. As the amount of sea ice in the Arctic declines, thins and becomes more mobile, accurate forecasts are becoming even more vital.
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UAF names 2022 alumni award recipients

January 14, 2022

The �ֻ�ֱ�� �ֻ�ֱ�� Association has named its 2022 award recipients.
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UAF scientists help rural students do science with tiny drones

January 14, 2022

NASA-funded effort seeks to get more students involved in STEM education -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Midwinter rain on snow is a game changer

January 13, 2022

On Dec. 26, more than an inch of rain fell over a wide swath of the state. Much of the backcountry of Interior �ֻ�ֱ�� now has an ice sheet beneath a foot of fluffy snow.
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Sport and recreation business speaker series begins Feb. 1

January 13, 2022

Recreation business professionals will share their experiences during a series of free public online discussions sponsored by the sport and recreation business program at the UAF College of Business and Security Management.
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Turning science into music to find common ground and inspire

January 12, 2022

If climate change was a song, what would it sound like? �ֻ�ֱ�� composer Michael Bucy has an answer to that question.
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UAF researchers featured in permafrost science overview

January 11, 2022

A newly published overview of recent permafrost science includes contributions from seven �ֻ�ֱ�� researchers who helped review how long-frozen terrain is being rapidly affected by climate change.
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The porcupine's winter in slow-motion

January 06, 2022

On her runs through Bicentennial Park in Anchorage, biologist Jessy Coltrane discovered the �ֻ�ֱ�� creature she wanted to study: the porcupine.
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January museum programs explore tools

January 05, 2022

The University of �ֻ�ֱ�� Museum of the North is focusing on the theme of tools during family programs in January.
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Mummified forest tells tale of changing north

January 03, 2022

Twelve summers ago, a warden at Canada's northernmost national park -- in a land that has not hosted trees for thousands of years --found some wood protruding from mud near a glacier.
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Plastic in the rain of Southeast �ֻ�ֱ��

December 22, 2021

Researcher Sonia Nagorski discovered just how ubiquitous plastic has become when she looked at precipitation near Juneau.
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'Dirty snow' project connects scientists, students

December 20, 2021

A recent �ֻ�ֱ��-led project encouraged a far-flung group of K-12 students to pursue local research questions by examining "dirty snow" in their communities.
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PredictFest brings people to the science

December 17, 2021

An upcoming science brainstorming event will take an uncommon approach to developing new Arctic-based research proposals: Include more people who aren't researchers.
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Carbon emission change follows record rainy season

December 17, 2021

In 2014, the Fairbanks area experienced a summer of record-setting rain. That damp weather may have played a big role in a major shift in the ecosystem.
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Researcher finds �ֻ�ֱ��'s Arctic coastal towns face extensive inundation

December 17, 2021

Coastal erosion and land subsidence driven by permafrost thawing may lead to extensive seawater inundation in several northern �ֻ�ֱ�� communities by 2100, according to research by a �ֻ�ֱ�� geomorphologist.
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Hyperspectral imaging of forests can aid wildfire prevention

December 17, 2021

Airborne hyperspectral imaging can be a valuable tool in wildfire prevention and forest management.
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KUAC to replace TV transmitter

December 17, 2021

KUAC will install a new television transmitter in the summer of 2022. A recent grant from the Rasmuson Foundation finalized funding for the $228,729 project.
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New method can aid nuclear explosion detection

December 17, 2021

A UAF researcher has devised a method to improve detection of distant explosions, including nuclear detonations, by taking advantage of widespread single-microphone infrasound monitors.
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New volcano activity monitoring method enhances early warning

December 17, 2021

Satellite data can now routinely be used to detect low levels of sulfur dioxide emissions from volcanoes, giving scientists another tool to provide early warnings of volcanic unrest.
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Student's research examines world's largest piedmont glacier

December 17, 2021

Understanding the surges and retreats of �ֻ�ֱ��'s Malaspina Glacier is key if climate change models are to be applied to the glacier with confidence.
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Student volcanologist studies Bogoslof volcano

December 17, 2021

Magma recharge from the late 2016 eruption of Bogoslof Volcano in �ֻ�ֱ�� resumed in March 2017 and continued until the end of a months-long eruptive period in August of that year, according to a new research method.
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Researchers work to predict long-term flood hazards

