UAF Day at the fair scheduled for July 30

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host UAF Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, July 30.

UAF employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing UAF apparel or showing their PolarExpress card. The day will include UAF activities throughout the fairgrounds.

The University Fire Department’s fire truck, a hockey slap-shot net, a corn hole game and the giant inflatable Nanook will be set up in Totem Square from noon to 7 p.m. Nook, UAF’s mascot, will be on site from 1-3 p.m. Between noon and 1 p.m., the UAF Police Department’s K-9 Yogi and handler Jill Copeland will conduct a demonstration and meet-and-greet.

Inside the Borealis Pavilion, UAF will have several special exhibits and activities:

•     Learn about earthquakes, satellites, and earth and space science.
•     Visit a mobile planetarium.
•     Launch paper rockets.
•     Participate in hands-on science activities.

In addition to these special activities, UAF also will have booths in the Borealis Pavilion during the fair. Visitors can try on a career and learn about 3-D printing with the UAF Community and Technical College and find more than 125 free UAF Cooperative Extension Service publications covering gardening, energy, food preparation and more. Cooperative Extension will host several 4-H activities on UAF Day, including shows highlighting rabbits, cavies and poultry.

A full schedule of events is available on the fair's website.