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A woman sits behind a table covered with fossil bones. Shelves behind and around her hold plastic storage tubs and more specimens. A few antlers and skulls hang on a wall.

Secrets of an ancient horse of the Yukon

A few minutes’ walk from the bank of the aquamarine upper Yukon River in northwestern Canada, thousands of bones of ancient creatures rest in boxes and on shelves. In the lab of Yukon government paleontologists are the remains of saber-toothed cats, bears with boxy faces that stood 8 feet tall, woolly mammoths and sloths the size of gorillas. Of all these time-hardened riches of the past, Elizabeth Hall cherishes most the fragment of a horse's foreleg that fits in the palm of her hand.


Family Medical Leave (FML) updates

Unum is UA's new Family Medical Leave (FML) administrator, and FML processes have changed. Unum will host training opportunities throughout the year for UA employees and supervisors to attend.


Volunteers needed for Rev-It-Up

The Rev It Up move-in event will welcome new students to the University of Alaska Fairbanks on Wednesday, Aug. 24, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rev-It-Up is a one-stop shop for information students will need for life at UAF. Any faculty, staff, or students who are interested in volunteering for Rev-It-Up should complete the Volunteer Sign Up form by close of business on Aug. 18, 2022.

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A thaw slump in Canada.

Thawing Arctic hillsides are major climate change contributors

Thawing Arctic hillsides release a significant amount of organic carbon that has been locked in frozen ground for thousands of years but which now can contribute to an already warming climate, according to new research.


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