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Livestock nutrition workshops planned in Fairbanks, Delta Junction
July 17, 2024
Rachael Christensen, a research animal scientist with the Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, will lead two free livestock nutrition workshops. The focus will be on ruminant species, such as cows, goats, sheep and yaks.
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Field Day showcases Fairbanks agricultural research
July 16, 2024
Spend an afternoon in the fields of the Fairbanks Experiment Farm with researchers and learn about the agriculture-related science happening at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Fairbanks Research Field Day, 2-7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, is a free educational event for farmers, community leaders and the general public.
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UAF names spring 2024 honors students
July 16, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the spring 2024 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements.
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Exhibit specialist offers tips for upcoming fair
July 16, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service has invited Kathy Liska, the fair's crop superintendent and a master gardener, to lead a free webinar on how to participate in the competitive exhibits at the Alaska State Fair, which runs Aug. 16-Sept. 2 in Palmer.
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Sand dunes a unique Alaska landscape
July 15, 2024
From a molded seat of sand dug into the western rim of a 5-mile oval of desert, I'm looking out over a sea of tan waves. Spruce spears stick up here and there through the sand.
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USDA NextGen scholarship applications available
July 12, 2024
Students who want to shape the future of food and agriculture can find scholarships through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's NextGen Program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Week's events: Jennifer Jolis, alcohol and health, Mars methane, American roots
July 12, 2024
University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of July 15-21.
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Hatcheries can boost wild salmon numbers but reduce diversity
July 11, 2024
The ability of salmon hatcheries to increase wild salmon abundance may come at the cost of reduced diversity among wild salmon, according to a new University of Alaska Fairbanks-led study.
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UAF physicist receives top honor from European science association
July 11, 2024
Research professor Craig Heinselman of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute will receive the 10th Beynon Medal for his work leading a six-nation organization that builds and operates ionospheric research facilities in northern Europe.
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In-person food preservation series planned in Palmer
July 09, 2024
Learn to preserve meat, fish, fruits and vegetables by canning using a pressure canner, pickling, and drying in a series of in-person workshops in Palmer.
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Rural Alaska Honors Institute will celebrate 42nd graduation
July 08, 2024
Rural Alaska Honors Institute will celebrate 42nd graduation
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UAF invites people to take a wildfire walk
July 08, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will celebrate a new interpretive trail July 11 at the 2021 Yankovich Road Fire site, where 3.5 acres burned within 100 yards of a neighborhood.
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Mystery of the glass tool kit in the sand
July 04, 2024
From space, the Nogahabara Dunes are a splotch of blond sand about six miles in diameter surrounded by green boreal forest. Located west of the Koyukuk River, the dunes are the site of an uncommon discovery.
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Week's events: John Manthei, weight medications, nutrition, jazz
June 28, 2024
University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer
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UAF science communicator gets an explosion of literary notoriety
June 28, 2024
Elisabeth Nadin of the Alaska Earthquake Center helped with research for "Eruption," the new book by bestselling American author James Patterson and the late Michael Crichton. The book, released June 3, was an instant top seller.
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