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Art-and-science exhibit depicts farming and permafrost interactions
June 25, 2026
An art-and-science exhibit explores the complexities of permafrost and its effects on farmers' lives. Installed along the path on West Tanana Drive, which parallels the Georgeson Botanical Garden, is the Permafrost Grown Art and Science Walk. This exhibit showcases art made by farmers and University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks researchers who participated in Permafrost Grown, a project studying the interactions between permafrost and agriculture.
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Our large army of little green shield bugs comes and goes
June 25, 2026
The tiny flying green annoyances seemed to be more numerous than usual in late May and early June."They" are the birch shield bug, Elasmostethus interstinctus. They are native to ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ and are about the size of a small blueberry.
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Food preservation, healthy living classes offered in Sitka
June 24, 2026
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in Southeast ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ is offering food preservation, entrepreneurship and healthy living classes in Sitka from July 7-12. Extension professor Sarah Lewis will lead the workshops in collaboration with Jasmine Shaw from the Sitka District office.
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Online food safety training course available statewide
June 23, 2026
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will offer a certified food protection manager training on Tuesday, July 7, with a proctor for testing available in Fairbanks. A certified food protection manager is responsible for ensuring that a food establishment complies with regulations.
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Week's events: Peggy Carlson, personal training, imagining ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ, eclectic tunes
June 19, 2026
University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ 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 June 22-28.
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A bird and a puzzling sound lead to discovery
June 18, 2026
I walked around outside our Two Rivers home early one morning, as I sometimes do. It was mid-May and we were about ready to head to work. The birds had recently returned. I heard American robins, black-capped chickadees, a ruby-crowned kinglet and a Swainson's thrush in our woods above Potlatch Creek. A raven flew over our sled dogs.
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Eielson, UAF sign housing, education agreement
June 16, 2026
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks and Eielson Air Force Base have signed an agreement to house and provide educational opportunities for service members on the Troth Yeddha' Campus starting this summer.
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ kelp farms have varied effects on marine CO2 levels
June 15, 2026
ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ kelp farms, which have been viewed as a potential boon for reducing local carbon-dioxide levels, have surprisingly murky effects on atmospheric CO2 removal, according to a new study.
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CTC building named for Michele Stalder
June 13, 2026
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Board of Regents this spring approved a request to name the UAF Community and Technical College building in downtown Fairbanks for CTC Dean Emeritus Michele Stalder. The naming was announced during a June 13 celebration of life for Stalder, who died in February after a lengthy cancer battle.
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Week's events: Willie Blackburn, urinary health, archive stories, gospel music
June 12, 2026
University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ 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 June 15-21.
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Time capsule: How to win the ice pool
June 11, 2026
One sure way to win the Nenana Ice Classic is to invest $100,800 to buy 50,400 tickets, one on each minute from about April 18 to May 22. Someone else probably will win, too, so you will probably lose money.
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Sitka workshop features homemade gelato, tiramisu
June 10, 2026
A Sitka workshop will show participants how to make gelato and tiramisu, traditional Italian desserts. Paula Veshti will lead the workshop, which is sponsored by the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service office in Sitka.
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Week highlights work against invasive species in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ
June 10, 2026
ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Gov. Mike Dunleavy has designated the week of June 14-20, 2026, as ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Invasive Species Awareness Week, which highlights the work of groups such as the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Invasive Species Partnership to manage invasive species in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ.
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Salmon tagging data could help trawlers reduce bycatch
June 08, 2026
A University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks research team has translated a trove of data from a Chinook salmon tagging program into a predictive model that could help reduce bycatch by fishing trawlers. Chinook salmon range from the ocean's surface to depths where trawl nets target groundfish species. The researchers' model uses more than 700,000 data points between Southeast ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ and the Bering Sea to predict how Chinook will be distributed across the water column. With that information, trawlers can potentially adjust their operations to reduce inadvertent salmon catches.
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June 08, 2026
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks' Large Animal Research Station is open for the 2026 summer season. Public tours are available every day at 10 a.m., noon, and 2 p.m. Tour guests will see and learn about muskox, reindeer and wood bison.
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