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  • A southern Alaska resident killer whale catches a salmon at the surface.

    Southern Alaska killer whales eat a remarkably diverse diet

    February 23, 2026

    Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, according to a recently published study in the journal Ecosphere. The types of fish consumed also differ greatly across foraging hotspots in the region.

  • Gabby Petito

    Gabby Petito's family to speak on domestic violence March 2

    February 23, 2026

    Family members of a young woman murdered by her fiancé during a 2021 cross-country road trip will speak about domestic violence on March 2 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

  • The full circling of a northern career

    February 20, 2026

    Hajo Eicken had "everything I could ever ask for" in his former career at a German institute. Well, almost everything.

  • A woman wearing an Alaska Grown shirt and a sunhat holds a big bunch of freshly harvested beets. Farm equipment is seen in the background.

    Presentation to discuss ongoing vegetable variety research

    February 20, 2026

    A presentation in Delta Junction will provide an overview of the vegetable-testing program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Katie DiCristina, the lead research technician for the Alaska Variety Trials program, will facilitate the in-depth discussion.

  • An array of calcium right foods, such as cheese, almonds, beans, spinach and broccoli are laid out on a table

    Cheese-making, bone health focus of Delta workshop

    February 19, 2026

    Participants in a Delta Junction workshop will learn to make fresh, dairy-based cheese and other recipes to support lifelong bone health. Sarah Lewis, professor with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the workshop.

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  • A southern Alaska resident killer whale catches a salmon at the surface.

    Southern Alaska killer whales eat a remarkably diverse diet

    February 23, 2026

    Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, according to a recently published study in the journal Ecosphere. The types of fish consumed also differ greatly across foraging hotspots in the region.

  • Gabby Petito

    Gabby Petito's family to speak on domestic violence March 2

    February 23, 2026

    Family members of a young woman murdered by her fiancé during a 2021 cross-country road trip will speak about domestic violence on March 2 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

  • The full circling of a northern career

    February 20, 2026

    Hajo Eicken had "everything I could ever ask for" in his former career at a German institute. Well, almost everything.

  • A woman wearing an Alaska Grown shirt and a sunhat holds a big bunch of freshly harvested beets. Farm equipment is seen in the background.

    Presentation to discuss ongoing vegetable variety research

    February 20, 2026

    A presentation in Delta Junction will provide an overview of the vegetable-testing program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Katie DiCristina, the lead research technician for the Alaska Variety Trials program, will facilitate the in-depth discussion.

  • An array of calcium right foods, such as cheese, almonds, beans, spinach and broccoli are laid out on a table

    Cheese-making, bone health focus of Delta workshop

    February 19, 2026

    Participants in a Delta Junction workshop will learn to make fresh, dairy-based cheese and other recipes to support lifelong bone health. Sarah Lewis, professor with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the workshop.

  • A woman wearing a sweater and scarf stands in front of a birch tree with a line of green tubing attached. Snow covers the ground.

    Talk to explore sub-Arctic education, forest products

    February 19, 2026

    A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher will explore how OneTree Alaska can serve as a model for sub-Arctic education and development of forest products. The presentation is part of the series “Circumpolar Connections: A Dialogue on Arctic Food Systems.”

  • A man holds a baby goat in a wooded field with several other goats in the background.

    Free workshops discuss gardening, small livestock and birch tapping

    February 18, 2026

    The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Center in Palmer is hosting a series of free lunch-and-learn classes throughout March. Topics include gardening for beginners, chicken-raising basics, birch tapping and caring for small farm animals.

  • Dozens of people of all ages, many wearing regalia of different tribes, move in a circle around a group of drummers and singers on the stage at the Davis Concert Hall. A large banner hanging from the ceiling includes the words

    52nd annual Festival of Native Arts returns to UAF Feb. 26-28

    February 17, 2026

    The 52nd annual Festival of Native Arts will return to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus from Feb. 26-28. The festival will feature three evenings of performances, cultural workshops and an artisan marketplace. All events are free and open to the public.

