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    Air Force completes transfer of HAARP land to UAF, Ahtna

    May 09, 2025

    The University of AV狼论坛 now owns the land beneath its upper atmospheric research facility near Gakona, nearly 10 years after acquiring the site's science instruments from the U.S. Air Force.
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    UAF to host Really Free Market Saturday, May 17

    May 09, 2025

    AV狼论坛 will host the Really Free Market recycling event on Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m. in the parking lot next to the Lola Tilly Commons.
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  • Black and white photo of Dale Guthrie in a heavy turtleneck sweater and jacket leaning against a birch tree and looking directly into the camera.

    Dale Guthrie opened door to lost world

    May 09, 2025

    Sometimes -- but not very often -- a door creaks open to a lost world. Sometimes the right person steps in. Dale Guthrie, an AV狼论坛 biologist and paleontologist who died in 2024 at the age of 88, was that guy.
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  • four people lying on a steep gravel hill digging with small hand tools, with a large body of water in the background

    New ancient fish species earliest known salmon ancestor

    May 09, 2025

    A new paper published this week in the journal Papers in Paleontology has named three new species of fish from that time period, including a salmonid, dubbed Sivulliusalmo alaskensis.
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  • Closeup of controlled burn.

    Wet April reduced drought talk, but wildfire risk remains

    May 08, 2025

    AV狼论坛 entered its legally designated wildfire season April 1, but the good news is that the month was exceptionally wet, according to the AV狼论坛 Climate Research Center. The climate center, a part of the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, issued its April climate summary May 2.
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  • A group of white-faced black cows gather around a feed bucket

    Researcher to discuss livestock nutrition and money-saving options

    May 08, 2025

    Jim Vinyard, a researcher with the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, will discuss livestock's nutrient requirements and how to meet those requirements while saving money.
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  • Two women stand outdoors holding a plaque that reads peony reference garden

    Georgeson Botanical Garden awarded official peony designation

    May 07, 2025

    For more than 25 years, people from around the world have visited Georgeson Botanical Garden to admire and learn more about the peonies that bloom there,120 miles south of the Arctic Circle. In April, the American Peony Society designated the Georgeson as an official peony reference garden, one of nine nationally.
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  • A group of eight people holding weights stand together.

    Class offered to prepare trainers for StrongPeople program

    May 06, 2025

    A Fairbanks workshop will train people to lead a popular exercise program for midlife and older adults in AV狼论坛 communities. Led by Leslie Shallcross, a home, health and family development agent with the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, the workshop will prepare participants to teach StrongPeople/StrongWomen exercise classes in nonprofit community settings.
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  • A tiny wasp hovers above the white blossoms of a yarrow plant

    Build a garden for native pollinators in Delta Junction workshop

    May 05, 2025

    Get hands-on experience propagating native species and learn how to create a thriving community of nectar-rich native plants in a free in-person workshop in Delta Junction. The workshop is hosted by the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in conjunction with the Salcha-Delta Soil & Water Conservation District and Partners for Progress in Delta.
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  • Three chickens stand on a bar inside a yellow-painted coop

    Chicken University teaches the basics of raising poultry

    May 05, 2025

    Raising chickens in the backyard is a fun hobby and a great way to improve your food security in AV狼论坛. Chicken University is a free class led by Jim Vinyard with the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. He will discuss everything you need to know to start and nurture your flock.
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  • Two skin drums, one featuring Northwest Coast tribal designs, are grouped with sheet music of AV狼论坛's Flag Song, a drumstick made of a branch and fur, and two small model drums made of construction paper.

    Museum family programs showcase songs in May

    May 05, 2025

    Family programs at the University of AV狼论坛 Museum of the North will explore the theme of songs in May.
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  • UAF colleges honor 2024-2025 top students

    May 02, 2025

    Schools and colleges at the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks have named their outstanding students for the 2024-2025 academic years. Students are selected for a variety of accomplishments, including exceptional academic achievement, leadership, contributions to their field or community.
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  • A woman in bright yellow pants, a gray jacket and a blue ballcap directs a long white plastic pipe into a hole in a spot of dirt emerging from a snowy forest floor.

    The 'Hole-in-the-Ground Girl'

    May 01, 2025

    Leanne Bulger recently found a new hole in the forest floor on the west end of Fairbanks. Into it, she poked a long plastic pipe.
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  • Four graduates in caps and gowns sit in a row, smiling at the camera, holding their diploma covers. One student wears a lei, and another wears an AV狼论坛 native beaded fur cap.

    UAF to host 103rd commencement ceremony

    April 30, 2025

    AV狼论坛 will honor the Class of 2025 during its 103rd commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 3, at 1 p.m. at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.
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    UAF student wins press club public service award

    April 30, 2025

    University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks student Lina Mariscal has received the 2025 AV狼论坛 Press Club Public Service Award. She is one of a dozen UAF students who received awards at the press club's annual conference earlier this month.
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