The lost world of northern dinosaurs
August 30, 2024
On a recent river trip in northern Alaska, scientists from the University of Alaska Museum of the North found a lost world, a time of "polar forests with reptiles running around in them."
LARS to host Sept. 7 event for local residents
August 30, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Large Animal Research Station will close out the summer tour season with a special event for local residents on Saturday, Sept. 7. The event will include tours and a sale in the gift shop, with everything discounted 15%.
Fairbanks Experiment Farm, Georgeson staff begin weeding out chokecherries
August 30, 2024
On Monday, another step was taken in the long process of weeding out popular but invasive chokecherry trees on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus. Seven chokecherry trees (Prunus padus and Prunus virginiana) were removed from Georgeson Botanical Garden and the Fairbanks Experiment Farm, including a tree planted in 1993 in honor of Arbor Day.
UAF scientist's method could give months' warning of major earthquakes
August 30, 2024
The public could have days or months of warning about a major earthquake through identification of prior low-level tectonic unrest over large areas, according to research by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist who analyzed two major quakes in Alaska and California.
Make a pudding cup, learn about soils in Anchorage program
August 29, 2024
Youths can learn about soil science -- and play with their food -- in a fun, hands-on workshop with 4-H and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
The lost world of northern dinosaurs
August 30, 2024
On a recent river trip in northern Alaska, scientists from the University of Alaska Museum of the North found a lost world, a time of "polar forests with reptiles running around in them."
LARS to host Sept. 7 event for local residents
August 30, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Large Animal Research Station will close out the summer tour season with a special event for local residents on Saturday, Sept. 7. The event will include tours and a sale in the gift shop, with everything discounted 15%.
Fairbanks Experiment Farm, Georgeson staff begin weeding out chokecherries
August 30, 2024
On Monday, another step was taken in the long process of weeding out popular but invasive chokecherry trees on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus. Seven chokecherry trees (Prunus padus and Prunus virginiana) were removed from Georgeson Botanical Garden and the Fairbanks Experiment Farm, including a tree planted in 1993 in honor of Arbor Day.
UAF scientist's method could give months' warning of major earthquakes
August 29, 2024
The public could have days or months of warning about a major earthquake through identification of prior low-level tectonic unrest over large areas, according to research by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist who analyzed two major quakes in Alaska and California.
Make a pudding cup, learn about soils in Anchorage program
August 29, 2024
Youths can learn about soil science -- and play with their food -- in a fun, hands-on workshop with 4-H and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
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UAF launches energy resource engineering degree program
August 27, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines has launched its new energy resource engineering baccalaureate program. Students can enroll in this forward-thinking field of study starting in fall 2024.
UAF scientists help keep record of global and Arctic climate
August 27, 2024
For the fourth consecutive year, University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist Rick Thoman served as an editor of an annual federal report summarizing the world's climate.
The galloping glacier's recent dramas
August 23, 2024
In 1937, what scientists call a "surging" glacier was rumbling across the valley toward a roadhouse along a major Alaska highway. That mountain of ice advanced upon the log structure at more than 100 feet each day.
First responder shares tips on home emergency preparedness
August 23, 2024
In a free, statewide webinar, learn how thoughtful preparedness can help keep you safe and healthy during emergencies and disasters, when fire departments and emergency medical services are stretched thin.
Energy Department funds Alaska climate resilience center
August 22, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $10 million in funding for 10 innovative climate resilience centers, including one led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Food preservation, gardening workshops planned for Bethel
August 22, 2024
A University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service program assistant will travel to Bethel to teach classes on gardening, food safety and food preservation. Jasmine Shaw will lead workshops Sept. 6-8 at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center, 420 Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway. All events are free.
Energy costs impose high burden on Fairbanks residents
August 21, 2024
A new report by University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers reveals the energy burden for Fairbanks North Star Borough residents to be drastically higher than the Lower 48.
Jaunelle Celaire receives 2024 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence
August 21, 2024
The University of Alaska Foundation Board of Directors has awarded the 2024 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence to Jaunelle Celaire, UAF professor of voice.
Microbiologist reviews threats, opportunities of fungi in space
August 21, 2024
Learn about the unseen microbial hitchhikers, including fungi, that join humans in the exploration of space in a free webinar taught by microbiologist Marta Filipa Simoes.
Learn to save seeds for future generations of plants
August 20, 2024
If you love a plant and want to grow it again next year, tune in to a free, statewide webinar to learn how to save, store and germinate seeds. Alaska horticulturalist Debbie Hinchey will share the knowledge and experience she has gained in more than four decades of collecting seeds.
UAF receives funding to enhance nuclear proliferation detection
August 19, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has been named to a group of 12 universities tasked by the federal government with improving and expanding the nation's detection of nuclear weapons proliferation.
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UAF scientists discover phenomenon impacting Earth's radiation belts
August 16, 2024
Two University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists have discovered a new type of "whistler," an electromagnetic wave that carries a substantial amount of lightning energy to the Earth's magnetosphere.
