A wrinkle beneath the icy face of Alaska
December 12, 2025
A few days ago, the forces beneath Alaska rattled people within a 500-mile radius: A magnitude 7 earthquake ripped under Hubbard Glacier.
UAF 2025-26 winter break office closures set
December 12, 2025
Most offices at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will close for the winter break from Dec. 25, 2025, to Jan. 4, 2026. Some offices will also close or have reduced hours Dec. 15-24. Some public venues will be open during parts of the break.
Cooperative Extension's Tanana District office moving to new location
December 12, 2025
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service office for the Tanana District, now located at the old University Park building at 1000 University Ave., is moving to a new space in the new year. The office is relocating to Room 205 in the UAF Community and Technical College at 604 Barnette St. in downtown Fairbanks.
Mammoth mystery takes an unexpected turn
December 12, 2025
University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher Matthew Wooller and a large international team have studied the remains of more than 300 mammoths during the past three years. None of them have delivered a journey quite like samples UAMN3760 and UAMN3724.
Presentation planned on GPS use for recreation
December 11, 2025
A free in-person and virtual presentation will discuss how to use a GPS receiver for navigation and safer backcountry travel. Nelson Crone, farm director at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer, will provide a basic overview of GPS use for navigation, plus tips and best practices for recreational travel in Alaska.
A wrinkle beneath the icy face of Alaska
December 12, 2025
A few days ago, the forces beneath Alaska rattled people within a 500-mile radius: A magnitude 7 earthquake ripped under Hubbard Glacier.
UAF 2025-26 winter break office closures set
December 12, 2025
Most offices at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will close for the winter break from Dec. 25, 2025, to Jan. 4, 2026. Some offices will also close or have reduced hours Dec. 15-24. Some public venues will be open during parts of the break.
Cooperative Extension's Tanana District office moving to new location
December 12, 2025
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service office for the Tanana District, now located at the old University Park building at 1000 University Ave., is moving to a new space in the new year. The office is relocating to Room 205 in the UAF Community and Technical College at 604 Barnette St. in downtown Fairbanks.
Mammoth mystery takes an unexpected turn
December 12, 2025
University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher Matthew Wooller and a large international team have studied the remains of more than 300 mammoths during the past three years. None of them have delivered a journey quite like samples UAMN3760 and UAMN3724.
Presentation planned on GPS use for recreation
December 11, 2025
A free in-person and virtual presentation will discuss how to use a GPS receiver for navigation and safer backcountry travel. Nelson Crone, farm director at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer, will provide a basic overview of GPS use for navigation, plus tips and best practices for recreational travel in Alaska.
Alaska climate report: November anything but normal
December 11, 2025
November brought two wildly differing snow stories to Alaska, according to the monthly summary from the Alaska Climate Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
State, Cooperative Extension offer free grower safety course
December 10, 2025
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will hold a Produce Safety Alliance grower training in January.
ACEP internship program builds Alaska’s next workforce
December 10, 2025
The Alaska Center for Energy and Power summer internship program is accepting applications for summer 2026. The program offers undergraduate interns opportunities to engage in projects in marine, geothermal or high-latitude solar energy, heat pumps, cyberinfrastructure and data analysis.
Research offers defense against energized space electrons
December 09, 2025
Research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is advancing the ability to quickly clean up Earth's radiation belts from a flood of energetic electrons created by an extraordinary solar blast or a nuclear explosion in space.
The people behind earthquake early warning
December 04, 2025
When you follow scientists in the Alaska wilderness, you'll almost certainly get alder-snagged.
Hands-on workshop introduces ancient art of bonsai
December 04, 2025
The word "bonsai" means "tree in a dish or tray," and the practice invites participants to slow down and cultivate patience. A hands-on, two-day workshop sponsored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will teach participants about the ancient art.
'Alaska Voices' shares climate adaptation stories
December 03, 2025
The second season of the podcast "Alaska Voices" brings listeners into the lives of Alaskans dealing with one of the most rapidly changing environments on Earth.
Anchorage researcher to discuss results of snow load survey
December 02, 2025
A recent survey shows 70% of Anchorage residents are concerned about heavy snow loads on roofs, and a significant number are hiring help to address these concerns. In a webinar hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, Jennifer Schmidt, associate professor of natural resource management and policy at the University of Alaska Anchorage Institute of Social and Economic Research, will discuss the results of the survey.
The mystery of the dancing wires
December 01, 2025
In this quiet, peaceful time of year, with all the noisy birds flown south and all the scary bears in hillside dens, little things catch our attention. Like wires that move as if by magic.
CTC dean candidates to make public presentations
November 25, 2025
Kevin Alexander and Brenda Madore, candidates for dean of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Community and Technical College, will give public presentations Monday, Dec. 1, and Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Seminar explores Alaska food independence scenario
November 24, 2025
A University of Alaska Fairbanks professor will explore how Alaska might grow enough grain to supply its needs and limit reliance on imported food. The presentation by Jakir Hasan, research assistant professor of plant genetics with the UAF Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, is part of the seminar series "Circumpolar Connections: A Dialogue on Arctic Food Systems."
Talk will share insights from circumpolar farms, cultures
November 21, 2025
Chelsea San Roman, a farm and research technician at the Matanuska Experiment Farm in Palmer, will share stories and experiences from the 2025 Circumpolar Agriculture Conference in Tromsø, Norway. San Roman was part of a group from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension who spent a week in September with farmers, producers and researchers from Earth's circumpolar regions.
