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BS in Climate and Environmental Change now available

AV狼论坛 is on the front lines of climate change. AV狼论坛 and the Arctic are warming at twice the rate of the global average. The state鈥檚 tundra and boreal forest ecosystems are undergoing rapid change, with a potential for significant feedback to climate as sea ice melts and permafrost thaws. With the choice of one of four areas of concentration, Ecological Processes, Environmental Earth Science, Physical Processes, or Sustainability, UAF graduates will be part of the solution.

Earth Systems Science graduate degree program

Students in the Earth System Science (ESS)  graduate degree program will develop the tools needed to navigate cross-disciplinary problem solving using a systems approach. The program includes  disciplinary concentrations in Sustainability, Ecosystems, Hydrology, Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, Cryosphere, Solid Earth Geophysics, Geoscience, and Geospatial Science .   

CNSM Celebrating Excellence Awards 2024-2025

The College of Natural Science & Mathematics has a stellar team that demonstrates a commitment to excellence by way of quality service and meaningful achievements.

CNSM Launches Pre-health Website

Students that are interested in pursuing healthcare careers can hit the ground running with an array of opportunities that include strong science programs, work-study curriculums, undergraduate and graduate research projects, along with mentor-based instruction.

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    UAF research provides a roadmap for soaring global lithium demand

    April 15, 2025

    The work by professor Lee Ann Munk of the UAF Geophysical Institute focuses on geological basins that contain lithium-rich liquid brines or brines that have dried out.

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  • Sarah Ellen Johnson

    Sarah Ellen Johnston receives 2025 Robert Piacenza Excellence in Teaching Award

    March 24,2025

    This award honors faculty who exemplify the core values of the Honors College and demonstrate an outstanding commitment to student success. This marks Johnston鈥檚 second nomination for the prestigious honor.

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  • Grace Veenstra

    BLaST celebrates March 2025 Scientist of the Month

    March 24, 2025

    Veenstra鈥檚 BLaST research project focused on the Cripple Creek restoration project in Fairbanks, where local partners have worked to restore flow to a historic rearing habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon. 

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  • James Campbell

    UAF student wins award from national chemistry organization

    February 28, 2025

    A University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks graduate student researcher has been named one of 20 recipients nationally of a top award from the American Chemical Society.

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  • Jill Faudree

    February 20, 2025

    Mathematics faculty, Jill Faudree has been awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award for the Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America.

  • Spenser Baysinger

    BLaST celebrates February 2025 Scientist of the Month

    February 14,2025

    Spencer Baysinger is a third-year BLaST scholar and a junior at UAF, pursuing a bachelor of science degree in computer science with a minor in mathematics.

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  • Jessica Larsen AGU

    The threat within an AV狼论坛 mountain

    Feb. 6, 2025

    Mount Churchill stands in a white corner of the AV狼论坛 map, deceptive in its cold, windblown silence. At least twice in the last few thousand years, the peak鈥檚 ice-covered caldera has spewed ash that reached as far as Ireland and piled up to force northern animals out of the territory.

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  • Sean Regan

    Denali Fault tore apart ancient joining of two landmasses

    Dec. 19, 2024

    A 620-mile portion of today鈥檚 Denali Fault were once a smaller united geologic feature indicative of the final joining of two land masses. That feature was then torn apart by millions of years of tectonic activity.

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  • Northern lights over UAF

    First results from 2021 rocket launch shed light on aurora's birth

    Dec. 19, 2024

    Newly published results from a 2021 experiment led by a University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks scientist have begun to reveal the particle-level processes that create the type of auroras that dance rapidly across the sky.

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  • Boggy Ecosystem

    Dec. 9, 2024

    New research may reveal why some animals and humans crossed between continents, while others stayed put.

  • UAF booth at AGU24

    Friday Focus: Meet me at the UAF booth under the aurora

    Dec. 13, 2024

    UAF was represented with more than 170 faculty, staff, and students at the American Geophysical Union meeting, in Washington, DC.

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  • Caribou grazing Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

    Arctic Report Card spotlights caribou, seals and carbon

    Dec. 10, 2024

    The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and UAF scientists release the 2024 Arctic Report Card.

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  • Ionosphere and aurora wrap around earth.

    NASA-funded project looks for answers about aurora's energy

    Dec. 3, 2024

    A four year research project will look at how high and low energy electrons affect the ionosphere.

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  • John Harley

    BLaST Celebrates November 2024 Scientist of the Month

    11/19/2024

    BLaST is happy to announce that John Harley is selected as our BLaST Scientist of the Month for November 2024!

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  • A group of people are standing in a field facing a woman giving a presentation on the flowering plants behind her. University buildings are seen on the hillside in the background.

    UAF boosts awareness of agriculture, food systems in AV狼论坛

    Nov. 14, 2024

    The university continues to support research investigating how agricultural initiatives play a role in supporting diverse food sources in AV狼论坛 and contribute to the state鈥檚 food system stability.

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  • Photo of fossil bird track

    Fossil tracks push range of large bird northward

    Nov. 4, 2024

    Scientists from Fairbanks, New Mexico and Japan have discovered the first reported fossilized tracks of a large four-toed bird that inhabited central AV狼论坛 90 million to 120 million years ago.

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    Charting a course for stream restoration at Cripple Creek

    April 29, 2024

    Salmon and their finned brethren are a lot like Sunday drivers. They enjoy meandering in curved passages, stopping to rest in the shade and grabbing a bite to eat along their journey.

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