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Katey Walter Anthony inspects flaming methane gas seeping from a hole in the ice on the surface of a pond on the UAF campus in February 2016.Scientist's memoir is revealing and brave

In her recently published memoir, Katey Walter Anthony writes that a certain type of northern lake is a lot like herself.


Discover Alaska lecture series starts June 8

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the free Discover Alaska nine-lecture series presented by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning starting on June 8, highlighting topics in the 49th state with a variety of experts. Lectures will be at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the BP Design Theatre, located on the fourth floor of the Engineering Learning and Innovation Facility on the UAF Fairbanks campus. The presentations will also be livestreamed and available as recordings online.


A data collection station sits at the Kuzitrin River ground temperature monitoring site on the Seward Peninsula

UAF scientists find new indicators of Alaska permafrost thawing

More areas of year-round unfrozen ground have begun dotting Interior and Northwest Alaska and will continue to increase in extent due to climate change, according to new research by University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute scientists.

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LEAP seeking faculty applicants by June 10

The UAF Faculty Accelerator and eCampus are seeking faculty and student applicants to participate in the Learner Experience Advocacy Program for the 2022 fall semester. Learn more about LEAP and submit an application to participate.


OIT Upgrading Service Request Tool

Any OIT customer submitting a support request using the self-service option through OIT’s Service Catalog will notice a slight change later this month. Users should expect to see a new interface when filling out request forms on the OIT website, but should not expect any disruptions in service.


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