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Museum will celebrate Black Alaskans' experiences at free event Feb. 9
February 02, 2024
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will host a free public event to celebrate the diverse narratives of Black Alaskans on Friday, Feb. 9, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The celebration will showcase "Black in Alaska: Interior Edition," a multimedia exhibit that examines the rich history and experience of Black life in Alaska through storytelling.
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Alaska is still good at making cold
February 01, 2024
Moments after I bashed some sheet rock with a hammer to expose my home's water pipes to warmer air, I logged in to see another Special Weather Statement. A meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks wrote: "After a brief 'warm-up' from the bitterly cold temperatures recently, another prolonged cold-snap will return to the Interior."
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Food protection manager course offered Feb. 27
January 31, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will offer a certified food protection manager training on Tuesday, Feb. 27, with proctors for testing available in 16 communities.
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Museum programs highlight Alaska stories in February
January 31, 2024
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will highlight Alaska stories during family programs in February.
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Registration open for museum sleepover
January 30, 2024
Registration is now open for the University of Alaska Museum of the North's sleepover for kids ages 7-13 with an adult. The event is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 16. It begins at 7 p.m. and runs through 9 a.m. the next day.
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Explore health care careers at free UAF medical education summit
January 29, 2024
Community members can explore a wide array of health careers and educational opportunities at the University of Alaska Fairbanks' 12th annual Alaska Interior Medical Education Summit Feb. 3.
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UAF announces 32nd annual Science for Alaska series
January 26, 2024
Free public talks in the next few weeks will explore Mount Edgecumbe volcano, the peaking sun cycle's boost to aurora viewing, Alaska's role in new satellite observations of Earth, and a program bridging Indigenous and Western fisheries science.
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Magma found beneath volcano-less country
January 25, 2024
For years, scientists have wondered why North America's highest mountain is not a volcano. All the ingredients for volcanic activity lurk deep beneath Denali, which sits right above where one planetary plate grinds past another.
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Local items boost students' connection to science
January 25, 2024
Using local items in science lessons for K-12 students is especially important for teaching science in the North, according to new research.
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Muspratt, Ward honored with UAF alumni awards
January 24, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Alumni Association has named Ryan Muspratt and Kelly Ward as recipients of its 2024 awards.
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Russian war on Ukraine hampers Arctic change predictions
January 22, 2024
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is biasing predictions of how the Arctic will respond to climate change, according to a team of international scientists.
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Festival of Native Arts will mark 50th celebration in 2024
January 19, 2024
The 50th Festival of Native Arts, Troth Yeddha' Forever: Our Ways of Life, will be held at the UAF Troth Yeddha' Campus Fine Arts Complex, Feb 22-24, 2024.
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StrongPeople exercise program aimed at midlife, older participants
January 19, 2024
The StrongPeople class is a safe and highly effective program focused on building muscle strength; improving bone density, balance and mobility; and preventing falls.
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Gulls swap natural for urban habitats, machine-learning study finds
January 18, 2024
A recent study published in Ecological Informatics by a team of University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers has used artificial intelligence to further illuminate a habitat swap among short-billed gulls.
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On the ancient trail of a woolly mammoth
January 18, 2024
The female woolly mammoth was 20 years old when she stumbled amid the grasslands. She fell in a cloud of dust, then gasped her last breath of cool air. It was a late-summer day, 14,000 years ago.
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