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Music in the Garden series begins May 26
May 19, 2022
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Music in the Garden concert series will kick off on May 26 at the Georgeson Botanical Garden, offering 12 weeks of family-friendly performances throughout the summer.
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Wading into the icy Yukon River for science
May 19, 2022
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologist Heather Best stepped into the Yukon River. She held a 3-foot portion of grader blade. Running along the blade was river-measuring tube secured by hose clamps.
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Really Free Market returns to UAF on May 21
May 16, 2022
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the Really Free Market recycling event on Saturday, May 21, in the parking lot next to the Lola Tilly Commons.
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Alaska's big river breaks up at Eagle
May 13, 2022
Breakup happened on the Yukon River at Eagle, the river's first settlement as it flows into the United States, at around 2 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2022.
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Annual UAF Arctic Research Open House set for May 19
May 12, 2022
Come learn about the incredible research happening at the University of Alaska Fairbanks during the 2022 Arctic Research Open House from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 19.
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Hunga volcano eruption provides an explosion of data
May 12, 2022
The massive Jan. 15, 2022, eruption of the Hunga submarine volcano in the South Pacific Ocean created a variety of atmospheric wave types, including booms heard 6,200 miles away in Alaska. It also created an atmospheric pulse that caused an unusual tsunami-like disturbance that arrived at Pacific shores sooner than the actual tsunami. Those are among the many observations reported by a team of 76 scientists from 17 nations that researched the eruption's atmospheric waves.
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Cooperative Extension workshops get underway in Southeast
May 06, 2022
Juneau-based Cooperative Extension agent Sarah Lewis will travel to remote Southeast communities in her family's cruising trawler to hold classes this month.
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Awaiting river breakup on the Yukon
May 05, 2022
Andy Bassich lives on the south bank of the Yukon River, about 12 miles downstream from Eagle, Alaska, the first community in America along the largest waterway in Alaska.
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UAF steel bridge team earns spot in national finals
May 05, 2022
The University of Alaska Fairbanks steel bridge team is headed back to familiar territory -- the national championships. The UAF squad earned the top score last month in the Pacific Northwest Regional AISC Student Steel Bridge Competition, finishing in first place in five of the six judging categories.
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UAF, Willamette Law ink cooperative agreement
May 04, 2022
Willamette University College of Law and the University of Alaska Fairbanks have signed a new agreement that will give Alaska students a new path to a law degree.
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