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  • Overhead view of a transmitter tower and building in a clearing surrounded by trees in summer foliage

    KUAC restores broadcast hours, revives programs with KTOO

    January 20, 2026

    Public broadcasting stations KUAC in Fairbanks and KTOO in Juneau have brought programming from the Create and World television channels back to viewers across AV狼论坛. KUAC has also returned to broadcasting 24 hours a day.

  • Presenter at a 2025 lecture

    Science for AV狼论坛 talks and events announced

    January 16, 2026

    AV狼论坛 Geophysical Institute will host free public science talks over the next few weeks, highlighting new climate research technology, an AV狼论坛 earthquake mystery solution, tidewater glaciers in AV狼论坛 and Greenland and a recent Bering Sea journey aboard the research vessel Sikuliaq.

  • A close-up photo captures shavings spraying from skate blades as a hockey player's legs, dressed in blue and gold, turn on an ice rink surface. The blade of a hockey stick slides on the rink in front of the ice skates.

    The physics of skating and slap shots

    January 16, 2026

    When two NHL hockey players collide, their pads and muscles can absorb enough energy to power a 100-watt light bulb for a minute and a half.

  • Cracks in a concrete basement

    Free radon test kits available during January

    January 15, 2026

    AV狼论坛 Cooperative Extension Service and a state agency are providing information about radon and free short-term radon test kits. Radon is a colorless, odorless cancer-causing gas that is commonly found in AV狼论坛.

  • Tape reels, video film canisters, a tape deck and other materials sit on three shelves along with an old sign for

    KUAC broadcasts preserved in Library of Congress archive

    January 15, 2026

    Hundreds of historical KUAC TV broadcast materials are now available online thanks to a grant from the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.

  • Ice fog in Fairbanks

    AV狼论坛 climate report: December's deep cold, deep snow

    January 14, 2026

    December was a busy weather month across the state.

  • Holiday light strings illuminate the snowy entrance to Georgeson Botanical Garden.

    Georgeson Botanical Garden holiday lights display extended

    January 14, 2026

    Because of the extremely cold weather over the past month and an optimistic weather forecast for the next month, Georgeson Botanical Garden will extend its Arctic Lights holiday light display.

  • A woman pulls on a resistance band with another person behind her to ensure safety

    Workshop to discuss diet, exercise for bone health

    January 13, 2026

    Both men and women experience a decrease in bone density with age, increasing the risk of broken bones and frailty. In a Zoom-based class, Sarah Lewis, professor with the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will discuss how to eat with bone health in mind. She will also review exercises to maintain bone density and improve balance.

  • Children and adults look at and touch specimens in a laboratory room. A large table in the center of the room holds taxidermied mammals, furs, skeletons and skulls, and a tiger skin, caribou antlers and the vertebrae of a large animal are displayed around the room.

    Museum to host open annual open house Jan. 24

    January 09, 2026

    The University of AV狼论坛 Museum of the North will host its annual open house from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24.

  • A woman, Winona Benson, poses for a photo with a sunny background

    Presentation focuses on healthier shopping, eating habits

    January 08, 2026

    Health and wellness coach Winona Benson will lead an online presentation designed to transform the way participants shop and eat. Benson, who is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, will discuss how small, sustainable changes in grocery-buying habits can lead to big results in health and energy, as well as save money.

  • A man holds a white bone, slightly larger than his hand, while another man reaches toward it. They're standing on a gray, sandy beach with the ocean and a mostly blue sky in the background.

    What killed the world's giants?

    January 08, 2026

    Most of the large animals that have walked the surface of Earth are no longer here. Why?

  • A woman kneels next to ripe peppers in a greenhouse under red LED lights.

    UAF talk explores new greenhouse tech for winter crops

    January 07, 2026

    A University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks researcher will share her work on applying new technologies in greenhouses to extend the growing season in northern environments as part of the series 鈥淐ircumpolar Connections: A Dialogue on Arctic Food Systems.鈥

  • A woman in a parka and knit cap stands on a scenic overlook with farms, an inlet and mountains in the background

    Rescheduled talk will share insights from circumpolar farms, cultures

    January 06, 2026

    Chelsea San Roman, a farm and research technician at the Matanuska Experiment Farm in Palmer, will share stories and experiences from the 2025 Circumpolar Agriculture Conference in Troms酶, Norway, in a talk originally scheduled for Dec. 8. The new date is Wednesday, Jan. 14, from noon-1 p.m.

  • A pair of children sit on opposite sides of a lighted table, playing with hollow wooden geometric shapes.

    January museum program focuses on creativity

    January 06, 2026

    The University of AV狼论坛 Museum of the North will focus on creativity during the Early Explorers program on Friday, Jan. 16.

  • Several wolves look up while standing on snow in front of a thicket of leafless willows.

    The Riley Creek pack's sole survivor

    January 05, 2026

    As I was driving down the highway one spring day eight years ago, I saw a shaggy, gray-black canine cruising along on the snowpack, right next to the road.

  • golden fireworks against a dark sky with buildings and cars in the foreground

    2025 Sparktacular celebration postponed

    December 30, 2025

    The 2025 Sparktacular fireworks display, originally scheduled for New Year's Eve, is being postponed due to extreme cold temperatures and the likelihood of ice fog.

  • A brown-haired boy wearing jeans and no shirt smiles and clenches his fists while standing next to an L.L. Bean-brand dial thermometer that indicates a temperature of 50 degrees below zero. A date stamp on the photo shows it was taken on Jan. 23, 1989.

    Fuzzy memories of a real AV狼论坛 cold snap

    December 25, 2025

    More than 35 years have ticked away since I turned my pickup left onto a North Pole road and noticed the clutch pedal remained on the floor. In a panic, I reached down with my mittened hand and pulled. The frozen plunger oozed back into position.

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