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Researchers to create radar data literacy center
Photo by Franz MeyerAttendees participate in a synthetic aperture radar training session in Huntsville, Alabama. University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers will bring radar imagery training to Central...
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Scientific society names UAF professor as fellow
Photo by Meghan MurphyThe American Association for the Advancement of Science has named University of Alaska Fairbanks professor Larry Duffy as a fellow for his innovative science education. The...
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Report identifies ways to rejuvenate Alaska’s commercial fishing fleet
Photo courtesy of Alaska Marine Conservation CouncilA woman sets her net in Egegik, Alaska. A new report on Alaska’s aging fishing fleet and loss of access to commercial fisheries in rural communities...
View ArticleNew database seeks boost for Alaska energy investment
Developers of an upgraded online database hope it will encourage new energy investment in rural Alaska, where power costs are consistently among the highest in the U.S. The Alaska Energy Data Gateway...
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Skiers, snowmachiners help improve snow models
Photo by Gabe Wolken A snowmachiner in Thompson Pass measures snow depth with an avalanche probe. Snow falling silently on Alaska’s mountains will in a few months transform into a medium for migrating...
View ArticleResearch finds that beavers are colonizing Arctic Alaska
Beaver activity in Arctic tundra regions may amplify the effects of climate change on permafrost and lead to landscape changes not currently considered in ecosystem models, according to new research...
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Deadlines approach for Sea Grant fellowships
Photo by Rickard SjobergAlaska Sea Grant state fellow Kim Ovitz, right, who is working with the National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Regional Office’s Protected Resources Division, observes beluga...
View ArticleResearchers represent UAF at vast science meeting
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting is the place to be for many of the nation’s geoscientists. As usual, the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ researchers are not going to miss out. With nearly...
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‘Game of Thrones’ ice can’t stand up to Antarctica’s
University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists are presenting their work at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in New Orleans this week. Here are some highlights of their research, as shared at the...
View ArticleNOAA, partners to reveal 2017 Arctic Report Card
University of Alaska Fairbanks permafrost researcher Vladimir Romanovsky will join fellow scientists at a news conference Tuesday, Dec. 12, to discuss their latest observations of the Arctic. The...
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Flexible Chinook computer does more with less power
Photo courtesy of UAF GI Research Computing Systems Tim Slauson, left, and Liam Forbes install components to increase the capacity of the Chinook computer system in February 2017. Chinook is operated...
View ArticleUAF researchers to share ways to boost women in science
University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute researchers will talk about their efforts to involve girls in science during a panel on gender equity Wednesday at the 2017 American Geophysical...
View ArticleFairbanks Extension district office to move
The district Cooperative Extension Service office in Fairbanks will be closed Dec. 18 to Jan. 7 for a move to the University Park Building. The office will reopen Jan. 8 in Room 109 of the building at...
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HAARP provides power to Copper Valley
Photo by Jessica Matthews Twilight arrives at the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program’s antenna array and instrument shelters near Gakona. One of five diesel engines at the University of...
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Students at AGU look to the future
Photo by Meghan Murphy University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student Mitali Chandnani poses in front of an American Geophysical Union sign in New Orleans. University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists...
View ArticleUAF researchers share signals of change in Arctic
University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists are presenting their work at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in New Orleans this week. Here are some highlights of their research, as shared at the...
View ArticleScientists work with locals to study Chukchi ice
University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists are presenting their work at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in New Orleans this week. Here are some highlights of their research, as shared at the...
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SARVIEWS provides free hazard data quickly
Image courtesy Alaska Satellite FacilitySARVIEWS automatically provides usable hazard information using existing notification systems and Sentinel-1 satellite data, as seen in this interferogram from...
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Predictfest competition tackles real-world problems
Photo by Amanda Byrd Members of the winning team in the 2017 PredictFest, who created an app for predicting winter snow-related costs, hold their water bottle prizes. How many more times will I have to...
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Four dead walruses test positive for algae toxin
Photo by Joel Garlich-Miller, courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service A Pacific walrus bull swims in the ice off Alaska’s coast. Four walruses in western Alaska’s Bering Strait region have tested...
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