December 16, 2021

A new �ֻ�ֱ��-led effort is working to predict how the changing hydrology of the Chena, Salcha and Chatanika rivers could alter the potential for flooding events during the next half-century in the Tanana Valley.
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UAF research featured during #UAFxAGU campaign

December 16, 2021

Scientists from the �ֻ�ֱ�� joined thousands of colleagues from around the world at the 2021 American Geophysical Union fall meeting Dec. 13-17 in New Orleans and online.
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News of the Arctic from New Orleans

December 16, 2021

One-hundred and 11 experts on the land, ocean and ice north of the Arctic Circle pitched in to write the 2021 Arctic Report Card, which was presented in New Orleans this week.
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UAF researchers contribute to Arctic Report Card

December 15, 2021

A dozen �ֻ�ֱ�� researchers are among the authors of the 2021 Arctic Report Card, an annual summary of the state of the Arctic environment produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Fire season forecasts aim to assist with resource allocation

December 15, 2021

Fire season begins while snow is still on the ground in �ֻ�ֱ��, starting with an annual March meeting when fire managers look at how the months ahead may unfold. For each of the past two springs, �ֻ�ֱ�� researchers have added their own insight into the process.
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Most UAF offices will close for 2021-22 winter break

December 15, 2021

Most offices at the �ֻ�ֱ�� will be closed for the winter break from Dec. 23, 2021, to Jan. 2, 2022. Some offices will also be closed or have reduced hours Dec. 20-22 and Jan. 3-7.
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International coordination key in geoengineering endeavors

December 14, 2021

As the need to address climate change becomes more urgent, a variety of geoengineering proposals are emerging to ease its environmental impacts. It's a trend that could bring its own set of problems, said �ֻ�ֱ�� researcher Alec Bennett.
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Research team seeks winter rain projections

December 13, 2021

By using existing data and future climate projections, a research team is working to determine just how common winter rainfall could become in Anchorage, Fairbanks and the Yukon's Whitehorse as the climate changes.
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Cold-region permafrost bounces back from wildfire

December 13, 2021

In 2007, a shocking event happened on �ֻ�ֱ��'s North Slope. During an abnormally dry summer, a raging wildfire burned for three months and claimed a vast stretch of tundra.
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Tuition-free girls' wilderness expedition program accepts applications

December 13, 2021

Inspiring Girls Expeditions is inviting applications for its summer 2022, tuition-free, backcountry science and art education programs.
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$2.8 million pledge creates endowed chair in vocal music at UAF

December 10, 2021

A $2.8 million pledge from �ֻ�ֱ�� alumnus Steve Holmberg has established the UAF Music Department's first endowed chair.
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Elephant Point and trees growing on ice

December 09, 2021

For all the descriptive �ֻ�ֱ�� place names out there -- like the Grand Canyon, the Wall of China and the trio of Death Valleys -- there are some that really make you scratch your head.
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Certified food protection manager training classes offered

December 06, 2021

The �ֻ�ֱ�� Cooperative Extension Service will offer three certified food protection manager trainings in early 2022.
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Kelp farming shows promise as new industry

December 03, 2021

�ֻ�ֱ�� coastal residents have started to supplement their income by growing kelp.
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Thousands of golden eagles depend on �ֻ�ֱ��

December 03, 2021

The number of golden eagles that spend summers in �ֻ�ֱ�� is more than three times the previous estimate, biologists just determined.
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Free drop-in COVID-19, flu vaccination clinics scheduled

December 03, 2021

UAF will host free public COVID-19 and flu drop-in vaccination clinics Dec. 7-8 and Dec. 14-15 from noon to 8 p.m. in the Patty Center on campus.
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Rocket flies high over Norway in UAF scientist's atmosphere experiment

December 01, 2021

The C-REX-2 experiment is looking for answers to a dense patch in the Earth's upper atmosphere.
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UAF esports teams building on first semester of competition

December 01, 2021

The �ֻ�ֱ�� entered the world of intercollegiate esports competition this semester, fielding four teams that compete against gamers across the country.
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December museum programs explore winter

December 01, 2021

The University of �ֻ�ֱ�� Museum of the North is focusing on the theme of winter during family programs in December.
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UAF Student Investment Fund celebrates 30-year anniversary

November 30, 2021

The Student Investment Fund provides UAF students with real-world investment experience, made possible by a $100,000 allocation from the UA Foundation to the UAF College of Business and Security Management, formerly the School of Management.
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Gratitude comes easy to science writer

