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Ecologist Dave Payer will speak about his experiences floating the rivers of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge during a free public lecture Wednesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. at Schaible Auditorium on the UAF campus.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host information sessions for prospective students throughout the summer. The next session is scheduled for July 11 at 9 a.m. in the Wood Center and will feature representatives from the Tanana Valley Campus.
University of Alaska Fairbanks art professor Todd Sherman will showcase his new artwork at the Annex Gallery during the month of July.
AlaskaOne television viewers will see some new shows and new times in the programming lineup starting July 1.
With an ability to solve 30 trillion arithmetic calculations a second, the newest supercomputer at the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center is helping researchers develop advanced tools for Arctic-specific, high-resolution weather forecasting to include models of smoke dispersion from wildfires.
Selected news clips for the week of June 22. 2009
The Alumni Drive entrance to the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus will be restricted to westbound, or uphill, traffic only for one month beginning approximately July 10th.
University of Alaska Fairbanks postdoctoral fellow Peter Webley will speak about techniques for detecting volcanic ash clouds and give a demonstration of how he uses Google Earth in his research during a free public lecture Wednesday, July 1 at 7 p.m. at Schaible Auditorium on the UAF campus.
Fairbanks, Alaska -- A new community outreach and research project, OneTree, will launch in Fairbanks next month. The University of Alaska Fairbanks forest products program will coordinate the collaborative project, which explores art and science through a connection to a single birch tree.
Just in time for the berry season, the UAF Cooperative Extension Service introduces “Making Jams and Jellies,” a Web-based instructional module that combines written, audio and video information.
The University of Alaska Museum of the North and Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Libraries are partnering to make the museum's exhibits more accessible to Fairbanks families.
University of Alaska Fairbanks athletic director Forrest Karr announced Monday that Alaska Nanooks women’s basketball coach Darryl Smith was stepping down and would be replaced by Dave Thompson, most recently head basketball coach at Hutchison High School.
Priscilla Rice, the leader of the Forget-Me-Not 4-H Club in Fairbanks, was recently named the 2009 National 4-H Salute to Excellence Volunteer of the Year.
Researchers can chalk up another accomplishment for the University of Alaska’s Unmanned Aircraft Program. Based on the seal-observing performance of the program’s 40-pound ScanEagles, researchers have learned the aircraft can operate in snow and light icing conditions. This feat enhances the viability of the technology, which has proven useful flying through smoke and fog during previous scientific flights.
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