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Research offers glimpse into life of 57,000-year-old wolf pup
Photo by Grant ZazulaThe mummified remains of Zhùr, an ancient mummified wolf pup found in the Yukon, Canada. Thousands of years after a wolf pup suddenly perished in northern Canada, researchers have...
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UAF Summer Sessions boosts home-school curricula with virtual classes
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is tapping into a growing appetite for virtual courses, with a new program for school-age youths more than doubling in size since it was introduced last fall. The 365...
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UAF receives $8 million for teacher mentoring in Alaska
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has received a five-year, $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase the reach and effectiveness of mentor-based teaching throughout Alaska....
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Hopkins, Knapp honored with UAF alumni awards
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Alumni Association has named its 2021 award recipients. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kyle Hopkins has received the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Russ Knapp, a...
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A chickadee’s midwinter roosting place
Photo by Jim DeWittA black-capped chickadee on a cold Alaska day. During the darkest days of Alaska’s winter, black-capped chickadees stuff themselves with enough seeds and frozen insects to survive...
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January museum virtual programs focus on carving
UAMN photo by Gabrielle VanceA parent and child look at a carving by artist Sara Tabbert on display at the Museum of the North. The University of Alaska Museum of the North is focusing on the theme of...
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The gardening potential of the Far North
Photo by E.W. Merrill, public domainCharles C. Georgeson. More than 100 years ago, a man traveled north on a mission most people thought was ridiculous — to see if crops would grow in the frozen...
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Keiper appointed UAF interim athletic director
UAF photo by JR AnchetaPeggy Keiper University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Dan White has appointed UAF School of Management faculty member Peggy Keiper to serve as interim athletic director for the...
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UAF’s Cahill appointed to FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee
Catherine Cahill The Federal Aviation Administration has named University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist Catherine Cahill as one of 12 new members of its Drone Advisory Committee. Cahill is the director...
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Giant storms, big waves and chilly winds
Image courtesy National Weather Service Fairbanks OfficeA Jan. 1 satellite image shows a superstorm covering much of the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea, with its center on Shemya Island at the...
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New York Times rates Fairbanks podcast among best
A New York Times article has listed the Fairbanks-based “Dark Winter Nights: True Stories from Alaska” as one of the best winter-themed podcasts in 2021. Robert Prince, associate professor in the...
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High time for lynx in Alaska’s Interior
Photo by Alex EllsworthA lynx pauses on a trail in Interior Alaska’s Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge. Mike Taras has worked for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for many years, but this is the...
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Omega-3 fat helps keep hibernating ground squirrels warm
Photo by Rhiannan WilliamTwo wild arctic ground squirrels touch noses in the northern Brooks Range during summer. By feeding arctic ground squirrels special diets, researchers have found that omega-3...
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FairAir series to explore Interior Alaska air quality
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and International Arctic Research Center will co-host a three-part series of free, discussion-based virtual talks by experts on indoor air...
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UAF announces 2021 Usibelli Award recipients
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the winners of the 2021 Emil Usibelli Distinguished Teaching, Research and Service Awards. The Distinguished Teaching Award will go to Denise Thorsen, a...
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Spring speaker series focuses on esports
Esports professionals will share how students and others can get involved in the industry during a series of free public online discussions sponsored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of...
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Arctic Innovation Competition submissions due March 19
The annual Arctic Innovation Competition is accepting inventive ideas for the chance to win cash prizes. The competition is sponsored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Management. First...
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Alaska’s all-time cold record turns 50
Photo by Ned RozellWinter snow blankets the Jim River and Prospect Creek valleys in northern Alaska, where an official thermometer registered Alaska’s all-time low of minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit on...
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Researchers evaluate wildfire impacts using unmanned aircraft
Photo by Seth Adams/Seth Adams PhotographyUAF researcher Michelle Quillin examines a juvenile Chinook salmon from the Chena River in August 2020. University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists are teaming...
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Free radon test kits available during January
Alaska residents may receive free radon test kits during January, which is National Radon Action Month. Free radon test kits such as this one may be ordered from the Alaska Division of Geological and...
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