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Rachel Blackwell builds community in UAF's 'Lost Girl'
October 30, 2026
Director Rachel Blackwell brings 20 years of local experience to Theatre UAF's "Lost Girl," building community through theater.
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Time capsule: Bats in the belfry
October 29, 2026
There really could be bats in your belfry this Halloween, or it turns out, they may be snuggled up in your woodpile. After talking to researchers and other bat fans, I learned that bats may hang out in Interior ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ all winter.
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Arctic Innovation Competition submissions open for 2027
October 29, 2026
The Arctic Innovation Competition is accepting ideas for 2027. Competitors of all ages in North America may submit their ideas for a chance to win cash prizes of up to $15,000.
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Poker Flat launches two NASA rockets in three days
October 23, 2026
Experiments on two rockets that launched into the night from Poker Flat Research Range on Monday and Wednesday will reveal more about how stars influence our galaxy. A NASA mission to study how cosmic dust from dying stars forms launched from Poker Flat at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. A University of Colorado Boulder mission to learn more about dying stars launched at about 10:30 p.m. Monday.
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Art exhibition explores home, land
October 23, 2026
Art exhibition "Nunaillisi AÅ‹naq" by Ayona-Reily Dixon explores connections between land, body and home at UAF.
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Ornithological observations from a recliner
October 22, 2026
I don't know what age you're supposed to start sitting in a recliner and looking out the living room window at the bird feeder, but I sure do like doing that.
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UAF names summer 2026 honors students
October 22, 2026
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the summer 2026 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements.
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New book highlights ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s rural energy innovators
October 21, 2026
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Center for Energy and Power at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ will host a free event celebrating the launch of "ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s Microgrid Innovators," a new book about the people and communities shaping ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s energy future.
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Two rockets set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range
October 16, 2026
Two sounding rockets will launch from Poker Flat Research Range as early as next week on separate missions studying some of the smallest particles in space and the deaths of stars.
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October 15, 2026
Although I am a lover of Fairbanks, I am not particularly in love with mid-October Fairbanks. Fall's yellow, shimmering leaves are now browning and dissolving underfoot, and my garden is crisped with old tomato vines and a few intrepid kale leaves, still reaching for the weakening sun.
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New guide helps ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ns shape data center conversations
October 14, 2026
As data centers and artificial intelligence raise new questions about energy, water, land, infrastructure, jobs and community priorities across ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, a new report offers a different way to approach the conversation.
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Registration opens for 2026 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Invasive Species Workshop
October 13, 2026
The 2026 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Invasive Species Workshop, a forum for land and invasive species managers and scientists to discuss current issues, will be held October 27-29, 2026, in Juneau.
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Arctic LENS connects NASA science with community-based monitoring
October 12, 2026
New funding will expand a 30-year community-based monitoring and education outreach program across ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, helping bridge local observations with learning from NASA Earth science missions.
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Historian examines how ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ shaped American empire
October 09, 2026
Historian Michael A. Hill, speaking on Oct. 22 at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, will explore how a 1905 Supreme Court decision in an ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ case altered America.
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Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series announces fall 2026 lineup
October 09, 2026
UAF presents the fall 2026 Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series featuring free public readings by renowned authors.
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