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Listening to the heartbeat of Alaska
Photo by Max EndersTechnicians service a seismic station near the John River in the Brooks Range north of Bettles on July 19, 2018. Across Alaska and a sliver of western Canada, 280 seismic stations...
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January museum programs focus on sculpture
UAF photoExamples of sculptures visitors can make at hands-on programs during January. Hands-on programs at the University of Alaska Museum of the North during the month of January will allow...
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Life recycled on a wilderness gravel bar
Photo by Ned RozellA caribou killed by wolves on a gravel bar of the Fortymile River in the Yukon Territory, just east of the Alaska border. At the approach of a canoe, the wolverine tears into the...
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What’s the purpose of a moose’s long nose?
Photo by Ned RozellThe long noses found on moose, including this one in a Fairbanks yard, are adapted for feeding under water. A scientist from Ohio once pondered why moose have such long noses. Why,...
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Museum offering free admission to federal employees
The University of Alaska Museum of the North is offering free general admission during the month of January to all federal employees affected by the government shutdown. Federal employees should show...
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American robins not heading north quite yet
Photo by Brian WeeksA robin captured by mist net near Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta, carries a backpack with a GPS transmitter. While walking the streets of Washington, D.C., last month, a pleasant sound...
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Museum seeks volunteer docents for spring semester
UAMN photo by Peggy Hetman UAMN docent Marcella Hill shares cultural objects with students. The University of Alaska Museum of the North is looking for volunteer docents for its school tour programs...
View ArticleUAF online programs rank among nation’s best
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has again been included on U.S. News & World Report’s lists of the best online programs. UAF earned spots on the following lists for 2019: Best Online Bachelor’s...
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Fried, Wartes to be honored as outstanding alumni
Neal Fried The University of Alaska Fairbanks Alumni Association has named its 2019 award recipients. Economist Neal Fried is the winner of this year’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. Rural Alaska Honors...
View ArticleUnmanned aircraft will test medical supply deliveries
Unmanned aircraft will soon be deployed to test the feasibility of delivering emergency medical supplies across Alaska as a part of a national initiative from the U.S. Department of Transportation and...
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Alaska’s year without a summer
Photo by Ned RozellWhite spruce, such as these living at the tree line in Alaska, often preserve past climate clues in their growth rings. Two-hundred and thirty-six years ago, when Gen. George...
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27th annual Science for Alaska Lecture Series announced
The Science for Alaska Lecture Series will feature a new topic at 7 p.m. each Tuesday from Jan. 29-March 5. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute will host free public talks about...
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Invasion of redpolls sends seeds flying
Photo by Anne RugglesA common redpoll catches some sun in Fairbanks. Why, a friend asked, are there so many birch seeds on top of the snowpack in Fairbanks? A day later, the answer hit me in the head....
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Application period opens for Inspiring Girls Expeditions
Photo by Erin PettitThe first Girls in Icy Fjords team gathers for a photo in 2017. Inspiring Girls Expeditions is now accepting applications for 2019 expeditions. Applications to join this summer’s...
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Agreement buoys medical school interviews for UAF students
Photo by Todd ParisUAF undergraduates Heather Bruhn, left, and Michelle Negrete, center, work with teaching assistant Sophie Chowdhury during an anatomy and physiology lab in 2013. A recent agreement...
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Fuzzy memories of great Alaska cold snap
Photo by Walt TapeCarl Tape, age 9, stands outside on his family’s Fairbanks deck at minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit on Jan. 23, 1989. “Carl was ahead of his time,” said climatologist Rick Thoman at the...
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Rural Alaska Honors Institute adds teaching and language options
UAF photo by JR AnchetaForty Alaska Native and rural high school students hold their Rural Alaska Honors Institute diplomas following the 2018 cap and gown ceremony at the University of Alaska...
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UAF culinary program bistro to open for spring semester season
UAF photo by JR AnchetaSierra Bertram and Rachel Doran greet customers during the soft opening of the student-run Borealis Bistro on Jan. 31. The bistro, open Thursdays in the Hutchison Institute of...
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Life returns fast to lonely island
Photo by Gabrielle Tepp, Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological SurveyA flock of gulls or kittiwakes covers a beach on Bogoslof Island during a visit by scientists in August 2018. Bogoslof Island...
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Researchers study how wildfires affect fish habitats
Photo by Lauren FrischDeanna Klobucar, left, and Elizabeth Hinkle wade up Colorado Creek, which drains into the upper Chena River east of Fairbanks. They’re using an electroshocker to collect fish...
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