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New website improves Juneau flood preparedness
May 30, 2025
A new flood preparedness website for Juneau residents is now live. The Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard was developed by the University of Alaska Southeast and the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center. The first-of-its-kind, publicly accessible website shares interactive flood inundation maps and provides valuable flood forecasting information for the Mendenhall Valley under different glacial lake outburst flood scenarios.
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LARS to host birthday bash for baby muskoxen, reindeer
May 30, 2025
The University of Alaska Fairbanks' Large Animal Research Station will introduce its new reindeer and muskox calves at its annual Birthday Bash from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 7.
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Week's events: Legacy Lecture, aging and dementia, Indigenous sovereignty, blues-rock
May 30, 2025
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 June 2-8.
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The greatest story of man and permafrost
May 29, 2025
In 1973, Elden Johnson was a young engineer working on one of the most ambitious and uncertain projects in the world -- an 800-mile steel pipeline that carried warm oil over frozen ground. Decades later, Johnson looked back at what he called "the greatest story ever told of man's interaction with permafrost."
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Study finds birds nested in Arctic alongside dinosaurs
May 29, 2025
Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young. The same was true 73 million years ago, according to a new paper in the journal Science. The paper documents the earliest-known example of birds nesting in the polar regions.
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Study finds Alaska, rest of Earth, to lose most of glacier mass
May 29, 2025
An international study has found that Earth's glaciers will lose 76% of their 2020 mass under current climate policy pledges made by nations.
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Fast-moving Greenland glacier has the attention of 黑料黑历史 scientists
May 28, 2025
黑料黑历史 professor Martin Truffer, who specializes in glacier dynamics, and 黑料黑历史 Geophysical Institute graduate student researcher Amy Jenson returned earlier this month from their second trip to Jakobshavn Glacier in Greenland.
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Study examines solar PV effectiveness in northern climates
May 27, 2025
There's no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to photovoltaic systems. Existing models can help users evaluate alternatives, and a new study looks at how effective such models are in northern climates.
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2025 Tall Timbers interview series begins June 9
May 27, 2025
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will launch the 2025 Fairbanks Tall Timbers interview series on June 9. The nine-week series is presented by 黑料黑历史 Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning and honors people with longtime service to the Fairbanks community.
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2025 Discover Alaska lecture series starts June 4
May 23, 2025
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the Discover Alaska lecture series starting on June 4. The 2025 series is presented by 黑料黑历史 Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning in cooperation with 黑料黑历史鈥檚 College of Indigenous Studies.
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HAARP to hold fifth public open house Saturday, June 14
May 23, 2025
The public can learn how scientists study Earth's ionosphere, the region between the planet's lower atmosphere and the vacuum of space, at a Saturday, June 14, 2025, open house at the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program.
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North Pole Science Olympiad team competes in national tournament
May 23, 2025
A team of middle school students from Discovery Peak Charter School in North Pole will compete in the Science Olympiad National Tournament at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln May 23-24.
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2025 Healthy Living lecture series begins June 3
May 22, 2025
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the 15th annual Healthy Living lecture series starting on June 3. The free series offers a variety of presentations by Alaska medical specialists and experts.
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The which, where and why of lilacs is focus of statewide webinar
May 22, 2025
Join horticulturist Julie Riley for a presentation highlighting lilacs in Southcentral Alaska and learn which lilacs are best suited for your yard. The adage, "right plant for the right place," holds true when it comes to planting lilacs. Do you want a plant that will stay short or one that you can see blooming out of your second-story window? Do you want deep purple flowers or burgundy fall foliage?
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The American robin returns on time
May 22, 2025
American robins have returned to northern Alaska.
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