  • Portrait photo of Michelle Nijhuis

    Environmental journalist Michelle Nijhuis to speak at UAF Feb. 26

    February 17, 2026

    Award-winning journalist and author Michelle Nijhuis will speak Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the BP Design Theater at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

  • Two people walk along a paved path through trees and flowering plants in Georgeson Botanical Garden at the University of Alaska Fairbanks on June 19, 2025.

    Alaska climate report: 2025 ran warm

    February 13, 2026

    Alaska had one of its warmest years of the previous 100 in 2025, the Alaska Climate Research Center reports in its year-end summary. The Alaska Climate Research Center, part of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, released its 2025 summary in late January.

  • An overhead view shows a bright, two-story atrium filled with long tables set up for hands-on engineering activities. Children and adults gather around demonstrations while UAF students in blue shirts explain projects. Banners and balloons decorate the space, and tools, models and small projects are spread across the tables

    UAF opens engineering labs for up-close community event

    February 13, 2026

    The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines will host Engineering Open House 2026 on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Usibelli Building on the Troth Yeddha’ Campus.

  • A chocolate-infused bar cookie on a plate

    Sweet, savory culinary workshops on tap for Sitka

    February 13, 2026

    The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service office in Sitka will host two culinary workshops this month, one sweet and one savory.

  • A brown bird with a long curved bill sits in short brown shrubbery.

    Alaska lovebirds go their own way

    February 12, 2026

    During a month of endless summer light, a mated pair of shorebirds teaches their four chicks how to catch insects. The babies grow fat and strong on the tundra high in northeastern Alaska. They are soon ready for their first migration.

  • Two side-by-side images show NASA sounding rockets launching 30 seconds apart from Poker Flat Research Range, their bright trails rising past a faint aurora.

    Third 2026 mission launches from Poker Flat Research Range

    February 10, 2026

    A tandem of NASA sounding rockets blasted off from Poker Flat Research Range at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday on a mission to better understand how changes in the ionosphere influence the aurora's appearance.

  • Composite image consisting of portraits of Hajo Eicken and Scott Rupp

    IARC director tapped to lead Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute

    February 10, 2026

    Hajo Eicken, director of the University of Alaska Fairbanks International Arctic Research Center, has been selected as scientific director at Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research. Longtime UAF researcher and IARC leader Scott Rupp will step in as IARC's interim director.

  • Rocket launches from Poker Flat Research Range

    Black aurora mission launches from Poker Flat

    February 09, 2026

    A second NASA sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range at about 3:30 a.m. today in a mission to study a form of northern lights known as black aurora.

  • On a partly cloudy day, two women in ball caps and blue coats lean over a tranquilized light brown bear with a red bag over its head. The bear is lying on tundra of low shrubs and grasses.

    The scent of barren ground grizzly

    February 09, 2026

    Unlike most of us, Jordan Pruszenski has held in her arms the following wild animals: wolves, caribou, beavers, muskrats, musk oxen, emperor geese and moose.

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From left, Peyton Platter, Kyle Gaffney and Matt Hubbarde skate onto the ice at the Carlson Center during opening lineup introductions at the Governor’s Cup game on Jan. 31, 2025.

In the trenches: 100 years of Alaska hockey
Planetarium construction continues at the west side of the University of Alaska Museum of the North on UAF’s Troth Yeddha’ Campus in Fairbanks in August 2025. Photo by Bryan Whitten.

Coming soon: Out-of-this-world experience at new UAF planetarium
Jay Ramras, owner of Pike's Waterfront Lodge, speaks at the Boots and Books Scholarship Dinner on Oct. 23, 2025. UAF photo by Eric Engman.

Fire at Pike’s Landing sparks legacy of scholarship support
GeoFORCE Alaska’s fourth cohort — 31 high school students, 11 staff members, a bus driver and one mentor from Doyon Ltd. — gather at Desert View Lookout in Grand Canyon National Park on June 10, 2025.

Connecting Alaska’s rural students with geosciences
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