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.
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.
As the dark season begins, more light
November 20, 2025
It's November in Fairbanks, when the sun reminds you of where you're leaving your bootprints on the planet.
Sikuliaq embarks on its first journey to Antarctica
November 20, 2025
The research vessel Sikuliaq will begin a long journey to Antarctica this week, marking a new era for the Seward-based ship and its crew. The ship, which has been owned by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences since 2014, has largely been used in waters around Alaska and the Pacific Northwest for the past decade. Starting early next year, the vessel's duties will temporarily shift to Antarctica for the first time.
2026 pesticide applicator classes set
November 20, 2025
A three-day certified pesticide applicator training workshop is scheduled for Jan. 27-29, with a second workshop planned for April 21-23. The workshops are led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service via Zoom and are available statewide.
UAF expands structural testing capacity
November 18, 2025
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has installed powerful new load frames in the High Bay Structural Testing Laboratory, giving researchers the ability to simulate full-scale stresses on buildings, utilities, and other northern infrastructure. Led by the Arctic Infrastructure Development Center, this upgrade strengthens Alaska's only high-bay facility capable of replicating permafrost settlement, freeze-thaw impacts and seismic forces.
