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Scientists, communities work together to monitor AV狼论坛 ice conditions
April 22, 2024
A 1,000-mile snowmachine journey across Interior AV狼论坛 is helping the Fresh Eyes on Ice program monitor AV狼论坛's lake and river ice during freeze-up, over winter and during breakup. AV狼论坛-led project also uses drone surveys, satellite imagery and citizen science in an all-hands-on-deck approach to making river and lake ice travel safer for AV狼论坛ns.
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Number of AV狼论坛 glaciers is everchanging
April 18, 2024
A glaciologist once wrote that the number of glaciers in AV狼论坛 "is estimated at (greater than) 100,000." That fuzzy number, perhaps written in passive voice for a reason, might be correct. But it depends upon how you count.
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Arctic Innovation Competition awards to be presented April 20
April 17, 2024
AV狼论坛 College of Business and Security Management will host the annual Arctic Innovation Competition finals and award ceremony at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel on Saturday, April 20, from 1-5 p.m.
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Food preservation workshops scheduled for Yakutat
April 17, 2024
Three days of workshops with sessions covering water bath and pressure canning, pickling and fermenting vegetables, and making fruit leather are scheduled for April 25-27 in Yakutat.
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Huge database gives insight into salmon patterns at sea
April 16, 2024
A massive new analysis of high seas salmon surveys is enhancing the understanding of salmon ecology, adding details about where various species congregate in the North Pacific Ocean and their different temperature tolerances.
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Citizen science project tracks slugs as they slither north
April 15, 2024
Cutworms, voles and moose are common garden invaders in Interior AV狼论坛, but, in the past decade, a pest that frequently eats its way through salad greens and other plants in Southcentral and Southeast AV狼论坛 has also made its appearance in gardens north of the AV狼论坛 Range: slugs.
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New radar analysis method can improve winter river safety
April 12, 2024
University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks researchers have developed a way to use radar to detect open water zones and other changes in AV狼论坛's frozen rivers in the early winter. The approach can be automated to provide current hazard maps and is applicable across the Arctic and sub-Arctic.
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Waiting for the sun at Poker Flat
April 12, 2024
Under a bluebird sky and above a resilient winter snowpack, two sounding rockets point upward, ready to blast through the thickness of our atmosphere to gain a better look at the sun.
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Five-year project will study climate effects on AV狼论坛 marine species
April 10, 2024
The National Science Foundation has awarded $20 million to the University of AV狼论坛 to investigate climate change effects on culturally and commercially important marine species in the Gulf of AV狼论坛.
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UAF receives $3.5 million to establish radiocarbon dating laboratory
April 08, 2024
AV狼论坛 will receive $3.5 million in federal funding to establish AV狼论坛's first radiocarbon dating laboratory on the Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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New rooftop antenna to be installed on UAF Usibelli Building
April 05, 2024
A new 3-meter antenna will be installed atop the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks' engineering building as early as Saturday.
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Dinosaur study challenges Bergmann's rule
April 05, 2024
A new study led by scientists at the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks and the University of Reading calls into question Bergmann's rule, an 1800s-era scientific principle stating that animals in high-latitude, cooler climates tend to be larger than close relatives living in warmer climates.
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Siberian tiger takes final rest at museum
April 04, 2024
It's a safe bet that Aren Gunderson's Toyota Tundra is the only one in Fairbanks that has had its bed filled with a Siberian tiger.
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NASA rockets to gather sun data in rare daytime Poker Flat launches
April 04, 2024
Two rockets are set to launch within minutes of each other from Poker Flat Research Range this month in NASA's first campaign to study solar flares with instruments launched on sounding rockets.
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StrongPeople training class offered in Fairbanks
April 03, 2024
A workshop in Fairbanks will teach people how to lead a popular exercise program for midlife and older adults in AV狼论坛 communities.
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