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UAF chancellor finalists, campus visit dates announced
April 29, 2026
Four finalists in the search for a new chancellor at the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks will visit Fairbanks and the Troth Yeddha' Campus the week of May 4-8. Each finalist will spend a day meeting with various campus groups and will participate in two open forums in the Schaible Auditorium and online.
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Bishop Rock's oversized effect on breakup
April 24, 2026
A few weeks ago, as my friend Forest and I rode our bikes on the vast white sheet of the frozen Yukon River downstream of Galena, the river forced us into a 90-degree hard left. There, the channel suddenly necked down from being almost a mile wide to just a quarter mile.
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Public TV's joegardener to speak at ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ gardening conference
April 23, 2026
The 2026 ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Master Gardener Conference, hosted by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service in Juneau, will feature ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ experts on such topics as peonies, figs, native plants and poppies. Internationally renowned gardening expert Joe Lamp'l, the Joe behind joegardener, is the keynote speaker.
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Meg Nordale named 2026 Business Leader of the Year
April 23, 2026
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management has named Meg Nordale, president of GHEMM Co., as the 2026 Business Leader of the Year award recipient.
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Webinars highlight ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Native Plant Month
April 22, 2026
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, in collaboration with the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Native Plant Society, is hosting a series of free webinars to highlight native plants and animals and the challenges they face. All webinars will be from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesdays during May, which is ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Native Plant Month.
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Webinar to discuss ways to reduce firewood drying time
April 22, 2026
It can take significant time and effort to turn an Interior ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ spruce or birch tree into dry firewood, but a recent study demonstrates ways to shorten and improve the efficiency of the process. Georgia Houde will discuss the findings of the study conducted by University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks researchers Jessie Young-Robertson and Matt Robertson in a free webinar from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29.
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ climate report: March 2026 saw dangerous weather
April 21, 2026
March brought a series of dangerous and disruptive weather events across ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ. Severe cold combined with powerful storms to affect communities statewide, according to the monthly summary from the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Climate Research Center.
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Seminar explores ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ's agriculture and mariculture connections
April 21, 2026
A discussion between a University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks mariculture specialist and a UAF livestock nutritionist will dive into how the mariculture industry can support ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ agriculture.
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Arctic Innovation Competition presents 2026 awards
April 20, 2026
A residential boiler economizer designed to improve heating efficiency in rural ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ won first place in the 2026 Arctic Innovation Competition main division finals on April 18.
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UAF, NASA produced fact-filled coloring book about the sun
April 20, 2026
A new sun-based and science-focused coloring book produced by the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks in collaboration with NASA is now available.
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Biking trail ends at the western coast
April 17, 2026
Winter finally ran out on us. After 515 miles and more than three weeks of pedaling and pushing our fat bikes, we decided to fly home to Fairbanks.
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Lumber grading training scheduled for Anchorage
April 14, 2026
The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Lumber Grading program will hold a free certification course in Anchorage from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28. The program, part of the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, is designed to allow small and medium-scale sawmill operators to produce dimension lumber for home construction in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ.
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Let the show begin! New planetarium at UAF ready to open
April 14, 2026
The Walt and Marita Babula Planetarium at the UA Museum of the North will open Saturday, April 25, International Astronomy Day.
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Webinar to review green-up forecast in Interior ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ
April 13, 2026
Tracking birch sap, green-up and pollen in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ's boreal forest will be the main topics of a webinar at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 23. Fairbanks has a unique multidecadal record of green-up dates, which has been used to develop techniques for forecasting green-up and related events in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ's boreal forest.
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April museum programs explore outer space
April 10, 2026
Family programs at the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Museum of the North will focus on outer space in April.
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