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Drone completes first flight from Nenana to Fairbanks airport
September 14, 2023
Alaska's leading public uncrewed aircraft program made another significant advance Friday when a drone flew from the Nenana airport and landed at Fairbanks International Airport. The flight, conducted by a University of Alaska Fairbanks research center, was the first in Alaska of a drone departing one airport and arriving at a controlled airport.
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Cooperative Extension offers local food leader training workshops
September 13, 2023
The Local Food Leader Training and Certification program is intended for local food practitioners, such as food policy council members, public health professionals and master gardeners.
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ACEP and partners receive $6 million to help secure electric grids
September 12, 2023
Communities hit hard by climate change in Alaska and elsewhere in the U.S. could benefit from a new research project aimed at improving their electric grids. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska Center for Energy and Power and partners have received $6 million from the National Science Foundation to conduct the study.
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September museum programs explore pollinators
September 11, 2023
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will focus on pollinators during family programs in September.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks to host rare earth minerals meeting
September 11, 2023
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the "Alaska Carbon Ore, Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Input Stakeholder Meeting" September 13-14. The meeting is open to the public.
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UAF helps develop air quality data for popular Alaska wildfire website
September 11, 2023
Getting information about where wildfire smoke is headed in Alaska has become easy for the public, thanks to collaboration between the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Alaska Fire Service.
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Arctic sea ice in New York Fashion Week
September 09, 2023
Arctic sea ice makes its debut as wearable art during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 9. The Sea Ice Collection promotes sustainable "slow fashion" in an unexpected collaboration between scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, artists and fashion designers.
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Alaska Science Olympiad seeks teams for 2024
September 08, 2023
The state Science Olympiad competition will be held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for a second year on Feb. 23-24, 2024. Middle school teams from across Alaska are encouraged to participate.
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The welcome return of an old friend
September 08, 2023
There was a time when Christine Gabriele wondered if she'd ever see one of her favorite creatures again.
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Beaver activity in the Arctic increases emission of methane greenhouse gas
September 07, 2023
The climate-driven advance of beavers into the Arctic tundra is causing the release of more methane -- a greenhouse gas -- into the atmosphere.
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Study: 'Forever chemicals' barely present in Arctic Alaska fish
September 07, 2023
A new study has found minute levels of chemical contamination in a small sample of Arctic coastal fish species, an encouraging finding for residents who rely on them for subsistence foods.
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Tickets available for UAF Business Leader of Year event
September 06, 2023
Tickets for the 45th annual UAF Business Leader of Year event are available now. This year's event honors Tom Bartels, owner of North Pole Coffee Roasting Co.
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Team will study microbes' effect on climate change
September 06, 2023
Mario Muscarella and a team of researchers recently received $2 million in funding to study linkages between microbes and plants and how they affect sweeping climate-induced changes in northern tundra.
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At-risk Alaskans can join diabetes prevention program
September 06, 2023
Alaskans across the state who are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes are eligible to join a yearlong program to help them lose weight and improve their health.
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Lakes hold signs of past earthquakes
August 31, 2023
Three men dressed in full raingear crept like ants across a bumpy green landscape on Aug. 25, 2023. Using a metal pole that was part of a boat frame, together they lugged a four-stroke outboard motor above the wet greenery.
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