Campus Tours
UAF Guided Walking Tour
Monday – Friday, 10 a.m.
Tours June 1 – August 31
Free student-guided campus tours lasting about two hours are available in the summer. Tours start at the front entrance of the UA Museum. No tours July 3 – 4. For details contact Summer Sessions at (907) 474-7021, (866) 404-7021 toll free, or e-mail summer@uaf.edu.
Image credit: UAF photo by Todd Paris
UAF Prospective Student Tour
Monday – Friday, 9:30 a.m.
Tours June 1 – August 31
A tour for prospective students interested in UAF. The tour starts in the lobby of Signers’ Hall. For details contact the Office of Admissions at (907) 474-7500 or e-mail admissions@uaf.edu.
Geophysical Institute
Wednesdays, 2:30 p.m.
Tours June 4 – August 27
Visit the world-renowned Geophysical Institute where scientists study subjects ranging from the center of the Earth to the center of the sun. Visit the Alaska Satellite Facility to learn about the work done with polar orbiting satellites and visit the Alaska Earthquake Information Center’s seismology lab. Meet in the Elvey Building lobby. Check availability for groups with ten or more people. Call (907) 474-7558 for more information or e-mail info@gi.alaska.edu.
Image credit: UAF photo by Todd Paris
International Arctic Research Center
Wednesdays, 4:00 p.m.
Tours June 4 – August 27
Walk through the Syun-Ichi Akasofu Building, home of the International Arctic Research Center, where scientists study arctic and global climate. Meet in the Akasofu Building lobby on the UAF West Ridge. To check availability for large groups, or for additional information call (907) 474-7558, or e-mail info@gi.alaska.edu.
Robert G. White Large Animal Research Station
Daily, 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
45 minute tours
Memorial Day (May 28) – Labor Day (September 1)
See muskoxen, caribou, and reindeer close-up. Discover the world of these unique animals. Take Farmer’s Loop Road to Ballaine Road, turn left on Yankovich Road. The research station is one mile on the right. All-hours viewing of the animals is available throughout the year. Visit the station online at www.uaf.edu/lars/ or call (907) 474-5724 for more information.
Image credit: Courtesy LARS
Cold Climate Housing Research Center
Thursdays, 2-3 p.m.
Admission is free.
Visit the Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC), a state of the art facility that promotes the development, use, and testing of energy efficient, durable, healthy, and cost effective building technologies for Alaska and the world’s cold climate regions. CCHRC is located at 1000 Fairbanks Street off Geist Road (near West Valley High School). For more information, visit www.cchrc.org or call (907) 457-3454.
Georgeson Botanical Garden Tour
Fridays, 2 p.m.
Tours June 8 – August 24
Each year the GBG tests over 300 cultivars of annual flowering plants and thousands of perennials. Visit the extensive gardens during the summer to enjoy the wide variety of plants that grow in this northern climate.
The Georgeson Botanical Garden is on West Tanana Drive, one mile west of lower campus. Admission is $2 per person. For more information visit www.uaf.edu/salrm/gbg/ or call (907) 474-1944.
Image credit: UAF photo by Todd Paris
Poker Flat Research Range
Thursday, 1:30 p.m.
Tours: June 12, 26; July 10, 24; August 7, 14
Visit the only university-owned sounding rocket range in the world. Look for the rocket on the right-hand side of the road, 30 miles north of Fairbanks on the Steese Highway. Call (907) 474-7558 for more information or e-mail info@gi.alaska.edu. Reservations are required for groups larger than 10.
Arctic Region Supercomputing Center
Wednesdays, 1 p.m.
Tours June 4 – August 27
(tour size limited to 20)
Visit the ARSC Discovery Lab and take a virtual tour of Alaska’s only supercomputing center. Learn how virtual reality, 3-D applications are helping scientists better understand our world. Tour size is limited to 20 and is on a first-come, first-served
basis. Tours start at the back loading dock of the Rasmuson Library on Tanana Loop. Park in the Taku visitor lot, walk up the hill, take a right at the top, and find the first loading dock on the left. Call (907) 450-8600 or visit
www.arsc.edu
for more information.
Image credit: Courtesy ARSC