Chancellor candidates to speak at public forums
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Alumni Association will host public forums for the finalists in the UAF chancellor search beginning Thursday, March 24 and running through Thursday, March 31. The...
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Study says Alaska could lose massive icefield by 2200
Photo by Joanna Young The Juneau Icefield forms a snow-covered expanse in the Coast Mountains north of Juneau. The massive icefield that feeds Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier may be gone by 2200 if warming...
View ArticleArctic Observing Summit urges coordinated system
The Arctic community must pull together to create an observing system that will support decision-making in a rapidly changing environment, according to a conference statement issued as a result of the...
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Broken ice causes the worst spring breakup floods
For half the year, Alaska’s big rivers provide a somewhat flat surface, allowing travel by snowmachine, dog team, ski, bike, snowshoe and foot. For a few weeks during their spring transition to liquid...
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Coyotes are everywhere, even in Alaska
Last Friday, an email popped up in all the mailboxes of people with the Geophysical Institute: Someone saw what might have been a wolf on the trails north of the UAF campus. “Please be cautious if...
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New Alaska satellite image map released
This is the first statewide, high-resolution orthoimage of Alaska at a map scale of 1:24,000. It is made from 2.5-meter SPOT 5 satellite imagery collected between 2009 and 2014. The project was led and...
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Science Potpourri features hands-on science
UAF photo by Todd ParisAssociate Professor of Chemistry Sarah Hayes knows how to light up a room for a chemistry show. Lester’s Forbidden Experiment, Screaming Gummy Bears and Blowtorch in a Beaker:...
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Alaska 4-H leaders receive top regional volunteer awards
Two Alaska 4-H leaders have been named the top Western region volunteers. Patsy Perkins of Fairbanks and Patty Miller of Kenny Lake competed with 4-H leaders nominated from 12 other Western states....
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Alaska volcano researchers refine ‘hearing’ to find eruptions
Photo by Petty Officer Austin TorresPavlof volcano erupts in March 2016. The photograph was taken from Coast Guard 1713, a HC-130H Hercules aircraft based at Air Station Kodiak. Photo courtesy U.S....
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Summer research academy extends deadline for five modules
Photo courtesy of Kelsey Gobroski ASRA students in the archaeology module in 2015 excavate a site in Denali National Park and Preserve. The Alaska Summer Research Academy at the University of Alaska...
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Curry finds a fit studying in an Alaska desert
As Tracie Curry sees it, she’s just traded one desert for another. “I have a love of desert landscapes, definitely,” said the Los Angeles native. “Something about the Arctic being another kind of a...
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April museum programs celebrate expeditions
The University of Alaska Museum of the North is offering hands-on programs about expeditions during the month of April. At “Family Day: Expeditions” from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23, visitors can...
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Geoscience, engineering students advance to awards finals
Photo courtesy of Cathy Hanks This team of geosciences and engineering graduate students took first place in the regional Imperial Barrel Awards competition. From left are Associate Professor Cathy...
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Dark Winter Nights spring show is April 16
Photo by JR Ancheta Fairbanks veterinarian Dr. Dee Thornell shares a story at the 2015 Dark Winter Nights live event with Bubba the cockatoo on her shoulder. “Dark Winter Nights: True Stories from...
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Apply now to summer biology academy for girls
Fisheries scientists like Christine Woll work side by side with participants in the BRIGHT Girls academy. A free summer academy focused on the biology and habitat of salmon is taking applications from...
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Sign up kids to get their feet wet
Photo by Deborah Mercy Anchorage students learn about what lives in the water during a day spent at Westchester Lagoon in spring 2015. Alaska Sea Grant is inviting teachers to arrange science field...
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Ghost ship artifacts emerge in museum
Photo from Alaska and Polar Regions Collections and Archives at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, UAF.The S.S. Baychimo sits trapped in the sea ice north of Alaska in October 1931. Ships with no humans...
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Thule people had life figured out
Photo by Ned RozellArchaeologist Dennis Griffin examines the remains of a housepit from Thule-era people who lived briefly on St. Matthew Island in about 1650. About 1,000 years ago, Norse explorer...
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Women in science discuss work, love and play
About a dozen women of varying ages and backgrounds recently gathered at the University of Alaska Fairbanks to discuss the rewards and challenges of being in science. Jessica Cherry, a researcher at...
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UAF to honor Hajdukovich as 40th business leader of the year
Photo courtesy Chris Arend PhotographyBob Hajdukovich The University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Management will honor Bob Hajdukovich as its 40th business leader of the year during a sold-out dinner...
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