November 24, 2021

With a short work week upon us and me not wanting to rush a draft through the editing pipeline, this week I visit a theme many writers are pulling from their back pockets: gratitude.
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UAF, electric utility collaborate to overhaul Kotzebue energy monitoring system

November 23, 2021

Kotzebue's electric utility will install advanced electricity meters next year with help from the �ֻ�ֱ��.
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UAF tapped as part of new National Science Foundation institutes

November 22, 2021

Two researchers at the UAF Geophysical Institute will participate in a new five-year $75 million effort by the National Science Foundation to increase collaboration among scientists and engineers to handle key problems.
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UAF scientist reveals cause of lost magnetism at meteorite site

November 19, 2021

A �ֻ�ֱ�� scientist has discovered a method for detecting and better defining meteorite impact sites that have lost their craters.
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Listening to the voices of killer whales

November 18, 2021

Hannah Myers' fieldwork, executed on a 34-foot vessel that sails out of Seward, is shedding light on killer whales in the undersea world off the south coast of �ֻ�ֱ��.
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Study: Sulfolane-eating microbe common in North Pole groundwater

November 17, 2021

A �ֻ�ֱ�� research team has determined that a sulfolane-eating microbe is commonly found in North Pole groundwater but that it probably can't remedy the area's widespread contamination by the industrial solvent.
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UAF scientist wins prestigious award for Arctic research

November 12, 2021

John Walsh, a climate scientist at the �ֻ�ֱ��, has received the Mohn Prize for his outstanding research in the Arctic.
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Blown back to �ֻ�ֱ��, bird perseveres

November 11, 2021

A bar-tailed godwit recently arrived in New Zealand on its second attempt to get there from �ֻ�ֱ��, after a storm had blasted it back north.
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UA Giving Day nets $661,000 in support of UAF students, programs

November 11, 2021

Over the course of 49 hours, 748 donors contributed $661,709 in support of students and programs at the �ֻ�ֱ�� during the university's second annual Giving Day event.
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UAF's GINA provides a guiding hand in Arctic Ocean research

November 11, 2021

Satellite imagery produced at the Geographic Information Network of �ֻ�ֱ��, or GINA, at the �ֻ�ֱ�� Geophysical Institute helps the research vessel Sikuliaq weave its way through sea ice.
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Online course offers free Arctic climate change education

November 09, 2021

UAF is making it easy for people globally to gain a basic understanding of climate change issues in the circumpolar North through a new massive open online course.
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Student’s research upends understanding of upper atmospheric wind

November 09, 2021

Doctoral student Rajan Itani found that upper-level winds from over the North Pole unexpectedly stall over �ֻ�ֱ��.
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Shorebirds depend on wee slivers of �ֻ�ֱ��

November 04, 2021

Pencil-beaked shorebirds with the ability to stay airborne for a week -- flying all the way from �ֻ�ֱ�� to New Zealand -- rely on a few crescents of mudflat to fuel that incredible journey.
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National Science Foundation funds diverse collaborators to study Arctic change

November 02, 2021

The National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs recently funded the �ֻ�ֱ�� and six other institutions to synthesize what is known about the changing Arctic environment and its consequences.
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November museum programs explore animals in art

November 01, 2021

The University of �ֻ�ֱ�� Museum of the North is exploring animals in art during family programs in November.
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Bus 142 to embark on final journey

October 29, 2021

In a cavernous room within the university's new engineering building, a bus squats on four flat tires. In this place, the 1946 International Harvester model K-5 looks small, for maybe the first time in its eventful existence.
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�ֻ�ֱ��'s volunteer weather army needs you

October 22, 2021

�ֻ�ֱ��'s volunteer weather army needs participants
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Far-north permafrost cliff is one of a kind

October 22, 2021

In northern �ֻ�ֱ��, an amphitheater of frozen ground thaws where a northern river cuts into it, exposing walls of ice.
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Arctic melt ponds hold climate clues for UAF MOSAiC scientist

October 20, 2021

Melinda Webster, a research assistant professor at the �ֻ�ֱ�� Geophysical Institute, has been busy with her MOSAiC expedition research.
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Red aurora rare enough to be special

October 14, 2021

Charles Deehr will never forget his first red aurora. On Feb. 11, 1958, Deehr was a student at Reed College in Portland, Ore. He asked a Fulbright student from Norway named Tone to the Portland Symphony that night.
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Museum of the North to host Halloween activities

