Stream cleanup day

A stream cleanup day will be held June 9 from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers are needed to help clean Noyes Slough and the Chena River. Read more

Board of regents meeting

The May 31 UA BOR meeting concluded with several notable UAF-related decisions. Read more

Life recovered quickly after asteroid impact that killed dinosaurs

Life returned to the asteroid-blasted Chicxulub crater much sooner than at some other sites far from the impact point 66 million years ago, according to a UAF scientist and fellow researchers. Read more

Department of Energy:
$7 million for unconventional oil and natural gas recovery

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced an award for a project for cost-shared research and development in unconventional oil and natural gas recovery. Read more

Scientists find pre-earthquake activity in central Alaska

University of Alaska Fairbanks PhD student Kyle Smith installing a seismometer at Minto Flats, Alaska in 2015.

Earth scientists continually look for a reliable way to forecast earthquakes. New research from GI Professor Carl Tape may help in that endeavor, due to a unique set of circumstances. Read more

On the calendar

Talk: 'Pain—Reasons Beyond Inflammation' (Tuesday)

Campus flower planting (Wednesday)

Talk: 'Walter Harper' (Wednesday)

Deadlines and reminders

Leave usage guidelines (June 23)

Apply now for next iTeach Online workshop

iTeach Online is a guided six-week workshop filled with online activities meant to help faculty explore best practices while creating materials for an online course. Read more

Be careful leaving pets in cars

As the weather gets warmer, we ask that you please be careful when leaving pets in the car during the day. Read more

Annual hydrant testing

The University Fire Department will be conducting annual hydrant testing on campus June 6-8. During this time, you may notice some water discoloration. Read more

UAF students donate 400 pounds of food to local charity

Generation Action, a UAF student organization led by Kasey Casort, collaborated with Chartwells in April to purchase bulk food items to donate to the Bread Line, a local anti-hunger charity. Read more

Alaska structures crumble without us

Posed with the question of the fate of Alaska structures without us, researchers with the Cold Climate Housing Research Center agreed that the liquid stuff of life is the most powerful agent of demise. Read more