Course design programs for faculty start next semester

UAF eCampus has programs starting next semester to help faculty design courses. Apply now to secure your spot! Read more

Researchers help Alaska villages turn tide on disasters

Alaska villages facing coastal disasters may be able to use new erosion-monitoring tools as part of their decision-making arsenal, thanks to a pilot study led by UAF. Read more

Researcher offers efficient method for forecasting tsunamis

A tsunami is coming to Old Harbor — if not for the roughly 222 people who live there now, then for their descendants. In 1788 the settlement was destroyed by an earthquake and subsequent flooding from tsunami. It’s only a matter of time before another tsunami strikes Old Harbor, and there are other communities in Alaska with similar stories.

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Understanding Bering Sea changes requires new partnerships

Later freeze-up. Warmer surface water. Shifting walrus diets. Less cold water to serve as refuge for young fish. Changing pollock distribution. More freshwater. Lower sea bird reproduction. These were the anxious stories shared by a small, dedicated group of Arctic scientists at an Arctic Research Consortium of the United States town hall meeting during American Geophysical Union last week.

Bering Sea transforms: 'We have never been here before'

The Bering Sea is undergoing massive changes that include the dramatic loss of sea ice last winter. “We have never been here before,” said Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory agent Gay Sheffield. Read more