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Warm spring may result in gentle breakup
Photo by Ned RozellSnowmachine and ice-road trails cross the Kuskokwim River at Bethel in mid-March 2019. Following the warmest March Alaskans have ever felt, forecasters are predicting a mellow...
View ArticleUAF names fall 2018 honors students
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans’ and chancellor’s lists for the fall 2018 semester. The lists recognize students’ outstanding academic achievements....
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UAF to host Canadian group, discuss energy innovation
UAF photo by Todd ParisThe Energy Technology Facility, pictured here, is operated by the Alaska Center for Energy and Power at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. It houses the Power Systems...
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New coastal research vessel dubbed Nanuq
Photo courtesy of Doug BairdWorkers craft the UAF research vessel Nanuq in Port Angeles, Washington, in 2019. The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences has selected...
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UAF launches new leadership academy
Virgie Dunlap-King The University of Alaska Fairbanks has created a new leadership academy aimed at building students’ ability to create positive change in their local, national and global communities....
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Graduating Eagle teachers take students on road trip to UAF ceremony
Photo courtesy of Kristy Jones-RobbinsStudents at Eagle Community School will visit Fairbanks for University of Alaska Fairbanks commencement ceremonies on May 4, when secondary teacher Zach Sanders,...
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Grant will support pet care, vet student training in Southwest Alaska
UAF photo by Meghan MurphyA University of Alaska Fairbanks veterinary student performs a checkup on a dog before the 2018 Yukon Quest. A new grant-funded Bethel-based program will offer vet services...
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A powdery idea to reduce sea-ice loss
Photo by Ned RozellThese powdered “microspheres” reflect sunlight, so the Ice911 group proposes to sprinkle the dust on sea ice to prevent melting. A team of researchers has a plan to slow the melting...
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Online special education program recognized for teaching support
UAF’s special education program has earned the online teaching support certification from Quality Matters. UAF is the fourth university in the nation to earn this designation, which requires that all...
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Seaweed farmers in Alaska gear up for large haul
Photo courtesy of Lexa MeyerKodiak Kelp Co. harvesters approach a dock with a load of freshly collected seaweed for Blue Evolution, a California-based company that is expanding its farming operations...
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Breath of clams leads to big picture
Photo by Ned RozellUAF graduate student Brittany Jones holds the shell of a clam from the seafloor off western Alaska. To learn more about one of the largest environmental changes of our lifetimes,...
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From wet to dry, a question to improve global climate models
Photo by Julian DannInternational Arctic Research Center science communicator Heather McFarland joined the NGEE Arctic field crew this year. Here she uses a Magnaprobe to record the GPS location and...
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Juneau company makes waves with kelp
Photo courtesy of Barnacle FoodsFireweed petals grace the tops of kelp pickles made by Juneau-based company Barnacle Foods. Wild salmon, king crab and halibut are hallmarks of Alaska cuisine. But...
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Satellite tags reveal what’s eating older chinook salmon
Sometimes being a scientist requires a bit of detective work. Andy Seitz, a researcher at the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, needed his detective hat when an...
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Alaska Satellite Facility’s Albright focuses on lifelong learning
UAF photo by Fritz FreudenbergerWade Albright was named deputy director of the Alaska Satellite Facility in March 2019. Wade Albright said his job was like “drinking water out of a fire hose” at one...
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The man who broke through the Northwest Passage
Photo by Merritt HelfferichThe Manhattan rests in ice during its 1969 journey from Pennsylvania through the Northwest Passage to Alaska and then back to New York. Fifty years ago, a ship long as the...
View ArticleLocal firefighters to conduct exercise on UAF campus
Firefighters from four local fire agencies will be on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus on Tuesday, May 21, from 5-9 p.m. for a wildland firefighting exercise. The exercise will not involve any...
View ArticleUAF to waive fees, provide scholarships to deployed service members
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will offer waivers and scholarships to cover fees for local soldiers and airmen who are deployed during the fall and spring semesters of the 2019-2020 academic year....
View ArticleInformation about power plant testing
Over the weekend, testing at UAF’s new heat and power plant created noisy conditions, especially near West Valley High School. The testing was planned but took longer and was louder than anticipated....
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Melting small glaciers could add 10 inches to sea levels
Photo by Regine HockThe Kennicott Glacier flows out of the Wrangell Mountains in Alaska. A new review of glacier research found that glaciers worldwide will lose up to 36% of their mass by 2100,...
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