52nd annual Festival of Native Arts returns to UAF Feb. 26-28
February 17, 2026
The 52nd annual Festival of Native Arts will return to the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Troth Yeddha' Campus from Feb. 26-28. The festival will feature three evenings of performances, cultural workshops and an artisan marketplace. All events are free and open to the public.
Environmental journalist Michelle Nijhuis to speak at UAF Feb. 26
February 17, 2026
Award-winning journalist and author Michelle Nijhuis will speak Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the BP Design Theater at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ climate report: 2025 ran warm
February 13, 2026
ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ had one of its warmest years of the previous 100 in 2025, the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Climate Research Center reports in its year-end summary. The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Climate Research Center, part of the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Geophysical Institute, released its 2025 summary in late January.
UAF opens engineering labs for up-close community event
February 13, 2026
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ College of Engineering and Mines will host Engineering Open House 2026 on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Usibelli Building on the Troth Yeddha’ Campus.
Sweet, savory culinary workshops on tap for Sitka
February 13, 2026
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service office in Sitka will host two culinary workshops this month, one sweet and one savory.
52nd annual Festival of Native Arts returns to UAF Feb. 26-28
February 17, 2026
The 52nd annual Festival of Native Arts will return to the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Troth Yeddha' Campus from Feb. 26-28. The festival will feature three evenings of performances, cultural workshops and an artisan marketplace. All events are free and open to the public.
Environmental journalist Michelle Nijhuis to speak at UAF Feb. 26
February 17, 2026
Award-winning journalist and author Michelle Nijhuis will speak Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the BP Design Theater at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ climate report: 2025 ran warm
February 13, 2026
ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ had one of its warmest years of the previous 100 in 2025, the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Climate Research Center reports in its year-end summary. The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Climate Research Center, part of the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Geophysical Institute, released its 2025 summary in late January.
UAF opens engineering labs for up-close community event
February 13, 2026
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ College of Engineering and Mines will host Engineering Open House 2026 on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Usibelli Building on the Troth Yeddha’ Campus.
Sweet, savory culinary workshops on tap for Sitka
February 13, 2026
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service office in Sitka will host two culinary workshops this month, one sweet and one savory.
ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ lovebirds go their own way
February 12, 2026
During a month of endless summer light, a mated pair of shorebirds teaches their four chicks how to catch insects. The babies grow fat and strong on the tundra high in northeastern ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥. They are soon ready for their first migration.
Third 2026 mission launches from Poker Flat Research Range
February 10, 2026
A tandem of NASA sounding rockets blasted off from Poker Flat Research Range at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday on a mission to better understand how changes in the ionosphere influence the aurora's appearance.
IARC director tapped to lead Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute
February 10, 2026
Hajo Eicken, director of the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ International Arctic Research Center, has been selected as scientific director at Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research. Longtime UAF researcher and IARC leader Scott Rupp will step in as IARC's interim director.
Black aurora mission launches from Poker Flat
February 09, 2026
A second NASA sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range at about 3:30 a.m. today in a mission to study a form of northern lights known as black aurora.
The scent of barren ground grizzly
February 09, 2026
Unlike most of us, Jordan Pruszenski has held in her arms the following wild animals: wolves, caribou, beavers, muskrats, musk oxen, emperor geese and moose.
Updated rules for selling homemade foods topic of workshop
February 06, 2026
A free workshop will review the legal requirements for selling homemade foods in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥. Sarah Lewis, with the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the workshop from 5-8 p.m. on Sunday, March 1.
Delta Archaeology Day a hands-on opportunity to explore science
February 05, 2026
Three archaeologists from the University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Museum of the North will lead a mock excavation for Delta Junction Archaeology Day. The workshop takes place on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Delta Career Advancement Center, located at 1696 N. Clearwater Ave., Delta Junction.
New interactive map showcases ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s microgrid energy systems
February 04, 2026
A free digital tool from the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ gives users a comprehensive look at energy systems in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s microgrid communities.
Seminar gives overview of agrivoltaics project in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥
February 04, 2026
A ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ researcher will highlight the first year of activities at ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s inaugural commercial-scale agrivoltaics research site.
Museum programs explore colors in February
February 03, 2026
The University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Museum of the North will highlight colors during family programs in February.
Enjoying that soda? New research can reveal how much you drink
February 03, 2026
A ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ scientist has shown that a chemical marker in the body can reliably reveal how much added sugar and how many sugar-sweetened drinks a person consumes. The marker works in people of different ages, sexes, races and diets.
First rocket of 2026 takes flight at Poker Flat
January 30, 2026
A two-stage NASA sounding rocket shot skyward from Poker Flat Research Range at 4:20 a.m. today as part of a long-running project to learn more about aurora-produced nitric oxide in the upper atmosphere.
