UAF in the news: Week of Jan. 1, 2007

Submitted by Marmian Grimes
Phone: (907) 474-7902
01/05/07

New walking trails on tap for North Campus
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and Anchorage Daily News
Workers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have begun clearing ground for new walking trails in the woods on North Campus--historically the virtually exclusive domain of cross-country skiers. Read more ...

Arctic ice shelf broke off Canadian island
New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle
A 25-square-mile shelf of floating ice that jutted into the Arctic Ocean for 3,000 years from Canada’s northernmost shore broke away abruptly in the summer of 2005, apparently freed by sharply warming temperatures and jostling wind and waves, scientists said yesterday. Read more ...

Hyatt has the right attitude
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Trevor Hyatt isn’t a candidate for a toothpaste commercial, but it’s rare to not see a smile on the 21-year-old face of the Alaska Nanooks sophomore left wing/center. Read more ...

Resume of acting Fish and Game head is heavy on the fish
Anchorage Daily News
Gov. Sarah Palin has selected a new acting commissioner for the Department of Fish and Game. Read more ...

Glen and Jerry reunite for more on-air antics
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The programming at New Northwest might be new, but one old favorite will be returning. Read more ...

Radar to map the whims of Alaskan waves
Anchorage Daily News, Juneau Empire, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
KENAI -- High-frequency radar signals beaming from new radar stations at Nanwalek and Anchor Point began bouncing off waves on lower Cook Inlet recently, part of an effort by the University of Alaska Fairbanks to map surface currents over a 1,350-square-mile area between the mouth of Kachemak Bay and Augustine Island. Read more ...

Fagan co-host departs for job with Palin administration
KTUU (Anchorage)
Anchorage, Alaska - She’s one of the most recognizable voices in Anchorage radio, but soon she will be speaking for the administration of Gov. Sarah Palin. This afternoon was Sharon Leighow’s final day at KFQD-AM. Read more ...

Hockey is a lifestyle for Alaska’s ’Greener’
CSTV U-Wire
FAIRBANKS, Alaska--Kyle Greentree, the star shooter for the Alaska Nanooks hockey team, was no exception to team traditions on Nov. 15. Read more ...

MTA board chooses consensus-builder
Anchorage Daily News
PALMER--Tammy Bruce is the newest member of the Matanuska Telephone Association Inc. board of directors. Read more ...