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  • Peter Elstner, left, and Brendan Lahr stand on a snowy ridge discussing the payload section of a two-stage NASA Black Brant IX sounding rocket, which lies partially buried in snow. A vast Arctic landscape stretches behind them, with rolling, snow-covered terrain and distant mountains under clear winter light.

    Poker Flat Research Range cleans up what comes down

    March 25, 2026

    For Poker Flat, Peter Elstner leads the rocket mission cleanup team, which is supported by several contractors and NASA. The rocket recovery program retrieves the payloads and rocket parts -- or as many as can be found.

  • New funding advances earthquake early warning for ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥

    March 24, 2026

    Federal funding approved earlier this year will allow for the first implementation steps of the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system to begin in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, though its operation is not expected for several years and is contingent on continued financial support. The system can provide several seconds to a minute or more of warning and is being used in California, Oregon and Washington.

  • A woman in a red sweater, Jessie Young-Robertson, stands in a birch forest

    Seminar explores food, fiber and more from boreal forest

    March 23, 2026

    A ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ researcher will share how differences in the boreal forest across the global North affect the way people use it and which plants and animals live there. The presentation by Jessie Young-Robertson, research associate professor of forest ecology with the UAF Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, is part of the series "Circumpolar Connections: A Dialogue on Arctic Food Systems."

  • Two middle school students squat next to boxes with supplies for the helicopter challenge. They are wearing team sweatshirts, name tag lanyards, and aviator hats. Students from other olympiad teams are behind them in the hallway.

    Middle schoolers to compete in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Science Olympiad

    March 23, 2026

    The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Science Olympiad Division B will convene March 27-28 at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Troth Yeddha’ Campus. The olympiad is part of a nationwide competition consisting of hands-on, team-based tournaments designed to increase student interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

  • Researchers begin 1,600-mile journey across ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥

    March 20, 2026

    ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ researchers will launch a 1,600-mile snowmachine expedition along ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥â€™s western and northern coasts Saturday, March 21, to exchange information about the evolving environment with communities en route.

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2025 winter Aurora Magazine cover

From left, Peyton Platter, Kyle Gaffney and Matt Hubbarde skate onto the ice at the Carlson Center during opening lineup introductions at the Governor’s Cup game on Jan. 31, 2025.

In the trenches: 100 years of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ hockey
Planetarium construction continues at the west side of the University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Museum of the North on UAF’s Troth Yeddha’ Campus in Fairbanks in August 2025. Photo by Bryan Whitten.

Coming soon: Out-of-this-world experience at new UAF planetarium
Jay Ramras, owner of Pike's Waterfront Lodge, speaks at the Boots and Books Scholarship Dinner on Oct. 23, 2025. UAF photo by Eric Engman.

Fire at Pike’s Landing sparks legacy of scholarship support
GeoFORCE ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥â€™s fourth cohort — 31 high school students, 11 staff members, a bus driver and one mentor from Doyon Ltd. — gather at Desert View Lookout in Grand Canyon National Park on June 10, 2025.

Connecting ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥â€™s rural students with geosciences
ACEP 2025 summer interns gather by Golden Valley Electric Association’s solar farm after touring the nearby battery energy storage system.

Transforming ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥â€™s energy future