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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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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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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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‘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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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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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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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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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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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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