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  • four people holding a red weather balloon with tundra and mountains in the background

    Toolik launches climate education program for underserved students

    March 21, 2023

    Twelve high school students will visit Alaska's remote Arctic during summer 2023 to learn about the effects of climate change on the region.
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  • A woman in winter gear holds an instrument and gathers a snow sample into a container. Another woman in the background looks on.

    Dozens descend upon Alaska to measure snow

    March 21, 2023

    Five scientists have padded their way on snowshoes into the middle of this frozen swamp in Fairbanks. They are here to measure the pillowy, perfect snowpack that has fallen here, flake by flake, since last October.
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  • Two young girls look at an unidentified specimen held out to them by an adult male.

    Museum hosts annual open house

    March 21, 2023

    The University of Alaska Museum of the North will host its annual open house on Saturday, March 25, from noon to 4 p.m.
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  • Elvey and Akasofu buildings at UAF.

    ‘Airborne object’ response builds on UAF, military partnership

    March 16, 2023

    The Department of Defense asked for the university's help in recovery. The effort showcased the university's ability to be an essential federal government partner in the Arctic.
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  • Children learning about snow

    UAF, NASA create snow science outreach program

    March 15, 2023

    More than 50 U.S. and international scientists are testing new ways of measuring snow from above in Alaska through March, part of NASA's SnowEx program. During and after the science campaign, a partner NASA-funded program, SnowEd, will engage students and the public in exploring snow.
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  • NASA image of Venus volcano

    UAF scientist offers evidence that Venus is volcanically active

    March 15, 2023

    Venus appears to have volcanic activity, according to a new research paper that offers strong evidence to answer the lingering question about whether Earth's sister planet currently has eruptions and lava flows.
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  • The Pretty Rocks landslide covering a section of the Denali Park Road.

    Scientists assess future landslide risk in Alaska’s national parks

    March 14, 2023

    The Pretty Rocks landslide, spurred by greater warmth and rainfall, will force Denali National Park's main access road to close at the halfway point in 2023 for the second full summer. To help park managers plan for and mitigate such events, University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists assessed future landslide risks along road corridors in Denali and other Alaska parks.
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  • Learn to preserve foods in Palmer class series

    March 14, 2023

    Learn to preserve foods using a variety of methods in a four-class series in Palmer this April.
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  • A female college student wearing headphones works at a computer. Three other students work at computers in the background.

    Grant boosts internet, IT careers at UAF rural campuses

    March 13, 2023

    A $2.9 million federal grant will expand broadband internet access at the University of Alaska Fairbanks' rural campuses and support information technology careers for low-income Alaska Native and minority students.
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  • A pink sunset shines through trees along an ocean beach. Mountains lie low on a distant horizon beyond the sea.

    Stranger in a rich land of winter life

    March 13, 2023

    Why are there so many animals closer to the equator than there are here in Alaska, where we sleep much closer to the North Pole?
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