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IARC Salon: ‘Alaska’s 2019 Extended Wildfire Season’
October 16, 2019
The IARC Salon panel discussion on wildfire, led by Uma Bhatt, Nancy Fresco and Joe Little, will be held Oct. 24 from 2-3 p.m. in Akasofu 401.
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Evolutionary geneticist to give talk on ancient DNA
October 16, 2019
A Siberian trapper-turned-geneticist will explore the connections between modern organisms and their ancestors during a talk at the University of Alaska Fairbanks on Oct. 22.
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October 15, 2019
UAF Staff Council, the International Arctic Research Center and the Blood Bank of Alaska will hold their biannual blood drive Oct. 24 in Akasofu 501.
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UAF summit will explore health care careers, education
October 14, 2019
The eighth annual Alaska Interior Medical Education Summit on Oct. 19 will offer community members a way to explore an ever-expanding array of health careers and educational opportunities.
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Peter Frumhoff seminar: Science, action on climate change
October 08, 2019
The Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center will host a discussion on science and policy with the visiting scientist Oct. 10 from 2-4 p.m. in Akasofu 501.
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Chapin to receive 2019 Volvo Environment Prize
October 07, 2019
University of Alaska Fairbanks professor emeritus and ecologist Terry Chapin has been named the 2019 recipient of the Volvo Environment Prize. The prize, in its 30th year, recognizes one person worldwide for outstanding scientific discoveries in the areas of environmental science and sustainable development. The prize includes a cash sum of 1.5 million Swedish kronor, […]
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Stephen Jewett wins diving lifetime achievement award
October 04, 2019
The award is for those from the scientific diving community who have made a significant contribution in advancing underwater science and technology.
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Seminar on challenges to ocean health
October 04, 2019
Johan Bergenäs, senior director for public policy at Vulcan Inc., who will present "Five Key Challenges to Ocean Health" at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 9.
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Sifting volcano paydirt to help forecast eruptions
October 03, 2019
More than 100 volcanoes pimple the adolescent skin of Alaska, spreading from ear to ear. Some are loud, flamboyant and obnoxious. Others are sneaky and quiet, escaping notice until a pilot sees a gray plume that wasn’t there yesterday.
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UAF-led study finds safe mercury levels in Kotzebue Sound fish
September 27, 2019
A new analysis of Kotzebue Sound fish has found that mercury levels in a variety of its subsistence species are safe for unrestricted consumption. The University of Alaska Fairbanks-led study tested 297 subsistence-caught fish, which included eight species — chum salmon, fourhorn sculpin, least cisco, humpback whitefish, starry flounder, Pacific herring, Pacific tomcod and sheefish.
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Research will help seaweed farming and traditional aquaculture
September 26, 2019
Alaska Sea Grant has received new federal funds to help develop aquaculture projects in Alaska and to work with partners on regional and national priorities. It’s part of a $16 million award from National Sea Grant that will fund 42 collaborative aquaculture projects across the country.
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UAF researchers embark on an expedition frozen at sea
September 20, 2019
Five UAF researchers are among hundreds of scientists worldwide who will spend part of the coming year on board a research ship frozen in the Arctic sea ice.
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Maio awarded NSF CAREER grant to study storm hazards
September 19, 2019
A National Science Foundation award to University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher Chris Maio will support research and education in western Alaska coastal communities that are affected by severe storms.
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Alaska’s changes are many, and so fast
September 19, 2019
University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers took a few breaths recently to put together a new document. In it, they summarize what scientists have observed in Alaska, a place that is changing faster than anywhere else in the U.S.
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Symposium to highlight lessons learned from 2018 Anchorage earthquake
September 18, 2019
A symposium next week will focus on the 2018 earthquake and its consequences, and highlight the research during the past year.
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