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Chinook salmon declines related to changes in freshwater conditions
Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceA juvenile chinook salmon swims in Campbell Creek in Anchorage. A new University of Alaska-led study provides the first evidence that declines in many of...
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UAF recognized as top school by Times Higher Education
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is the top U.S. university in Times Higher Education’s 2020 Impact Rankings for quality education. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings measure universities...
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Rivers U-turn through Alaska Range
Photo by Ned RozellThe Nenana River, on which this rafter floats, begins south of the Alaska Range’s higher central spine. The river then turns northward and flows through a pass in that spine....
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GNAC fall season suspension affects five UAF sports
Today, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference CEO Board announced that it would suspend all intercollegiate athletic competitions through Nov. 30. The decision affects five sports at the University of...
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Extension food preservation series begins July 30
A series of distance-delivered food preservation classes begins Thursday, July 30. Photo by Edwin RemsbergJulie Cascio prepares to smoke salmon in Mat-Su. Her first food preservation class on July 30...
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Face coverings required at all UAF locations
UAF Chancellor Dan White The University of Alaska Fairbanks now requires all employees, students and campus visitors to wear face coverings inside university buildings and vehicles. Face coverings are...
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Earthquake adds missing piece to puzzle
Graphic courtesy Alaska Earthquake CenterThis map relfects all the large recent earthquakes on the Aleutian Subduction Zone, including the magnitude 7.8 in the Shumagin Gap that occurred July 21, 2020....
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Scientists record aurora using earth-monitoring tools in Alaska
Earthquakes, with origins deep underground, and the aurora, at the limits of our atmosphere, seem like phenomena worlds apart. The reality is more surprising. New research from Alaska shows that...
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UAF names fall 2019 and spring 2020 honors students
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans’ and chancellor’s lists for the fall 2019 and spring 2020 semesters. The lists recognize students’ outstanding academic...
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New tool explores ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska
Photo by Andrew McDonnellMountains surround the Gulf of Alaska in this view from a scientific research ship. A new tool is available to understand ocean acidification in the gulf. A new scientific...
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Banana slugs ooze over coastal Alaska
Photo by Ned RozellA banana slug slips along the forest floor at Shoup Bay, near Valdez, Alaska. In this era of limited air travel, my family and I have spent most of our recent months in Fairbanks....
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State plans to house Stampede Trail bus at UA Museum
Photo courtesy of Alaska DNRBus 142 is shown with a UH 60 Blackhawk helicopter that supported the Alaska Army National Guard operation that transported the bus from the Stampede Trail to an interim...
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Heavy equipment work planned at Matanuska Experiment Farm
Starting on Aug. 4, contractors will begin work to evaluate gravel resources on the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center property in Palmer. The work will involve heavy equipment working near...
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UAF launches Nanook Brotherhood Project scholarships
UAF photo by JR AnchetaMembers of the UAF Brother to Brother chapter of the Student African American Brotherhood pose for a photo during the 2019 engineering barbecue in Fairbanks. The University of...
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Bears alert scientists to secret salmon streams
National Park Service photo by Matt CameronA grizzly bear sow and cubs fish for chum salmon in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, in northern Alaska. Right now, on the brushy tundra of...
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UAF researcher receives U.S. Fulbright Award to Norway
Brendan Kelly, University of Alaska Fairbanks marine biology professor and executive director of the Study of Environmental Arctic Change, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Norway...
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UAF partners with edX to share Arctic courses, research globally
Photo by Sean HollandFranz Meyer, left, records content for his course, Synthetic Aperture Radar: Hazards, which is now available via edX. Meyer, with support from UAF eCampus, has created the first...
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White killer whale spotted in Southeast Alaska
Photo by Stephanie HayesA white killer whale, spotted in early August, swims in the waters of Southeast Alaska. People in an 80-foot charter boat out of Petersburg recently saw what a biologist...
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Canceled tour season allows study of undisturbed humpback whales
Photo by Bruce Baker, NOAA Permit 20648Scientists watch humpback whales near Juneau. Researchers are collecting valuable information on humpback whales while tourism in Juneau is at a minimum during...
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Increased Greenland ice melt drives 21st-century sea level rise
New analysis of almost 30 years’ of scientific data on Greenland’s melting ice sheet predicts global sea level rise of at least 4 inches by the end of the 21st century, if climate warming trends...
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