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  • Mount Edgecumbe

    Scientists aim to map Mount Edgecumbe volcano's upper plumbing

    October 09, 2025

    Mount Edgecumbe volcano in Southeast ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ sits in a place where a volcano shouldn't really be sitting. Research underway with new federal funding aims to solve that mystery.
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  • A small, furry brown bat lies on a rock

    Biologist to discuss ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s bats in free webinar

    October 08, 2025

    An ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ wildlife biologist will lead a free lunch-and-learn webinar on bats in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ hosted by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service. Arin Underwood, who works with the Threatened, Endangered and Diversity Program with the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Department of Fish and Game, will discuss ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s tiny flying mammals.
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  • Sept. 25, 2025, Arctic sea ice extent

    ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ climate report: Sea ice growth and other winter transitions

    October 08, 2025

    Sea ice has returned to its annual growing season, though it's a slow turnaround as usual. The Arctic sea ice extent likely reached its 2025 seasonal minimum Sept. 10, at 1.85 million square miles.
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  • An Elder in a kuspuk sits at a table displaying beaded slippers and other goods, talking with three smiling people.

    UAF to host Indigenous Peoples Day events Oct. 13

    October 08, 2025

    The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with several events and activities on Monday, Oct. 13.
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  • Several jars of homemade jelly with colorful cloths decorating the lids

    Free workshop lays out ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s new homemade food rules

    October 06, 2025

    In 2024, the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Department of Environmental Conservation made significant changes to its cottage food industry rules, which are now called the homemade food exemption. Sarah Lewis, a ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service health, home and family development agent, will explain the changes in a free in-person and online workshop.
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  • A young girl holds up a seashell. An adult sits behind her, smiling. On the table in front of her is a plastic bin containing a block of ice with beads, balls and many other items frozen inside it.

    October museum program focuses on mysteries

    October 06, 2025

    The University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Museum of the North family program will explore mysteries in October.
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  • The cover of a book featuring a graphic representation of snow-covered mountains against a sunrise or sunset sky. The cover reads: North to the Future, an Offline Adventure through the Changing Wilds of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.

    Coming back to the country

    October 03, 2025

    While applying to attend John McPhee's writing seminar at Princeton University in the fall of 2017, Ben Weissenbach wrote his 86-year-old instructor "I want to follow in your footsteps, literally." In completing his first book, "North to the Future: An Offline Adventure Through the Changing Wilds of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥," Weissenbach penned a compelling portrayal of wild places that are similar but not identical to the ones McPhee explored in his classic 1977 book "Coming into the Country."
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  • Small black beetles are seen on honeycomb with honey bees

    State alerts beekeepers of discovery of 'economically significant' pest

    October 03, 2025

    A beetle that harms honey bees has been found in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, according to the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Division of Agriculture. Small hive beetles eat pollen, bee eggs, larvae and pupae (bee brood), and honey inside the hive. Their activity turns the honey foul and slimy. Their presence can lead to colony loss and reduced honey production, resulting in financial losses for the beekeeper.
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  • Many orange and yellow winter squash are laid out on a table for curing

    Free class offers tips for preserving the harvest

    October 03, 2025

    Registration is open for a free, informative class on the best practices to keep your home-grown or farmers market produce as fresh as possible for as long as possible. Alex Wilson, agriculture education coordinator for ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Pacific University, will share her expertise and the tools and tips for preserving garden-fresh produce after the harvest season.
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  • A jar of carrots is ready to be cooked in the pressure canner

    In-person food preservation workshops offered in Palmer

    October 02, 2025

    Four in-person food preservation workshops are scheduled this month in Palmer as part of a partnership between the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service and ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Pacific University's Kellogg Campus. Sarah Lewis, an Extension health, home and family development agent, will teach the classes.
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  • A healthy spider plant sits on a stand near an ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥-themed wall-hanging

    Webinar offers insight into friendly, and finicky, houseplants

    October 01, 2025

    Houseplants can help ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ns get their gardening fix even on the darkest winter days. In a free statewide webinar offered by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service, learn about which plants are easy to maintain and which can be finicky.
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  • UAF receives $21.25 million grant to expand biomedical research

    October 01, 2025

    The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ has received a five-year, $21.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to strengthen biomedical research and training across ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥. The grant renews the NIH Institutional Development Award known as the IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence, or INBRE.
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  • A collage of two images. On the left, a woman stands in a boat on the ocean holding a large fish. On the left, a woman stands in front of a museum display case holding a pencil sketch of the skeleton displayed in the case.

    Two UAF students awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

    October 01, 2025

    Two ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ graduate students are among the 1,500 recipients of the 2025-2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Willa Johnson and Xochitl Muñoz will each receive three years of financial support, including a $37,000 annual stipend and funds to cover tuition and fees, in addition to professional development opportunities.
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  • An aerial photo of a collection of buildings and streets with wooded hills in the background.

    UAF police find no bombs after morning threat

    September 30, 2025

    The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Police Department has determined that no explosive devices were present at the buildings mentioned in two Tuesday morning emailed bomb threats. Normal operations at the UAF Troth Yeddha' Campus in Fairbanks resumed around 11:30 a.m.
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  • A smiling person seated at a banquet table raises a bid paddle. They are surrounded by a large crowd of attendees.

    $315,000 raised at 2025 Blue & Gold Celebration

    September 29, 2025

    Donors and sponsors at Saturday's Blue & Gold Celebration contributed more than $315,000 to support scholarships for ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ students, nearly doubling the amount raised in 2024.
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