UAF CTC seeks public input on LPN program for accreditation review
September 13, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Community and Technical College is seeking public feedback as part of the review process for the accreditation of its licensed practical nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.
Alaska Lumber Grading Program adds training dates
September 13, 2024
Four training dates are scheduled in October for individuals who wish to earn certification from the Alaska Lumber Grading Program. The free program's purpose is to expand Alaskans' ability to use locally harvested lumber for homebuilding.
Multistate project to evaluate alfalfa in northern climates
September 13, 2024
University of Alaska Fairbanks soil scientist Caley Gasch has been named co-principal investigator in a multistate project to study alfalfa grown in northern climates.
A guide to the Alaska that was (is)
September 12, 2024
In 1935, in the middle of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Federal Writers' Project. His goal was to provide jobs for American writers who found themselves unemployed after the stock market crash of 1929. Merle Colby was one of those writers.
Dams built to prevent coastal flooding can worsen it
September 12, 2024
The common practice of building dams to prevent flooding can actually contribute to more intense coastal flood events, according to a new study.
UAF CTC seeks public input on LPN program for accreditation review
September 13, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Community and Technical College is seeking public feedback as part of the review process for the accreditation of its licensed practical nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.
Alaska Lumber Grading Program adds training dates
September 13, 2024
Four training dates are scheduled in October for individuals who wish to earn certification from the Alaska Lumber Grading Program. The free program's purpose is to expand Alaskans' ability to use locally harvested lumber for homebuilding.
Multistate project to evaluate alfalfa in northern climates
September 13, 2024
University of Alaska Fairbanks soil scientist Caley Gasch has been named co-principal investigator in a multistate project to study alfalfa grown in northern climates.
A guide to the Alaska that was (is)
September 12, 2024
In 1935, in the middle of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Federal Writers' Project. His goal was to provide jobs for American writers who found themselves unemployed after the stock market crash of 1929. Merle Colby was one of those writers.
Dams built to prevent coastal flooding can worsen it
September 12, 2024
The common practice of building dams to prevent flooding can actually contribute to more intense coastal flood events, according to a new study.
Monday open house set for ACUASI's new Nenana drone hangar
September 12, 2024
A public open house for the new Nenana hangar of the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16.
Webinar to discuss role of mycorrhizae in soil health
September 11, 2024
Learn about mycorrhizae and their role in creating a healthy soil environment for plants in a free webinar at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Caley Gasch, research assistant professor of soil science at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer, will shepherd participants through the world of mycorrhizal fungi.
Webinar to discuss growing and preparing garlic
September 10, 2024
Learn to grow garlic and to cook the flavorful vegetable in new ways during a free webinar led by Heidi Rader.
UAF to host grand opening for Student Success Center Sept. 18
September 09, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host a grand opening for its new Student Success Center on the sixth floor of the Rasmuson Library on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The event is free and open to the public.
September museum programs explore sketching
September 06, 2024
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will focus on sketching during family programs in September.
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UAF names summer 2024 honors students
September 05, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the summer 2024 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements.
Why is that caterpillar looking at me?
September 05, 2024
On a trip to Quartz Lake, visitor to Alaska Garrett Ast once plucked a caterpillar from a twig. As Garrett held it in his palm, the caterpillar reared up and -- with two sparkling baby blues -- looked him right in the eye.
New research has implications for Fairbanks winter air quality improvement
September 04, 2024
Work led by University of Alaska Fairbanks and Georgia Institute of Technology researchers shows that the effort to improve Fairbanks' wintertime air quality by reducing the amount of primary sulfate in the atmosphere may not be as effective as intended in the deep cold.
The lost world of northern dinosaurs
August 30, 2024
On a recent river trip in northern Alaska, scientists from the University of Alaska Museum of the North found a lost world, a time of "polar forests with reptiles running around in them."
LARS to host Sept. 7 event for local residents
August 30, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Large Animal Research Station will close out the summer tour season with a special event for local residents on Saturday, Sept. 7. The event will include tours and a sale in the gift shop, with everything discounted 15%.
Fairbanks Experiment Farm, Georgeson staff begin weeding out chokecherries
August 30, 2024
On Monday, another step was taken in the long process of weeding out popular but invasive chokecherry trees on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus. Seven chokecherry trees (Prunus padus and Prunus virginiana) were removed from Georgeson Botanical Garden and the Fairbanks Experiment Farm, including a tree planted in 1993 in honor of Arbor Day.
UAF scientist's method could give months' warning of major earthquakes
August 29, 2024
The public could have days or months of warning about a major earthquake through identification of prior low-level tectonic unrest over large areas, according to research by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist who analyzed two major quakes in Alaska and California.
