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Make a pudding cup, learn about soils in Anchorage program
August 29, 2024
Youths can learn about soil science -- and play with their food -- in a fun, hands-on workshop with 4-H and the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
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UAF launches energy resource engineering degree program
August 27, 2024
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines has launched its new energy resource engineering baccalaureate program. Students can enroll in this forward-thinking field of study starting in fall 2024.
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UAF scientists help keep record of global and Arctic climate
August 27, 2024
For the fourth consecutive year, University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks scientist Rick Thoman served as an editor of an annual federal report summarizing the world's climate.
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The galloping glacier's recent dramas
August 23, 2024
In 1937, what scientists call a "surging" glacier was rumbling across the valley toward a roadhouse along a major ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ highway. That mountain of ice advanced upon the log structure at more than 100 feet each day.
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First responder shares tips on home emergency preparedness
August 23, 2024
In a free, statewide webinar, learn how thoughtful preparedness can help keep you safe and healthy during emergencies and disasters, when fire departments and emergency medical services are stretched thin.
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Energy Department funds ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ climate resilience center
August 22, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $10 million in funding for 10 innovative climate resilience centers, including one led by the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks.
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Food preservation, gardening workshops planned for Bethel
August 22, 2024
A University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service program assistant will travel to Bethel to teach classes on gardening, food safety and food preservation. Jasmine Shaw will lead workshops Sept. 6-8 at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center, 420 Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway. All events are free.
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Energy costs impose high burden on Fairbanks residents
August 21, 2024
A new report by University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks researchers reveals the energy burden for Fairbanks North Star Borough residents to be drastically higher than the Lower 48.
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Jaunelle Celaire receives 2024 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence
August 21, 2024
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Foundation Board of Directors has awarded the 2024 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence to Jaunelle Celaire, UAF professor of voice.
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Microbiologist reviews threats, opportunities of fungi in space
August 21, 2024
Learn about the unseen microbial hitchhikers, including fungi, that join humans in the exploration of space in a free webinar taught by microbiologist Marta Filipa Simoes.
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Learn to save seeds for future generations of plants
August 20, 2024
If you love a plant and want to grow it again next year, tune in to a free, statewide webinar to learn how to save, store and germinate seeds. ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ horticulturalist Debbie Hinchey will share the knowledge and experience she has gained in more than four decades of collecting seeds.
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UAF receives funding to enhance nuclear proliferation detection
August 19, 2024
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks has been named to a group of 12 universities tasked by the federal government with improving and expanding the nation's detection of nuclear weapons proliferation.
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UAF scientists discover phenomenon impacting Earth's radiation belts
August 16, 2024
Two University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks scientists have discovered a new type of "whistler," an electromagnetic wave that carries a substantial amount of lightning energy to the Earth's magnetosphere.
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The recent history of a black rock
August 16, 2024
In June of 1867 -- a few months before ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ would become part of the United States with the transfer of $7.2 million to Russia -- William Healey Dall picked up a shiny black rock from a riverbank.
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UAF Community and Technical College to host summer graduation ceremony
August 15, 2024
The UAF Community and Technical College will host a special graduation ceremony to celebrate the achievements of students completing degrees and certificates through the Summer Fire Academy and other programs, including aviation. The ceremony is set for 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at Davis Concert Hall on UAF's Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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