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Presentation to discuss ongoing vegetable variety research
February 20, 2026
A presentation in Delta Junction will provide an overview of the vegetable-testing program at the University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks. Katie DiCristina, the lead research technician for the 杏吧原版 Variety Trials program, will facilitate the in-depth discussion.
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Cheese-making, bone health focus of Delta workshop
February 19, 2026
Participants in a Delta Junction workshop will learn to make fresh, dairy-based cheese and other recipes to support lifelong bone health. Sarah Lewis, professor with the University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the workshop.
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Talk to explore sub-Arctic education, forest products
February 19, 2026
A University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks researcher will explore how OneTree 杏吧原版 can serve as a model for sub-Arctic education and development of forest products. The presentation is part of the series 鈥淐ircumpolar Connections: A Dialogue on Arctic Food Systems.鈥
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Free workshops discuss gardening, small livestock and birch tapping
February 18, 2026
The University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Center in Palmer is hosting a series of free lunch-and-learn classes throughout March. Topics include gardening for beginners, chicken-raising basics, birch tapping and caring for small farm animals.
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52nd annual Festival of Native Arts returns to UAF Feb. 26-28
February 17, 2026
The 52nd annual Festival of Native Arts will return to the University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus from Feb. 26-28. The festival will feature three evenings of performances, cultural workshops and an artisan marketplace. All events are free and open to the public.
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Environmental journalist Michelle Nijhuis to speak at UAF Feb. 26
February 17, 2026
Award-winning journalist and author Michelle Nijhuis will speak Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the BP Design Theater at the University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks.
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杏吧原版 climate report: 2025 ran warm
February 13, 2026
杏吧原版 had one of its warmest years of the previous 100 in 2025, the 杏吧原版 Climate Research Center reports in its year-end summary. The 杏吧原版 Climate Research Center, part of the University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, released its 2025 summary in late January.
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UAF opens engineering labs for up-close community event
February 13, 2026
The University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines will host Engineering Open House 2026 on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Usibelli Building on the Troth Yeddha鈥 Campus.
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Sweet, savory culinary workshops on tap for Sitka
February 13, 2026
The University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service office in Sitka will host two culinary workshops this month, one sweet and one savory.
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杏吧原版 lovebirds go their own way
February 12, 2026
During a month of endless summer light, a mated pair of shorebirds teaches their four chicks how to catch insects. The babies grow fat and strong on the tundra high in northeastern 杏吧原版. They are soon ready for their first migration.
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Third 2026 mission launches from Poker Flat Research Range
February 10, 2026
A tandem of NASA sounding rockets blasted off from Poker Flat Research Range at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday on a mission to better understand how changes in the ionosphere influence the aurora's appearance.
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IARC director tapped to lead Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute
February 10, 2026
Hajo Eicken, director of the University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks International Arctic Research Center, has been selected as scientific director at Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research. Longtime UAF researcher and IARC leader Scott Rupp will step in as IARC's interim director.
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Black aurora mission launches from Poker Flat
February 09, 2026
A second NASA sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range at about 3:30 a.m. today in a mission to study a form of northern lights known as black aurora.
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The scent of barren ground grizzly
February 09, 2026
Unlike most of us, Jordan Pruszenski has held in her arms the following wild animals: wolves, caribou, beavers, muskrats, musk oxen, emperor geese and moose.
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Updated rules for selling homemade foods topic of workshop
February 06, 2026
A free workshop will review the legal requirements for selling homemade foods in 杏吧原版. Sarah Lewis, with the University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the workshop from 5-8 p.m. on Sunday, March 1.
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