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Study of 2025 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ landslide and tsunami contains warnings
May 06, 2026
Scientists studying the massive August 2025 landslide and tsunami in Southeast ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ warn that the likelihood of similar large-scale events has increased substantially across the North as glaciers retreat and permafrost degrades.
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UAF to host free Arctic Research Open House May 14
May 05, 2026
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ will host its annual Arctic Research Open House from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 14, on the West Ridge of the Troth Yeddha' Campus in Fairbanks.
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Camp planned for teen 4-H leaders in Sitka
May 05, 2026
Sitka Spruce Tips 4-H is holding a two-day training camp for teens interested in serving as youth leaders and counselors at one or more 4-H camps this summer.
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Coring for permafrost insights in the Goldstream Valley
May 04, 2026
Drilling for a permafrost core in the Goldstream Valley of Fairbanks on this late-March day first required creation of a workspace. The project is one of many efforts to understand how people can adapt to, and plan for, a warming Arctic.
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Starting a native berry patch topic of hands-on Anchorage class
May 01, 2026
A hands-on class in Anchorage will teach participants how to plan and start a native berry patch, both from seeds and cuttings.
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UAF to honor graduate award winners, student speaker, outstanding students
April 30, 2026
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ will honor its 2026 outstanding undergraduate degree recipients and commencement speaker at a ceremony on Friday, May 1. In addition, UAF schools and colleges have named their outstanding students for the 2025-2026 academic year.
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Meeting deadlines and interesting people
April 30, 2026
The deadline has been my quietly relentless muse for the last 30 years. She used to give me headaches. But then I met her so many times that the headaches stopped.
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Poker Flat to launch rocket to image solar flares
April 30, 2026
The fifth flight of a NASA-led mission using X-rays to learn more about the sun is scheduled for a daytime launch from Poker Flat Research Range during the first two weeks of May.
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UAF to host 104th commencement ceremony
April 29, 2026
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ will honor the Class of 2026 during its 104th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 2, at 1 p.m. at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.
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UAF chancellor finalists, campus visit dates announced
April 29, 2026
Four finalists in the search for a new chancellor at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ will visit Fairbanks and the Troth Yeddha' Campus the week of May 4-8. Each finalist will spend a day meeting with various campus groups and will participate in two open forums in the Schaible Auditorium and online.
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Bishop Rock's oversized effect on breakup
April 24, 2026
A few weeks ago, as my friend Forest and I rode our bikes on the vast white sheet of the frozen Yukon River downstream of Galena, the river forced us into a 90-degree hard left. There, the channel suddenly necked down from being almost a mile wide to just a quarter mile.
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Public TV's joegardener to speak at ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ gardening conference
April 23, 2026
The 2026 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Master Gardener Conference, hosted by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service in Juneau, will feature ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ experts on such topics as peonies, figs, native plants and poppies. Internationally renowned gardening expert Joe Lamp'l, the Joe behind joegardener, is the keynote speaker.
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Meg Nordale named 2026 Business Leader of the Year
April 23, 2026
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ College of Business and Security Management has named Meg Nordale, president of GHEMM Co., as the 2026 Business Leader of the Year award recipient.
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Webinars highlight ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native Plant Month
April 22, 2026
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service, in collaboration with the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native Plant Society, is hosting a series of free webinars to highlight native plants and animals and the challenges they face. All webinars will be from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesdays during May, which is ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native Plant Month.
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Webinar to discuss ways to reduce firewood drying time
April 22, 2026
It can take significant time and effort to turn an Interior ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ spruce or birch tree into dry firewood, but a recent study demonstrates ways to shorten and improve the efficiency of the process. Georgia Houde will discuss the findings of the study conducted by ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ researchers Jessie Young-Robertson and Matt Robertson in a free webinar from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29.
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