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Population of Yukon River peregrines nosedives
August 10, 2023
Numbers of adult peregrine falcons on the upper Yukon River in Alaska have decreased by more than a third in the last three years, according to a scientist who has counted them there for half a century.
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UAF aurora scientist to appear on live Q&A
August 04, 2023
University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute scientist Don Hampton will answer questions about the aurora during a live online event with Mike Fitz, a naturalist with the nature cam network Explore.org.
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Week's events: Tom Bundtzen, lifestyle as medicine, crafting community, string band
August 04, 2023
University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening during the week of Aug. 7-13.
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$1 million USDA investment supports food, energy sovereignty
August 03, 2023
A $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide continued support for a University of Alaska Fairbanks project aimed at educating and preparing the next generation of Alaska Native agriculture leaders.
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Alaska blueberries are good for you. Right?
August 03, 2023
Bog blueberries are a favorite of Alaskans and grizzly bears, but the fact that some people across the Atlantic have long avoided them was a puzzle to Zuzana Vaneková.
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UAF geoscience students take to the Bering Sea
August 02, 2023
Seven University of Alaska Fairbanks students will set sail on the research vessel Sikuliaq in August to study the plants, animals and humans that inhabited the Bering Land Bridge during the last ice age.
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Public invited to follow Bering Land Bridge research project
August 01, 2023
The public can follow a team of scientists aboard the research vessel Sikuliaq who will spend the month of August studying conditions that existed on the Bering Land Bridge during the last ice age.
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Alaskans can help identify invasive crab species
August 01, 2023
A new crab species was spotted in Alaska for the first time last year, and it has the potential to disrupt native species and ecosystems. Alaska Sea Grant is asking Alaskans to help monitor the invasive European green crab on local beaches.
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Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science Summer School returns to HAARP
July 28, 2023
More than 50 researchers will be in Alaska in August for the resumption of a science summer school that culminates with experiments at the High-frequency Active Aurora Research Program facility operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
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Week's events: Ron Inouye, cardiovascular health, Denali in collodion photos, eclectic tunes
July 28, 2023
University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening during the week of July 31-Aug. 6.
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Long-pondered return to a pile of rocks
July 27, 2023
FIREWEED ROCK GLACIER -- "I've been thinking of this stuff for the last 20 years," says Adam Bucki. My friend, soon to be 50, was in his 20s the last time he stood on this massive pile of pointy rocks that oozes slowly downhill.
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UAF Day at the fair scheduled for Aug. 1
July 25, 2023
UAF Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair will include UAF activities throughout the fairgrounds. UAF employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing UAF apparel or showing their PolarExpress card.
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Research elevates Arctic Indigenous voices to understand climate change
July 25, 2023
Indigenous Alaskans have shared nearly 10,000 observations about the rapidly changing Arctic during the past decade in a partnership with university scientists presented in a recent paper.
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UAF introduces new graduate courses in health care administration
July 24, 2023
The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management is introducing new online graduate courses in health care management and leadership.
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Glaciers made of rock, ice and bear scat
July 21, 2023
The grizzly hadn't seen my dog or me, so I yelled and waved my arms. The bear stood, looked in our direction for three unforgettable seconds, then trotted up the valley.
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