October 14, 2021

The University of �ֻ�ֱ�� Museum of the North invites families to explore the museum this Halloween season.
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Juday awarded George B. Fell Award

October 13, 2021

Glenn Juday, �ֻ�ֱ�� professor emeritus of forest ecology, has received the George B. Fell Award from the national Natural Areas Association.
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UAF joins national air quality research with Interior �ֻ�ֱ�� site

October 07, 2021

A site near Delta Junction will be the �ֻ�ֱ�� location in a $12 million multi-state project to determine the content of airborne particulate matter.
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Space rocks streak through the �ֻ�ֱ�� sky

October 07, 2021

In late September, people on the Kenai Peninsula and in Anchorage noticed a white streak slashing the black night sky. Some even heard a boom.
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Stampede Trail bus moves to UAF engineering building

October 07, 2021

The University of �ֻ�ֱ�� Museum of the North has moved Bus 142, made famous by Jon Krakauer's book "Into the Wild" and the 2007 film of the same name, to the university's engineering building in Fairbanks.
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Sikuliaq wraps up weeks of Arctic Ocean research

October 04, 2021

A cruise led by a �ֻ�ֱ�� researcher to investigate the origin of the Arctic Ocean's Amerasia Basin has concluded after more than seven weeks.
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October museum programs explore bones

October 04, 2021

The University of �ֻ�ֱ�� Museum of the North is exploring the theme of bones during its family programs in October.
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Fluorescent bill may be seabird's neon sign

October 01, 2021

The crested auklet's beak -- the color of a tangerine -- is so bright a scientist thinks it may be fluorescent.
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UAF undergrad uses novel data source to test climate model

September 30, 2021

UAF CFOS undergraduate student Emily Williamson and co-author Chris Sergeant, a UAF PhD student, used nearly century-old temperature and precipitation data from a Southeast homesteader to test a popular climate model.
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High schoolers experience a summer of science

September 28, 2021

Youths in UAF's Girls on Water and Girls in the Forest programs embarked on challenging and educational wilderness expeditions in summer 2021.
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Online Extension food preservation workshops scheduled

September 27, 2021

�ֻ�ֱ�� Cooperative Extension agent Sarah Lewis is offering a series of Tuesday evening online classes on methods of preserving healthy foods by canning, freezing, pickling and drying.
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Four new Biden-appointed U.S. Arctic Research commissioners have UAF ties

September 24, 2021

�ֻ�ֱ�� affiliate Mike Sfraga was appointed on Friday as the new chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.
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Tannehill retires after 28 years with Extension on Kenai Peninsula

September 23, 2021

�ֻ�ֱ�� was love at first sight for Linda Tannehill when she came up in the summer of 1992 while on vacation. Tannehill started working at the Cooperative Extension office that fall and now, 28 years later, has decided to retire.
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Food protection manager workshop planned

September 23, 2021

The �ֻ�ֱ�� Cooperative Extension will teach a two-day certified food protection manager workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 26-27.
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The season of senescence is upon us

September 23, 2021

The glorious paper birch outside the window that has for the past three weeks beamed a sunny glow is losing its luster, one golden coin at a time.
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UAF researcher helps unravel cause of ancient city's destruction

September 22, 2021

UAF associate research professor Gunther Kletetschka has helped reveal what caused the instant destruction of a thriving Bronze Age city of 8,000 people in the Middle East: an airburst from the explosion of a comet or meteor.
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Sport and recreation business speaker series begins Sept. 28

September 21, 2021

Sport and recreation business professionals will share their experiences during a series of free public online discussions.
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UAF awards first Schaible Geophysical Institute Fellowship

September 20, 2021

Alexandru Lapadat is the first recipient of the two-year Schaible Geophysical Institute Fellowship.
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Work by UAF researchers, NASA aids Hurricane Ida response

September 17, 2021

Federal emergency managers needed information as Hurricane Ida approached Louisiana at the end of August. In Fairbanks, 3,400 miles away, scientists went to work using new techniques they developed.
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Setting traps to catch an �ֻ�ֱ�� virus

September 17, 2021

A biologist who lives in Atlanta and works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is hunting for a virus in �ֻ�ֱ�� that was unknown to humans until 2015.
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UAF business school gets new name

