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Friday Focus: Magic numbers

-- by Nettie La Belle-Hamer. In research we are often immersed in numbers. Done right, they can motivate us as individuals and elevate the teams we create with synergy opportunities.


A flock of bar-tailed godwits flies above a sand shoal near Cape Avinof near the mouth of the Kuskokwim River.

Shorebirds depend on wee slivers of Alaska

Pencil-beaked shorebirds with the ability to stay airborne for a week -- flying all the way from Alaska to New Zealand -- rely on a few crescents of mudflat to fuel that incredible journey.

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Daylight saving time starts Nov. 7

When it starts getting darker, you know it's time to change your clocks. Daylight saving time goes into effect at 2 a.m. this Sunday.


Seeking nominations for Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame

Nominations for the Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame are open through Dec. 15. Those selected by the Alaska State Committee for Research will be inducted at the Innovation Summit in March 2022.


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