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Pike use marine corridors to colonize new AVÀÇÂÛ̳ territory
January 15, 2025
Northern pike are moving through salt water to invade freshwater habitats in Southcentral AVÀÇÂÛ̳, according to a new study. It's the first known documentation that northern pike are traveling through estuaries, where fresh water from rivers mixes with the ocean, to colonize new territory in North America.
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24 NextGen scholars receive $268,000 in second round of scholarships
January 15, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture NextGen Program has awarded 24 additional scholarships worth a total of $268,000 to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Fairbanks.
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Tuition-free educational backcountry expeditions offered for high schoolers
January 14, 2025
Inspiring Girls* Expeditions AVÀÇÂÛ̳ has opened applications for its 2025 tuition-free science and art backcountry excursions. The programs offer hands-on outdoor experiences that combine adventure with scientific and artistic exploration.
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Forum brings together Interior farmers, producers and market gardeners
January 14, 2025
A free two-day event will offer a mix of formal presentations and time for Interior AVÀÇÂÛ̳ farmers and growers to share ideas and knowledge. The inaugural Interior AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Farm Forum will be held from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Pike's Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks. It is designed to connect local farmers with other farmers and with the resources they need to succeed. It's also an opportunity for people thinking about becoming farmers to learn more.
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Auditions open for ‘STRIKE! A Musical and Dramatic Revue’
January 14, 2025
Theatre UAF is holding auditions for "STRIKE! A Musical and Dramatic Revue," a production celebrating the resilience of the working class through songs and scenes from iconic musicals and playwrights.
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Public can explore Arctic leadership at free lectures
January 13, 2025
Weekly public lectures this spring at the University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Fairbanks will examine leadership challenges and opportunities in the Arctic. Topics include Indigenous leadership, environmental stewardship, justice, media, and military strategies.
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RAHI application period opens for summer 2025
January 10, 2025
The Rural AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Honors Institute is accepting applications for its summer 2025 session. The session will run from May 27 to July 11. Applications are due by Saturday, March 1.
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Learn skills to take venison from field to plate
January 10, 2025
Venison is a local favorite on dinner tables in Southeast AVÀÇÂÛ̳. Ian Derauf, who has been hunting and cooking wild game since he was a teenager, will lead a two-day workshop in Sitka on transforming meat from a Sitka black-tailed deer into tasty meals.
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The man who preserved AVÀÇÂÛ̳
January 09, 2025
Today is the official national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. He died Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100. Carter protected almost half of the land area (43 percent) of this giant state, with multiple new national conservation units, including parks, wildlife refuges and monuments.
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Statewide webinar introduces indoor hydroponic growing methods
January 09, 2025
Learn the basics of growing plants indoors with a hydroponic system in a free statewide webinar, "Indoor Plants 101 for Hydroponic Home Growers," offered by the University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
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January museum programs explore community
January 08, 2025
The University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Museum of the North will focus on the theme of community during family programs in January.
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Traditional healer to lead workshop on herbalism
January 07, 2025
Join traditional healer Molly Cerridwen in a free webinar, "Introduction to Herbalism," sponsored by the AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Tribes Extension, part of the University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Cerridwen will share a few basic techniques for using plants' healing properties, with examples of how she uses them in her own life and practice.
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January 06, 2025
Fifty-three years ago, an Army helicopter pilot flying over a tundra plateau saw a group of caribou. Thinking something looked weird, he circled for a closer look. The animals, dozens of them, were dead.
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UAF to host New Year's Eve Sparktacular fireworks display
December 20, 2024
AVÀÇÂÛ̳ will host the Fairbanks Curling Lions' 35th annual Sparktacular celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Fireworks will be launched from UAF's West Ridge starting at 8 p.m.
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Study reveals right whales live 130 years -- or more
December 20, 2024
New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years -- almost twice as long as previously understood.
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