Friday Focus: It takes vision

We will have a university on the other side of this transitional time, and we need to remain positive and productive to help shape the future. Read more

Youth climbing programs

The Recreation Climbing Club will be held Wednesdays Aug. 28-Dec. 4. The Flash Youth Climbing Team practices Tuesdays and Thursdays Aug. 27-Dec. 5. Read more

Northern wheatears now on remarkable journey

Birds that spent their summer next to muskoxen are now leaving Alaska to spend winter with zebras. Northern wheatears are robin-size songbirds with tan bodies and handsome black eye bands. Wheatears are now gobbling insects in the rocky hills above Wales, Alaska. The birds will soon fly into the moist air just after sunset, maybe tonight, and cross the Bering Strait. Read more

U Park parking lot work begins

Work will begin this weekend. Drivers can access the north and west parking areas from the southbound lane of University Avenue. Read more

Special Faculty Senate meeting

All faculty are invited to a special Faculty Senate meeting Aug. 12 from 1-3 p.m. in Butrovich 109.

EAP sessions

'Coping with Change' will be offered Aug. 13 by webinar. Read more

BLaST Scientist of the Month

Don Larson stands in a pond with a frog.

An ecophysiological parasitologist, Don Larson’s research and teaching interests involve humans' and animals’ physiology and how they interact with parasites. Read more

UAF research looks for prime time to harvest firewood

Jessie Young-Robertson demonstrates how a device measures tree water content. The UAF ecologist is using the data to help the best times of year to harvest firewood. UAF photo by J.R. Ancheta

Researcher Jessie Young-Robertson believes that the information she is collecting from Fairbanks-area trees may hold a key to reducing wintertime air pollution caused by residents burning green firewood. Read more