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Listening to avalanches half a state away
Photo by Matt Loewen, Alaska Volcano ObservatoryGlaciers cover parts of 10,015-foot Iliamna Volcano. High on the broken pyramid of Iliamna Volcano, rotten rock held in place by volcano-warmed ice...
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UAF launches professional certificate in sport business management
UAF photo by JR AnchetaUAF student Tommy Nelson cheers at the Big Dipper ice arena in 2018 while doing on-ice promotions for the Fairbanks Ice Dogs hockey team. Nelson’s goal is to become a general...
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UAF team claims spot in national steel bridge competition
UAF photo by JR AnchetaMembers of the UAF 2021 steel bridge team gather for a photo after competing virtually on March 13, at the Engineering Learning and Innovation Facility’s high bay. The team’s...
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Telephone-based CDC program offered to prevent Type 2 diabetes
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is promoting a free telephone-based program that emphasizes weight loss and increased activity as a means to prevent Type 2 diabetes....
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Big ideas earn prizes at first virtual UAF Arctic Innovation Competition
The University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Management gave out more than $40,000 in cash prizes and awards after the 2021 Arctic Innovation Competition’s final presentations Saturday, April 17. The...
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Spring arrives on final cabin trip
Photo by Ned RozellWolf tracks dent a winter trail not far from Fairbanks. On the final cabin trip of the spring, as my friend Andy and I skied along a packed ribbon of snow, the wolf tracks were a...
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Rocket launch hopes to answer big aurora mystery
Four University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute space and plasma scientists hope to advance understanding of a key interaction between the solar wind and the planets when a four-stage NASA...
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Submit observations to improve river breakup forecasts
Photo by Barbara CellariusA river observation submitted by Barbara Cellarius on April 18, 2021, shows water coming up through the ice on a side channel of the Copper River. Spring has arrived in...
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Four UAF athletic director finalists to visit Fairbanks campus
Four finalists for the position of intercollegiate athletic director at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will visit campus April 26, 27, 28 and 30. The four candidates — Brock Anundson, Steve Macy,...
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Alda, Nelson-Karikomi honored with UAF student awards
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has selected Ray Alda and Sheri Monica Nelson-Karikomi as its top student award winners for 2021. Alda receives the Marion Frances Boswell Award, which recognizes an...
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Commencement events will mean road closures, traffic delays
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host a drive-in commencement ceremony and parade on Saturday, May 1. The event will mean traffic delays and temporary road closures on campus between 9 a.m. and...
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Study brings sharper focus to warm Arctic seawater
Figure by Harper SimmonsSatellite imagery (upper figure) shows a warm jet of salty water flowing past Point Barrow then disappearing. Ship-based measurements (lower figures) show that the warm water...
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UAF to host drive-in, virtual commencement ceremonies
UAF photo by JR AnchetaUAF will host drive-in and virtual commencement ceremonies on May 1. The University of Alaska Fairbanks will honor the class of 2021 with drive-in and virtual ceremonies...
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Icebreaker’s cyclone encounter reveals faster sea ice decline
In August 2016 a massive storm on par with a Category 2 hurricane churned in the Arctic Ocean. The cyclone led to the third-lowest sea ice extent ever recorded. But what made the Great Arctic Cyclone...
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The secret life of an Alaska fish
Public domain image, Natural History of Useful Aquatic Animals, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo libraryH.L. Todd drew this Bering cisco, also known as a Lauretta whitefish, in...
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Museum virtual programs focus on marine mammals in May
Photo courtesy of the National Park ServiceChildren can discover sea otters and other marine mammals during virtual family programs in May. The University of Alaska Museum of the North is focusing on...
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Choir of the North takes a virtual trip to Argentina
A University of Alaska Fairbanks student choral group will perform virtually in the final concert at the Festival de Coros (del fin del mundo), which is being held April 28-May 1 in Ushuaia, Argentina....
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UAF researchers involved in international sea level study
Three researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute are among the participants in an international paper that states that the increase in sea level rise due to melting...
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New podcast highlights Alaska science and natural history
The Alaska Science Pod was created to give voice to the people tackling big scientific questions in the country’s largest state. Through a series of monthly episodes, the podcast will feature research...
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NASA crews plan busy summer at Poker Flat range
NASA’s annual maintenance visits to Poker Flat Research Range have resumed after a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with big projects this year including removal of a little-used launcher and the...
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