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Aurora expert helped expand ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ tourism
April 21, 2023
Explore Fairbanks -- a local tourism booster -- is inducting Syun-Ichi Akasofu into its tourism hall of fame. Leaders there cited Akasofu's work in developing the local aurora tourism market, especially among Japanese people.
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UAF, Fort Wainwright formalize partnership agreement
April 19, 2023
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ will provide environmental services to Fort Wainwright under a new partnership agreement.
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Cooperative Extension workshops set for Southeast ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ communities
April 18, 2023
Prince of Wales Island residents can learn about growing, harvesting and preserving food safely in classes designed to increase local food security.
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Arctic Innovation Competition awards to be presented April 22
April 18, 2023
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ College of Business and Security Management will present over $45,000 in cash prizes and scholarships at the Arctic Innovation Competition award ceremony Saturday, April 22, from 1-5 p.m. at the Wedgewood Resort.
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UAF esports to face Jamestown for Rocket League conference title
April 17, 2023
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥' varsity esports Rocket League team will face University of Jamestown today in a battle for a conference championship title.
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Paleomagnetism aids research on the Northern Hemisphere Glaciation
April 14, 2023
A small piece of Pacific Ocean floor, brought up 10 years ago by a Chinese research vessel from a depth of 16,500 feet and 2,700 miles from the San Francisco coast, has a large story to tell.
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Identifying polar bears by their footprints
April 14, 2023
Scientists in northern ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ are learning about polar bears by scraping snow samples from the tracks they leave behind.
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Research reveals geologic history of critical ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ graphite deposit
April 13, 2023
A ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ researcher is among the scientists who have revealed the metamorphic history of a high-grade graphite deposit on the Seward Peninsula. The Graphite Creek deposit is among the largest known of its kind in the United States.
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New hangar will make Nenana a base for drone cargo testing
April 12, 2023
Nenana's airport will be the site of a new 4,800-square-foot hangar for the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration. The hangar will serve as a base for drone cargo test flights between Fairbanks and the small city 54 miles to the southwest.
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UAF names fall 2022 honors students
April 09, 2023
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the fall 2022 semester.
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1,000 miles of Iditarod Trail by bike
April 07, 2023
Two staff members of the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ recently rode 1,000 miles across ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ on bikes with tires as fat as a loaf of bread.
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Museum programs feature feathers in April
April 04, 2023
The University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Museum of the North will focus on feathers during family programs in April.
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Pesticide applicator training classes scheduled for April
April 03, 2023
A three-day certified pesticide applicator training course is scheduled for April 25-27.
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April 03, 2023
San Francisco-based Consul General of France Frédéric Jung visited Fairbanks last week for meetings with Chancellor Dan White, City of Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs, several UAF units and the Fairbanks French-speaking community.
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Raven roosts shrouded in mystery
March 30, 2023
Last week, while getting ready to climb into a bunk, I heard the yell of a raven outside. And then another, and a few more. I pulled on my boots.
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