January 10, 2025
Today is the official national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. He died Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100. Carter protected almost half of the land area (43 percent) of this giant state, with multiple new national conservation units, including parks, wildlife refuges and monuments.
Statewide webinar introduces indoor hydroponic growing methods
January 09, 2025
Learn the basics of growing plants indoors with a hydroponic system in a free statewide webinar, "Indoor Plants 101 for Hydroponic Home Growers," offered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
January museum programs explore community
January 08, 2025
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will focus on the theme of community during family programs in January.
Traditional healer to lead workshop on herbalism
January 07, 2025
Join traditional healer Molly Cerridwen in a free webinar, "Introduction to Herbalism," sponsored by the Alaska Tribes Extension, part of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Cerridwen will share a few basic techniques for using plants' healing properties, with examples of how she uses them in her own life and practice.
UAF to host New Year's Eve Sparktacular fireworks display
December 20, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the Fairbanks Curling Lions' 35th annual Sparktacular celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Fireworks will be launched from UAF's West Ridge starting at 8 p.m.
January 09, 2025
Today is the official national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. He died Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100. Carter protected almost half of the land area (43 percent) of this giant state, with multiple new national conservation units, including parks, wildlife refuges and monuments.
Statewide webinar introduces indoor hydroponic growing methods
January 09, 2025
Learn the basics of growing plants indoors with a hydroponic system in a free statewide webinar, "Indoor Plants 101 for Hydroponic Home Growers," offered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
January museum programs explore community
January 08, 2025
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will focus on the theme of community during family programs in January.
Traditional healer to lead workshop on herbalism
January 07, 2025
Join traditional healer Molly Cerridwen in a free webinar, "Introduction to Herbalism," sponsored by the Alaska Tribes Extension, part of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Cerridwen will share a few basic techniques for using plants' healing properties, with examples of how she uses them in her own life and practice.
January 06, 2025
Fifty-three years ago, an Army helicopter pilot flying over a tundra plateau saw a group of caribou. Thinking something looked weird, he circled for a closer look. The animals, dozens of them, were dead.
UAF to host New Year's Eve Sparktacular fireworks display
December 20, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the Fairbanks Curling Lions' 35th annual Sparktacular celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Fireworks will be launched from UAF's West Ridge starting at 8 p.m.
Study reveals right whales live 130 years -- or more
December 20, 2024
New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years -- almost twice as long as previously understood.
Lighting upgrades turn UAF greenhouse pink
December 20, 2024
Keen observers might have noticed that the orange glow from a University of Alaska Fairbanks greenhouse recently shifted to pink. The color change came with lighting upgrades this summer at the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Greenhouse on the West Ridge of the UAF Troth Yeddha' Campus.
Ancient beavers, sea floor bumps, thick air
December 20, 2024
It's time to start emptying the notebook following the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, where more than 25,000 scientists shared their work during five days.
First results from 2021 rocket launch shed light on aurora's birth
December 19, 2024
Newly published results from a 2021 experiment led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist have begun to reveal the particle-level processes that create the type of auroras that dance rapidly across the sky.
Denali Fault tore apart ancient joining of two landmasses
December 19, 2024
New research shows that three sites spread along an approximately 620-mile portion of today’s Denali Fault were once a smaller united geologic feature indicative of the final joining of two land masses. That feature was then torn apart by millions of years of tectonic activity.
New report offers insights into the future of community solar in Alaska
December 18, 2024
A new report by the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Alaska Center for Energy and Power provides a roadmap for future developments of community solar.
UAF offices closed for the winter break
December 16, 2024
Most offices at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will close for the winter break from Dec. 24, 2024, to Jan. 1, 2025. Some offices will also close or have reduced hours Dec. 16-23 and Jan. 2-3.
More familiar news of the North
December 13, 2024
I am once again elbow to elbow with thousands of scientists, at a meeting I first attended 25 years ago.
Georgeson Botanical Garden transformed into a winter wonderland
December 12, 2024
Take a stroll through a winter wonderland under the Arctic Lights at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. The garden, on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus, will be festooned with lights on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Dec. 19 through Jan. 18.
University of Alaska marine energy projects receive $1.5 million
December 11, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $1.5 million to two University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Alaska Center for Energy and Power projects to advance marine energy research and education.
Webinar to discuss holiday food safety
December 10, 2024
Learn how to keep yourself and your family safe in a free online presentation given by Leif Albertson, a health, home and family development agent with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Albertson will summarize the proper cooking, cooling and reheating practices for keeping dishes and families safe.