September 16, 2021

The �ֻ�ֱ�� School of Management has changed its name to the College of Business and Security Management.
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Natural cycles in the Gulf of �ֻ�ֱ�� affect ocean acidification

September 15, 2021

New research at the �ֻ�ֱ�� shows that the fluctuations of major wind and ocean circulation systems can temporarily accelerate or reverse the rate of ocean acidification in the Gulf of �ֻ�ֱ��.
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Big space mystery gets big attention from UAF space physicist

September 14, 2021

UAF associate professor Hyunju Connor is working on three satellite launches in the quest to better understand the interaction of the solar wind with Earth's magnetosphere.
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Enter the 2021 �ֻ�ֱ�� Top Crop Contest

September 14, 2021

How did your garden grow this year? Were the sunflowers extra tall? Enter photos in the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center's second annual �ֻ�ֱ�� Top Crop Contest.
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Expedition embarks to assess the state of the eastern Arctic Ocean

September 10, 2021

A �ֻ�ֱ��-led expedition embarks this week for a 40-day scientific cruise to assess the state of the eastern Arctic Ocean. The expedition, which is part of the Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System, includes 27 participants from the United States, Russia, Japan and Denmark.
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Plastic ingenuity provides safe river exit

September 09, 2021

Our Labor Day canoe trip went a day long, and almost a boat short.
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UAF names spring, summer 2021 honors students

September 08, 2021

The �ֻ�ֱ�� has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the spring and summer 2021 semesters. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements
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UAF researcher to lead four-year project to revolutionize seismology

September 03, 2021

A project to unite seismic data analysis and modeling with supercomputing power may help answer some of the biggest questions about the Earth's seismic activity.
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Diversity helps a place survive

September 03, 2021

UAF Geophysical Institute directors have followed the advice of your financial advisor: diversify your portfolio.
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September museum programs explore berries

August 31, 2021

The University of �ֻ�ֱ�� Museum of the North is focusing on berries during family programs in September.
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What does it take to reach 75?

August 26, 2021

We just had a party up here, to celebrate the Geophysical Institute's 75th year of existence. Seventy-five years also happens to be the average life expectancy for a human these days.
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Climate change threatens seal hunting by Indigenous �ֻ�ֱ��ns

August 24, 2021

Climate change has severely reduced the length of the seal hunting season in a rural �ֻ�ֱ�� village, potentially threatening a key feature of the community's Indigenous way of life.
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Beavers not always to blame for beaver fever

August 19, 2021

Beavers usually get the rap for spreading Giardia (beaver fever), but researchers say we blame beavers too often.
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Pine grove near Yakutat is farthest north

August 12, 2021

Gaglioti walked in rubber boots on a green, squishy carpet of muskeg -- a wild garden of water-loving plants growing on acidic soil that has for centuries prevented the encroachment of giant rainforest trees.
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Study takes unprecedented peek into life of 17,000-year-old mammoth

August 12, 2021

Using isotopic data in a tusk, an international research team has retraced the astonishing lifetime journey of an Arctic woolly mammoth.
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UAF Geophysical Institute to mark 75 years with public celebration

August 11, 2021

Come help the �ֻ�ֱ�� Geophysical Institute celebrate its 75th anniversary.
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UAF researcher sails north in search of deep-sea answer

August 11, 2021

Geophysics professor Bernard Coakley is trying explain the formation of the large Arctic Ocean feature known as the Amerasia Basin.
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The closest people to an 8.2 earthquake

August 05, 2021

What if the country's largest earthquake in the last half century happened as you were getting ready for bed in the only cabin on a tiny island in the North Pacific?
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UAF launches 12-week geographic information systems certificate

August 04, 2021

Filling a growing need for a workforce that can understand and interpret spatial data to reveal patterns and relationships, �ֻ�ֱ�� has created an online, 12-week professional certificate in geographic information systems as part of its edX partnership.
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Scientists look for cause of recent kittiwake die-off

July 28, 2021

A team of scientists from the University of �ֻ�ֱ�� and other organizations are investigating a seabird die-off in the Gulf of �ֻ�ֱ��.
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One Health alumna provides veterinary care in Southwest �ֻ�ֱ��

July 22, 2021

Laurie Meythaler-Mullins is one of the first two graduates of the �ֻ�ֱ��' new master's degree program in One Health, and she's already putting her degree to good use.
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