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Ice experts aid U.S. military in Arctic Ocean exercise
March 22, 2024
Finding a good spot for the U.S. military's biennial Operation Ice Camp falls to people at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
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Boreal owls perform by daylight
March 21, 2024
On these March nights, a male boreal owl has been singing from a wooden owl box near our home. The late biologist Dave Klein attached the nest box to a black spruce tree north of the University of Alaska Fairbanks ski trails many years ago.
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Applications open for 2024 Dalton Highway artist residency
March 20, 2024
Artists and writers can apply for the 2024 Dalton Highway artist-in-residence position, based this year at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Toolik Field Station.
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Food preservation classes planned in four Southcentral communities
March 19, 2024
Residents in four communities in Southcentral Alaska can learn how to preserve meat and vegetables in workshops led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
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UAF space engineering program director wins NASA prize
March 19, 2024
The advisor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks space engineering program is one of 20 winners of a NASA prize to expand the agency's engagement with people from populations underrepresented in space technology.
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Toolik Field Station joins new international polar research network
March 18, 2024
Toolik Field Station has partnered with the new Polar Research Infrastructure Network to boost international collaboration in polar science.
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Marine scientist rows across the Atlantic
March 14, 2024
None of the four members of the Salty Science team had any rowing experience. But they had enthusiasm.
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Museum to host annual open house March 23
March 14, 2024
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will host its annual open house on Saturday, March 23, from noon to 4 p.m.
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Testing sites added for April food protection manager class
March 14, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will offer a certified food protection manager training on Tuesday, April 23, with proctors for testing available in 16 communities.
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Workshop offers training for StrongPeople exercise class
March 13, 2024
A workshop sponsored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will train prospective community leaders in all aspects of leading StrongPeople/StrongBodies, an effective and safe resistance exercise program for midlife or older adults.
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Initiative expands work to protect against suicide in the military
March 12, 2024
A $1.9 million federal grant will allow the University of Alaska Fairbanks Military Health and Readiness Consortium to expand its suicide prevention research by partnering with the Alaska National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard.
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Alaska dinosaur tracks reveal a lush, wet environment
March 08, 2024
A large find of dinosaur tracks and fossilized plants and tree stumps in far northwestern Alaska provides new information about the climate and movement of animals near the time when they began traveling between the Asian and North American continents roughly 100 million years ago.
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March 07, 2024
Denali, North America's highest peak at 20,310 feet above sea level, always seemed abnormally high to Peter Haeussler.
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Study shows razor clam development affected by ocean acidity
March 07, 2024
A new University of Alaska Fairbanks-led study has found that razor clams accelerate their shell development when exposed to more acidic ocean conditions, but that those young shells are built with more fragile substances.
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Learn to make yogurt in this hands-on class
March 06, 2024
University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service agent Leif Albertson will explain the science behind making yogurt during an in-person workshop in Anchorage. Then participants will move into the kitchen for a hands-on yogurt-making session.
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