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Augustine Volcano erupts in 2006.

Tiny crystals provide insight to massive volcano eruption

Samples of extremely small crystal clots, each polished to the thickness of a human hair or thinner, have revealed information about the process triggering the major 2006 eruption of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ's Augustine Volcano. Read more from an analysis published in the journal Geology.


Mass spectrometer in the Geochronology Lab.

UAF critical minerals proposal advances in federal funding competition

A University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Fairbanks proposal to reduce the United States' dependency on foreign sources of minerals critical to the technology and defense industries has been named a semifinalist in a National Science Foundation competition. Learn more on the proposal.


A man stands on a gravel mound, looking out over green thickets of small deciduous trees. Spruce-covered hills in a hazy sky in the background.

One big earthquake, two AK ghost towns

DOME CITY -- "I'm really happy to be out here," Carl Tape says as he stands on a pyramid of dry gravel, 20 feet high. "I've been thinking about this earthquake for 10 years." Read more on Tape's look into the July 6, 1912, magnitude 7.2 event that affected people across ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ.

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Jason Ahrns (left) and Michael Martins (right) atop the ground station roof in Utqiagvik.

Students achieve and inspire

UAF students get involved and receive recognition for excellence in academics, leadership and service. Read more in the summer 2025 Aurora.


UAOnline upgrade demos for faculty, advisors

On July 28, the Faculty and Advisor menu and pages in UAOnline will be upgraded to the newest version. To help with the transition, demos will be presented via Zoom on the new features. Register for a demo.


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