Five-year Alaska Satellite Facility contract worth $48.6 million
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NASA has awarded a $48.6 million contract to the Geophysical Institute’s Alaska Satellite Facility to continue operating its synthetic aperture radar data center at UAF. Read more
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CEM dean search public forums
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Presentations for the CEM dean position begin Nov. 6. The candidates are Bill Schnabel, Brandon Weeks, Hamid Hefazi and Ian Ferguson. Read more
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When moths turn away moose
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The tiny larvae of the willow leafblotch miner moth feed on the leaves of the sandbar willow, browning them out by midsummer. Though the infested leaves look as unappetizing as a wormy apple, moose don’t eat leaves of the sandbar willow. Winter is when moose, in their quest for 30 pounds of twigs each day, turn to the sandbar willow, which by then has no leaves. Read more
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Registration opens for invasive species workshop
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Registration is open for the Alaska Invasive Species Workshop, Nov. 13-15, in Homer. More than 40 presentations and panels at the annual workshop will highlight invasive species policy, science and management, and will identify emerging issues statewide. Read more
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