UAF news and information

Work by UAF researchers, NASA aids Hurricane Ida response

September 17, 2021

Federal emergency managers needed information as Hurricane Ida approached Louisiana at the end of August. In Fairbanks, 3,400 miles away, scientists went to work using new techniques they developed.
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Setting traps to catch an Alaska virus

September 17, 2021

A biologist who lives in Atlanta and works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is hunting for a virus in Alaska that was unknown to humans until 2015.
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UAF business school gets new name

September 16, 2021

The University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Management has changed its name to the College of Business and Security Management.
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Natural cycles in the Gulf of Alaska affect ocean acidification

September 15, 2021

New research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks shows that the fluctuations of major wind and ocean circulation systems can temporarily accelerate or reverse the rate of ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska.
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Big space mystery gets big attention from UAF space physicist

September 14, 2021

UAF associate professor Hyunju Connor is working on three satellite launches in the quest to better understand the interaction of the solar wind with Earth's magnetosphere.
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Enter the 2021 Alaska Top Crop Contest

September 14, 2021

How did your garden grow this year? Were the sunflowers extra tall? Enter photos in the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center's second annual Alaska Top Crop Contest.
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Expedition embarks to assess the state of the eastern Arctic Ocean

September 10, 2021

A University of Alaska Fairbanks-led expedition embarks this week for a 40-day scientific cruise to assess the state of the eastern Arctic Ocean. The expedition, which is part of the Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System, includes 27 participants from the United States, Russia, Japan and Denmark.
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Plastic ingenuity provides safe river exit

September 09, 2021

Our Labor Day canoe trip went a day long, and almost a boat short.
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UAF names spring, summer 2021 honors students

September 08, 2021

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the spring and summer 2021 semesters. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements
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UAF researcher to lead four-year project to revolutionize seismology

September 03, 2021

A project to unite seismic data analysis and modeling with supercomputing power may help answer some of the biggest questions about the Earth's seismic activity.
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Diversity helps a place survive

September 03, 2021

UAF Geophysical Institute directors have followed the advice of your financial advisor: diversify your portfolio.
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September museum programs explore berries

August 31, 2021

The University of Alaska Museum of the North is focusing on berries during family programs in September.
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What does it take to reach 75?

August 26, 2021

We just had a party up here, to celebrate the Geophysical Institute's 75th year of existence. Seventy-five years also happens to be the average life expectancy for a human these days.
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Climate change threatens seal hunting by Indigenous Alaskans

August 24, 2021

Climate change has severely reduced the length of the seal hunting season in a rural Alaska village, potentially threatening a key feature of the community's Indigenous way of life.
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Beavers not always to blame for beaver fever

August 19, 2021

Beavers usually get the rap for spreading Giardia (beaver fever), but researchers say we blame beavers too often.
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Rasmuson Library Zoom session with library archivists

September 28, 2021

The Rasmuson library will host a panel discussion, "Discover the Archives: Research and Teaching with Primary Sources," on Tuesday, Sept. 28, from 1-2 p.m.
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IAB Life Sciences Seminar: Biogeography and the Bering Land Bridge

September 17, 2021

Daniel Mann will be the speaker for the Institute of Arctic Biology Life Sciences Seminar on Friday, Sept. 17, at 3 p.m. by Zoom and in Murie Auditorium (limited to 30 participants).
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PhD thesis: 'Northern Dene Astronomical and Sky-Related Knowledge'

September 17, 2021

Chris M. Cannon will present his dissertation defense, "Northern Dene Astronomical and Sky-Related Knowledge," on Friday, Sept. 17, from 9-11 a.m.
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Starvation Gulch 2021 this weekend

September 16, 2021

Starvation Gulch is this week, with activities from Thursday through Sunday. Be sure to head to the Nenana parking lot for the bonfires Saturday at 9 p.m.!
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Blind sensitivity training Sept. 16

September 16, 2021

The Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired will be offering an interactive blind sensitivity training on Thursday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m.-noon in Wood Center E/F.
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CFOS Seminar: Marine ecosystem modeling in the California Current

September 15, 2021

The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences will hold its next weekly seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. via Zoom. The talk will be offered by Jerome Fiechter.
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Free animation workshop offered

September 13, 2021

A free animation workshop Sept. 13-17 will teach how to create engaging data visualizations.
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Memorial stair climb event scheduled for 9/11

September 11, 2021

A memorial stair climb to recognize the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the firefighters who died at the World Trade Center that day will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Carlson Center.
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IAB Life Sciences Seminar: Jessica Glass on kingfish

September 10, 2021

Jessica Glass will be the speaker for the IAB Life Sciences Seminar on Friday, Sept. 10 at 3 p.m. by Zoom.
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COVID-19 vaccine clinic Sept. 9

September 09, 2021

The Pfizer vaccine will be available at a pop-up clinic Thursday, Sept. 9, in the Akasofu Building lobby.
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UA Board of Regents to hold board meeting Sept. 9-10

September 09, 2021

A two-day meeting of the full board will be held Sept. 9 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and Sept. 10 from 8 a.m.-noon.
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CFOS Seminar: Seep hunting in Alaska with friends, and how the present is the key to your future

September 08, 2021

The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences will hold its next weekly seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 8, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. via Zoom.
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IAB Life Science Hour Seminar returns Sept. 3

September 03, 2021

Clément Hardy will discuss old-growth forest in a landscape on Friday, Sept. 3, at 3 p.m. by Zoom.
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EPSCoR to hold phase 6 webinar

September 03, 2021

The leads of a planned sixth phase of Alaska NSF EPSCoR will hold an informational webinar about the proposal at noon Friday, Sept. 3.
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Observation and mindfulness workshop and artist talk

September 02, 2021

The University of Alaska Museum of the North is offering a workshop on "Sustained Observation and Mindfulness" on Thursday, Sept. 2, from 3:30 to 6 pm. with artist Jonathan VanDyke.
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