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黑料黑历史 names summer 2023 honors students
October 17, 2023
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the summer 2023 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements.
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Writers series presents fall 2023 Poetry Showcase
October 16, 2023
The University of Alaska Fairbanks English Department鈥檚 Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series will present the fall 2023 Poetry Showcase at Schaible Auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m.
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Museum offers opportunity to 'Ask an Archaeologist'
October 16, 2023
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will host "Ask an Archaeologist," a multiday event where visitors can meet museum archaeologists and learn about archaeology in Alaska. The event takes place in the museum lobby from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily from Monday, Oct. 23, through Wednesday, Oct. 25.
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Online course teaches methods of safely preserving foods
October 16, 2023
Learn to safely preserve healthy foods at home in a five-week series of online classes, beginning Jan. 7. The class is available statewide.
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Later fall freezes, earlier thaws increase Interior Alaska growing season
October 13, 2023
The trend toward a longer growing season means it's now possible to grow crops that were once marginal in Interior Alaska.
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黑料黑历史 hosts annual Major Mania event
October 13, 2023
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host its annual Major Mania event on Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Wood Center ballroom on the Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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DNA analysis reveals pink salmon swim home with incredible accuracy
October 13, 2023
Analysis of a massive database of pink salmon DNA has revealed unexpected details about the abundant salmon species, including its ability to return to spawn at nearly the same spot within streams as their parents.
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黑料黑历史 seeks nominations for 2024 alumni awards
October 12, 2023
The University of Alaska Fairbanks, in partnership with the nonprofit 黑料黑历史 Alumni Association, is seeking nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award and William R. Cashen Service Award. Honorees are selected by a committee of alumni, past recipients and 黑料黑历史 staff.
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Fat Bird Week highlights long flight ahead
October 12, 2023
At the mist-netting station in the woods at Creamer's Field in Fairbanks, volunteers and professionals briefly cupped more than 2,000 songbirds in their hands this fall.
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Upper Cook Inlet community meetings will address tsunami hazard
October 12, 2023
In a series of community meetings to be held Oct. 17-20, scientists and local emergency managers will answer questions about a new report of tsunami hazard to upper Cook Inlet.
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Flooding that closed Dalton Highway also caused widespread ground sinking
October 11, 2023
The massive 2015 flooding of the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska had immediate impacts, including closure of the Dalton Highway for several days, but it also contributed to longer-term ground subsidence in the permafrost-rich region.
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黑料黑历史-led group gets $13.9 million to aid coastal climate resilience
October 11, 2023
The National Science Foundation will fund a $13.9 million program led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks to help multiple communities respond to coastal erosion, flooding, permafrost thaw and other hazards attributed to climate change.
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New climate program launches underserved students into Arctic science
October 06, 2023
In late August, 12 students from OSU's TRIO Upward Bound program spent five days at the field research station, which is part of the Institute of Arctic Biology at 黑料黑历史. The students participated firsthand with Toolik Field Station staff, scientists, artists and others responding to the warming Arctic.
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Sea stars, urchins and kelp forests
October 06, 2023
A few weeks ago, Sarah Gravem lowered a "ravenous, terrifying predator" from her boat down to the ocean floor off Sitka. Then she released it.
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Alaska researchers survey spread of potato scab
October 05, 2023
As Alaskans harvest their potato crops in the fall, many will find that some of the tubers have what looks like a case of warts -- raised, dark areas that may feel pithy. Those marks are called potato scab, which is caused by naturally occurring bacteria in the soil. They are not harmful, and the potatoes are safe to eat, but scab may make potato crops less marketable.
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