UAF news and information

Online Extension food preservation workshops scheduled

September 27, 2021

University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension agent Sarah Lewis is offering a series of Tuesday evening online classes on methods of preserving healthy foods by canning, freezing, pickling and drying.
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Four new Biden-appointed U.S. Arctic Research commissioners have UAF ties

September 24, 2021

University of Alaska Fairbanks affiliate Mike Sfraga was appointed on Friday as the new chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.
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Tannehill retires after 28 years with Extension on Kenai Peninsula

September 23, 2021

Alaska was love at first sight for Linda Tannehill when she came up in the summer of 1992 while on vacation. Tannehill started working at the Cooperative Extension office that fall and now, 28 years later, has decided to retire.
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Food protection manager workshop planned

September 23, 2021

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension will teach a two-day certified food protection manager workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 26-27.
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The season of senescence is upon us

September 23, 2021

The glorious paper birch outside the window that has for the past three weeks beamed a sunny glow is losing its luster, one golden coin at a time.
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UAF researcher helps unravel cause of ancient city's destruction

September 22, 2021

UAF associate research professor Gunther Kletetschka has helped reveal what caused the instant destruction of a thriving Bronze Age city of 8,000 people in the Middle East: an airburst from the explosion of a comet or meteor.
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Sport and recreation business speaker series begins Sept. 28

September 21, 2021

Sport and recreation business professionals will share their experiences during a series of free public online discussions.
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UAF awards first Schaible Geophysical Institute Fellowship

September 20, 2021

Alexandru Lapadat is the first recipient of the two-year Schaible Geophysical Institute Fellowship.
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Work by UAF researchers, NASA aids Hurricane Ida response

September 17, 2021

Federal emergency managers needed information as Hurricane Ida approached Louisiana at the end of August. In Fairbanks, 3,400 miles away, scientists went to work using new techniques they developed.
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Setting traps to catch an Alaska virus

September 17, 2021

A biologist who lives in Atlanta and works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is hunting for a virus in Alaska that was unknown to humans until 2015.
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UAF business school gets new name

September 16, 2021

The University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Management has changed its name to the College of Business and Security Management.
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Natural cycles in the Gulf of Alaska affect ocean acidification

September 15, 2021

New research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks shows that the fluctuations of major wind and ocean circulation systems can temporarily accelerate or reverse the rate of ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska.
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Big space mystery gets big attention from UAF space physicist

September 14, 2021

UAF associate professor Hyunju Connor is working on three satellite launches in the quest to better understand the interaction of the solar wind with Earth's magnetosphere.
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Enter the 2021 Alaska Top Crop Contest

September 14, 2021

How did your garden grow this year? Were the sunflowers extra tall? Enter photos in the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center's second annual Alaska Top Crop Contest.
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Expedition embarks to assess the state of the eastern Arctic Ocean

September 10, 2021

A University of Alaska Fairbanks-led expedition embarks this week for a 40-day scientific cruise to assess the state of the eastern Arctic Ocean. The expedition, which is part of the Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System, includes 27 participants from the United States, Russia, Japan and Denmark.
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IAB Life Sciences Seminar: Photojournalist Michael Buckley

October 01, 2021

Photojournalist and author Michael Buckley will give an online talk, "Crisis at the Third Pole," Friday, Oct. 1, at 3 p.m.
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Rasmuson Library Zoom session with library archivists

September 28, 2021

The Rasmuson library will host a panel discussion, "Discover the Archives: Research and Teaching with Primary Sources," on Tuesday, Sept. 28, from 1-2 p.m.
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Seminar: Improving health care in vulnerable populations

September 27, 2021

Muhammad Hamid Zaman will present "A One Health Approach to Improve Health Care Among Vulnerable Populations" for the BLaST One Health Seminar on Monday, Sept. 27, from 4-5 p.m.
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Midnight Sun Visiting Writing Series presents Nicole Stellon O'Donnell

September 24, 2021

Nicole Stellon O'Donnell will give an online poetry reading Friday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. as part of the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series.
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Equinox dinner Sept. 24

September 24, 2021

The Office of Sustainability will host a small-plate dinner featuring local produce and beer Friday, Sept. 24, at 5 p.m.
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IAB Life Sciences Seminar: Brendan Graham

September 24, 2021

Brendan Graham will discuss biological and cultural evolution in birds Friday, Sept. 24, from 3-4 p.m. via Zoom and in the Murie Auditorium
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Geoscience Seminar: Break-up of the African continent

September 24, 2021

Sarah Stamps of Virginia Tech will present "Clues About the Break-Up of the African Continent" on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.
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Webinar on climate change, accountability, action

September 23, 2021

A joint webinar on climate reports, their purposes and how people are called to act in response will be held on Sept. 23 at 2 p.m.
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CFOS Seminar: Alaska's blue economy

September 22, 2021

The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences will hold its next weekly seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. via Zoom. The talk will be offered by Justin Sternberg, director of UAF's Alaska Blue Economy Center.
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Faculty development discussion on chairing graduate student committees

September 21, 2021

On Sept. 21 from 2-3:30 p.m., the Graduate School will give an overview of the graduate student process, including the selection of graduate students and chairing committees.
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IAB Life Sciences Seminar: Biogeography and the Bering Land Bridge

September 17, 2021

Daniel Mann will be the speaker for the Institute of Arctic Biology Life Sciences Seminar on Friday, Sept. 17, at 3 p.m. by Zoom and in Murie Auditorium (limited to 30 participants).
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PhD thesis: 'Northern Dene Astronomical and Sky-Related Knowledge'

September 17, 2021

Chris M. Cannon will present his dissertation defense, "Northern Dene Astronomical and Sky-Related Knowledge," on Friday, Sept. 17, from 9-11 a.m.
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Starvation Gulch 2021 this weekend

September 16, 2021

Starvation Gulch is this week, with activities from Thursday through Sunday. Be sure to head to the Nenana parking lot for the bonfires Saturday at 9 p.m.!
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Blind sensitivity training Sept. 16

September 16, 2021

The Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired will be offering an interactive blind sensitivity training on Thursday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m.-noon in Wood Center E/F.
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CFOS Seminar: Marine ecosystem modeling in the California Current

September 15, 2021

The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences will hold its next weekly seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. via Zoom. The talk will be offered by Jerome Fiechter.
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