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  • Large whale bone assemblage with rib acting as an umiak with a group of 6 human figures inside, one of whom is a baby in the arms of an adult. Three figures have wooden paddles. Figures wear parkas of caribou and rabbit fur. Faces carved from wood.

    April museum programs explore travel

    April 02, 2024

    Family programs at the University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Museum of the North will explore the theme of travel in April.
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  • Pesticide applicator training classes scheduled for April 23-25

    April 01, 2024

    A three-day certified pesticide applicator training course is scheduled for April 23-25. It will be taught by the University ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service via Zoom and is available statewide.
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  • An aerial photo of people forming the letters U A F.

    UAF continues Giving Day record-breaking streak

    March 28, 2024

    ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ supporters broke another record this year with more than 1,000 individual donations during the 49-hour UA Giving Day event March 26-28, an increase of more than 25% percent over 2023.
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  • A man in a frosty face mask with ski goggles pulled up onto his forehead stands in front of snowy mountains and a bicycle loaded with gear leaning on a sign denoting the location —

    Long winter bike ride aided by naps

    March 28, 2024

    If you could have read that frost-covered fat-biker's mind as he rolled toward McGrath, ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, "as if Velcroed to the snow," you might have suspected he was a scientist.
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    Ice experts aid U.S. military in Arctic Ocean exercise

    March 22, 2024

    Finding a good spot for the U.S. military's biennial Operation Ice Camp falls to people at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Geophysical Institute.
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  • A small gray and brown owl sits on a branch next to the shaggy-barked trunk of a spruce tree.

    Boreal owls perform by daylight

    March 21, 2024

    On these March nights, a male boreal owl has been singing from a wooden owl box near our home. The late biologist Dave Klein attached the nest box to a black spruce tree north of the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ ski trails many years ago.
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  • Previous Toolik artist-in-residence Kristin Link drew scientific illustrations of long-term tundra research in her sketchbook, pictured above, in August 2023.

    Applications open for 2024 Dalton Highway artist residency

    March 20, 2024

    Artists and writers can apply for the 2024 Dalton Highway artist-in-residence position, based this year at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥â€™ Toolik Field Station.
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  • Jars of home-canned vegetables including corn, beans and asparagus.

    Food preservation classes planned in four Southcentral communities

    March 19, 2024

    Residents in four communities in Southcentral ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ can learn how to preserve meat and vegetables in workshops led by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service.
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  • Denise Thorsen

    UAF space engineering program director wins NASA prize

    March 19, 2024

    The advisor of the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ space engineering program is one of 20 winners of a NASA prize to expand the agency's engagement with people from populations underrepresented in space technology.
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  • Environmental Data Center technician Colin Edgar installs equipment to measure soil heat exchange for the European Union’s Arctic Passion project at Toolik Field Station in September 2023.

    Toolik Field Station joins new international polar research network

    March 18, 2024

    Toolik Field Station has partnered with the new Polar Research Infrastructure Network to boost international collaboration in polar science.
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  • Two women row a boat with a cabin that sports buckets, water jugs and other items strapped to it. The boat rises on a wave while headed toward a golden sunset.

    Marine scientist rows across the Atlantic

    March 14, 2024

    None of the four members of the Salty Science team had any rowing experience. But they had enthusiasm.
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  • Families viewing museum exhibits including a taxidermy polar bear and seals and a whale skull.

    Museum to host annual open house March 23

    March 14, 2024

    The University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Museum of the North will host its annual open house on Saturday, March 23, from noon to 4 p.m.
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  • Testing sites added for April food protection manager class

    March 14, 2024

    The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service will offer a certified food protection manager training on Tuesday, April 23, with proctors for testing available in 16 communities.
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  • A woman at the front of a classroom lifts hand weights as she shows an older woman an exercise.

    Workshop offers training for StrongPeople exercise class

    March 13, 2024

    A workshop sponsored by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service will train prospective community leaders in all aspects of leading StrongPeople/StrongBodies, an effective and safe resistance exercise program for midlife or older adults.
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  • Initiative expands work to protect against suicide in the military

    March 12, 2024

    A $1.9 million federal grant will allow the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Military Health and Readiness Consortium to expand its suicide prevention research by partnering with the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard.
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