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Nanook fans support the UAF hockey team at a game

Governor's Cup this weekend

UAF will defend its right to the Governor's Cup tonight and possibly Saturday at the Carlson Center. The Alaska Nanook hockey team won the first two of a four-game series over the Seawolves earlier this season. Regardless of Friday's outcome, they'll meet again Saturday for conference play.

Secret to ancient food webs found in old bones

Theresa Bakker photoUniversity of Alaska Museum of the North collection manager Scott Shirar compares a modern seal bone with one found at the Hot Springs archaeological site.
You might call Hot Springs a paradise. This remote location near Port Moller in Alaska’s Bristol Bay has it all: lush green bluffs, pristine beaches, beautiful scenery and several relaxing hot pools of water. As it turns out, Hot Springs is also a good location for archaeological research. Read more

Was the Bering land bridge a good place to live?

Photo courtesy of Nancy BigelowResearchers working with ecologist Nancy Bigelow pull a sediment core from a deep lake in western Alaska near Shishmaref, looking for pollen preserved from the days of the Bering land bridge.
During the coldest days of the last ice age, the Bering Land Bridge was 1,000 miles wide, a belt buckle the size of Australia that connected North America and Asia. Those who have spent their careers pondering Earth’s not-so-distant past wonder if the land bridge was a good place to live.
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What's on today

UA Museum: Early explorers kids' program
Hockey v. UAA
Winter Carnival

What's on this weekend

Pathfinder Award nominations due (Sat.)
UA Museum: Teen studio (Sat.)
Winter Carnival (Sat.)
CEM open house (Sat.)
Delta Farm Forum (Sat.)
Hockey v. UAA (Sat.)
URSA summer project applications due (Sun.)

Chapman Chair Seminars to feature talks on sea level rise

The College of Natural Science and Mathematics is hosting a series of invited speakers to discuss sea-level rise and coastal impacts, including a senior fellow from the NASA Goddard Flight Center, along with six UAF researchers. Read more

Commencement RSVP, regalia orders

The 2018 commencement ceremony in Fairbanks will take place at the Carlson Center May 5 at 1:20 p.m. Faculty participating in the ceremony should RSVP online. The deadline for faculty to order regalia from the UAF bookstore's online service is April 2.
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Field safety training for UAF researchers

Field safety training for researchers, including graduate students, is offered through the Department of Recreation, Adventure and Wellness. Full-day courses require registration, but there are also two-hour drop-in sessions. Read more

Featured photo of the week

A couple walks toward upper campus on Yukon Drive during a snowy, Valentines Day afternoon at the Fairbanks campus.
A couple walks toward upper campus on Yukon Drive during a snowy Valentine's Day afternoon on the Fairbanks campus. UAF photo by JR Ancheta.
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