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Chunks of northern coast fall to the sea
Photo courtesy of Ben JonesUAF researcher Chris Arp, appearing as a dark dot at center right in this aerial photo, stands on Drew Point in late November 2018. Chunks of eroding land lie on the boundary...
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Schaible estate gift supports UAF students
UAF photo by JR AnchetaGeophysics graduate student Chris Carr describes how Grace Schaible’s gift to the university helps students during a Nov. 26 event at the Chancellor’s Residence. A $2.7 million...
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Stacey Glaser appointed Chukchi Campus director
Stacey Glaser has been hired as director of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Chukchi Campus in Kotzebue. Glaser has been with Chukchi Campus for more than 21 years. She served most recently as the...
View ArticleClimate data now available on Amazon
A new climate dataset representing historic and future conditions in Alaska, the Yukon and Northwest Territories is now available on Amazon’s Public Dataset Program. The data, placed on Amazon by a...
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Seismic ‘streams’ may reveal volcanic secrets
Photo courtesy of Robert CapornPavlof Volcano erupts on March 27, 2016. University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists are presenting their work at the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting in...
View ArticleRadon testing recommended after earthquakes
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is reminding the public that seismic activity and shifting ground may affect radon levels in your home. Homeowners should retest for...
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Study: Degrading permafrost puts Arctic infrastructure at risk by mid-century
UAF photoUAF researcher Vladimir Romanovsky poses near Fairbanks, Alaska in a place where permafrost has thawed, causing a surface disruption. Seventy percent of the current infrastructure in the...
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Hot topic: Forecasting wildfires in Alaska
Photo by Phillip SporFirefighters conduct a burnout operation along the trans-Alaska oil pipeline at the Aggie Creek Fire northwest of Fairbanks in 2015. Researchers at the University of Alaska...
View ArticleWind and wave modeling supports energy infrastructure in Alaska
University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists are presenting their work at the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting in Washington D.C. this week. Here are some research highlights from the world’s...
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Grades keep slipping on Arctic Report Card
Photo by Ned RozellSea ice and open water surround Cape Lisburne off Alaska’s northwest coast in 2011. WASHINGTON, D.C. — At this annual gathering of thousands of scientists that has grown in step with...
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Researchers help Alaska villages turn tide on disasters
Photo by Chris MaioA former house site is seen on a coastal bluff in Port Heiden, which has some of the highest erosion rates in the world. Alaska villages facing coastal disasters may be able to use...
View ArticleUnderstanding Bering Sea changes requires new partnerships
University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists are presenting their work at the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting in Washington D.C. this week. Here are some research highlights from the world’s...
View ArticleResearcher offers efficient method for forecasting tsunamis
University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists are presenting their work at the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting in Washington D.C. this week. Here are some research highlights from the world’s...
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Bering Sea transforms: ‘We have never been here before’
The Bering Sea is undergoing massive changes that include the dramatic loss of sea ice last winter. “We have never been here before,” said Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory agent Gay Sheffield....
View ArticleKUAC TV adds 360 North channel
KUAC is officially launching 360 North in its television channel lineup on Friday, Dec. 21. KUAC TV 9.9 will air the 360 North channel year-round, providing Alaska public affairs, arts, culture,...
View ArticleUniversity offices closed for winter break
Most offices at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will be closed for the winter break, Dec. 24, 2018, through Jan. 1, 2019. Many will also be closed or have reduced hours from Dec. 19-23 and Jan. 2-6....
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Museum special exhibit explores Alaska earthquakes
Newspaper digitized by Eric EngmanShAKe includes dozens of newspaper headlines from more than a century of Interior Alaska earthquakes. This was the front page of Fairbanks Daily News-Miner on July 22,...
View ArticleNorthwest Campus director to retire in July
Bob Metcalf, director of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Northwest Campus in Nome, will retire in July 2019. He has worked at the campus since 1991. The Northwest Campus is a part of UAF’s College...
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UAF to host New Year’s Eve Sparktacular celebration
UAF photo by Todd ParisCommunity members view the annual Sparktacular fireworks show on Dec. 31, 2012. The 2018 show begins at 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the...
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Asia’s glaciers are big seasonal factor in river flow
Photo by David RounceChukhung Glacier perches on a mountainside in Nepal in June 2016. University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists presented their work at the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting in...
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