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New radar analysis method can improve winter river safety
April 12, 2024
University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have developed a way to use radar to detect open water zones and other changes in Alaska's frozen rivers in the early winter. The approach can be automated to provide current hazard maps and is applicable across the Arctic and sub-Arctic.
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Waiting for the sun at Poker Flat
April 12, 2024
Under a bluebird sky and above a resilient winter snowpack, two sounding rockets point upward, ready to blast through the thickness of our atmosphere to gain a better look at the sun.
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Five-year project will study climate effects on Alaska marine species
April 10, 2024
The National Science Foundation has awarded $20 million to the University of Alaska to investigate climate change effects on culturally and commercially important marine species in the Gulf of Alaska.
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UAF receives $3.5 million to establish radiocarbon dating laboratory
April 08, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will receive $3.5 million in federal funding to establish Alaska's first radiocarbon dating laboratory on the Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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New rooftop antenna to be installed on UAF Usibelli Building
April 05, 2024
A new 3-meter antenna will be installed atop the University of Alaska Fairbanks' engineering building as early as Saturday.
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Dinosaur study challenges Bergmann's rule
April 05, 2024
A new study led by scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Reading calls into question Bergmann's rule, an 1800s-era scientific principle stating that animals in high-latitude, cooler climates tend to be larger than close relatives living in warmer climates.
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Siberian tiger takes final rest at museum
April 04, 2024
It's a safe bet that Aren Gunderson's Toyota Tundra is the only one in Fairbanks that has had its bed filled with a Siberian tiger.
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NASA rockets to gather sun data in rare daytime Poker Flat launches
April 04, 2024
Two rockets are set to launch within minutes of each other from Poker Flat Research Range this month in NASA's first campaign to study solar flares with instruments launched on sounding rockets.
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StrongPeople training class offered in Fairbanks
April 03, 2024
A workshop in Fairbanks will teach people how to lead a popular exercise program for midlife and older adults in Alaska communities.
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Science Potpourri is back with a bang April 13
April 03, 2024
The annual Science Potpourri returns on April 13, 2024. Designed to spark children's curiosity about the sciences, this free all-ages event will take place from noon-3 p.m. in the Reichardt Building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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Seafood safety classes set for April 12 and 26
April 03, 2024
Alaska Sea Grant is offering two online seafood safety courses in April through the Alaska Seafood School, both available statewide. On April 12, Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point, Segment 2 practical training will be taught via Zoom. On April 26, Sanitation Control Procedures for Seafood Processors will also be taught via Zoom.
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April museum programs explore travel
April 02, 2024
Family programs at the University of Alaska Museum of the North will explore the theme of travel in April.
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Pesticide applicator training classes scheduled for April 23-25
April 01, 2024
A three-day certified pesticide applicator training course is scheduled for April 23-25. It will be taught by the University Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service via Zoom and is available statewide.
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UAF continues Giving Day record-breaking streak
March 28, 2024
University of Alaska Fairbanks supporters broke another record this year with more than 1,000 individual donations during the 49-hour UA Giving Day event March 26-28, an increase of more than 25% percent over 2023.
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Long winter bike ride aided by naps
March 28, 2024
If you could have read that frost-covered fat-biker's mind as he rolled toward McGrath, Alaska, "as if Velcroed to the snow," you might have suspected he was a scientist.
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