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Jabbing sensors into the Denali Fault
Photo by Ned RozellWith Panorama Mountain in the background, from left, Lynn Kaluzienski, Elizabeth Berg, Cole Richards and Carl Tape take a break from stomping out a 1-kilometer snowshoe line across...
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Newly discovered marsupial lived among Arctic dinosaurs
Photo by Patrick DruckenmillerThe Colville River flows across Alaska’s North Slope. The bluffs on the left bank are made of the 70 million year-old Prince Creek Formation and contain bones and teeth of...
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A bad summer for birds on northern island
Photo by George DivokyA pair of black guillemots nests on Cooper Island. “So, you get to write the obituary for Alaska,” George Divoky said. The seasoned biologist with the quick-twitch brain had...
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KUAC unveils 2019 poster
Photo by Heather HinzmanGuy Gaswint works during filming of the KUAC TV program “Into the Woods,” a documentary that followed the progress of three novice artists in Fairbanks. Gaswint is KUAC’s 2019...
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The Riley Creek wolf pack’s sole survivor
Trail camera photo from National Park ServiceWolves from the Riley Creek pack dig a moose carcass from creek ice in May 2016. The matriarch, a collared wolf named Riley for this article, is in the...
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Climate specialist to provide Iditarod weather information
The man who interprets weather data for Alaska will provide daily forecasts for the 2019 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Rick Thoman, a climate specialist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, is slated...
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Researchers delve into unexamined world of Alaska seaweed
Photo courtesy of Brian UlaskiBrian Ulaski carries seaweed samples back to the Kasitsna Bay Laboratory in Kachemak Bay. Growing up near the beach, Brian Ulaski often overlooked wrack, the seaweed that...
View ArticleUAF community college to waive application fee for seniors
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Community and Technical College will pay the $40 UAF CTC college application fee for students who graduate from an Alaska high school or complete a GED in spring and...
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UAF discovery could mean breakthrough in hard drive storage
Photo courtesy Gunther KletetschkaThis microscopic image reveals a carbon nanotube with a magnetic nanoparticle inside. The magnetic properties of the tubes and nanoparticles are the key to a...
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Arctic change is impacting lower latitudes
A new, short article written for the public compiles evidence that the footprint of Arctic change is expanding. “People in other places may not have a full understanding that as the Arctic becomes...
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Pondering the power of the ocean
Jeremy Kasper photoA view of the Gulf of Alaska from aboard a boat used to deploy sensors that are helping to determine whether wave-power conversion to electricity is feasible in Yakutat. Yakutat once...
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Southern Ocean acidification puts marine organisms at risk
Image by Kristen KrumhardtPteropods, a type of sea snail illustrated here, could see reduced habitat from acidification in the Southern Ocean. New research indicates that acidification of the Southern...
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Alaska taking shape near Yakutat
Photo by Ned RozellHubbard Glacier, restless as ever, calves into Disenchantment Bay north of Yakutat. The forces shaping Alaska never sleep, especially near Yakutat. I visited the fishing town of...
View ArticleDiabetes prevention program offered in Fairbanks
A yearlong program designed to help individuals lose weight and lower their risk for developing Type 2 diabetes will be offered in Fairbanks, beginning April 1. Leslie Shallcross, an agent with the...
View ArticleKUAC invites musicians to enter contest
Local musicians are invited to enter their original songs in KUAC’s Tiny Desk Contest. KUAC will make videos for the contest winners, who can then enter National Public Radio’s Tiny Desk Contest, a...
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Sandy memories of ancient storms
Photo by Nancy BigelowFrom left, Reyce Bogardus and Chris Maio wade in a surge channel on Cape Espenberg, preparing to travel inland to take a core sample from a lake bottom. Cape Espenberg is an...
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Water samples detect low levels of Fukushima-related contamination
A slightly elevated level of radioactive contamination connected to the Fukushima nuclear disaster has been detected in the northern Bering Sea. The level of cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, is...
View ArticleAlaska Seed Fund seeks applications for $50,000 in grants
The Alaska Seed Fund is seeking applications for $50,000 in grant money to help inventors and entrepreneurs fund the development of prototypes in Alaska. In 2019, the fund will award one grand prize of...
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Unique ‘snowbike’ project a hit at UAF
UAF photo by JR AnchetaJordan Osowski, left, and Trevor Norris pose by the snowmachine-motorcycle hybrid they built this winter in the garage of their College Road rental. Strange thoughts sometimes...
View ArticleUAF School of Management to waive application fees
The University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Management will pay the $50 undergraduate and $75 graduate UAF college application fees for all applicants to its affiliated degree programs. This offer,...
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