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UAF leads AI project to strengthen Alaska's rural power grids
August 11, 2026
A new energy research project led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks has received a $725,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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How do Alaska animals sleep in the summer?
August 11, 2026
More than a month after the summer solstice, Fairbanks is still the land of the midnight sun. Joggers are out getting in their late-night runs along Farmers Loop, and we still don't need our headlights after another evening ice cream at Hot Licks.
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New instrument will aid environmental science and industry
August 10, 2026
A new spectrometer facility at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will let researchers see chemical components of materials in the parts-per-trillion range, advancing environmental science across Alaska.
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Tickets available for UAF Business Leader of the Year event
August 10, 2026
Tickets are on sale for the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management's 48th Business Leader of the Year dinner and award ceremony.
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Week's events: Robert Hannon, sleep, Alaska Native language archive, string band
August 09, 2026
University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the final week, Aug. 10-16.
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UAF Day at the fair scheduled Aug. 4
August 03, 2026
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host UAF Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 4. UAF employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing UAF apparel or showing their PolarExpress card.
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Week's events: Atkinson and Toelle, dementia, AI, progressive rock
July 31, 2026
University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of Aug. 3-9.
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World War II sparked creation of Geophysical Institute
July 30, 2026
As presidential bill signings go, H.R. 6496 wasn’t a particularly exciting one for the nation on July 31, 1946. But it would prove historic for the University of Alaska and the future state.
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Belugas absent from Kenai River during peak fishing season
July 30, 2026
Endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales, which have traditionally fed in the salmon-rich Kenai River throughout the summer, were absent during times of high human activity in a recent two-year period.
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DNA shows ancient humans killed more female mammoths
July 30, 2026
After analyzing the DNA in over 500 ancient mammoth bones, an international research team has determined that ice age humans disproportionately killed female woolly mammoths. The newly published study in the journal Current Biology sampled mammoth bone accumulations associated with ancient human activity and found they were dominated by females.
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UAF CTC firefighting students medal at SkillsUSA nationals
July 24, 2026
Two UAF Community and Technical College student firefighters won silver and bronze medals at the SkillsUSA national championships in Atlanta.
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Week's events: Cathie Harms, gut health, info literacy, steel drums
July 24, 2026
University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of July 27-Aug. 2.
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Deep thawing soil will keep roads rough
July 23, 2026
Before being patched with thick black asphalt during recent weeks, the roads across Goldstream Creek's swampy valley bucked my car like a whitewater raft in the Nenana River canyon.
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Week's events: Shellie Foint-Anderson, joint health, smart scrolling, bagpipes
July 17, 2026
University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of July 20-26.
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July 16, 2026
From the edge of the Coldfoot truck stop, a pair of yellow eyes in a softly severe, silver face looks out from dense willows and alders.
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