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  • A man, Josh Smith, stands in the middle of a field holding a tray of hazelnut tree seedlings

    Starting a native berry patch topic of hands-on Anchorage class

    May 01, 2026

    A hands-on class in Anchorage will teach participants how to plan and start a native berry patch, both from seeds and cuttings.

  • Composite image composed of portraits of Matia Wartes, Kendall Wills, Elizabeth Giudice and Paradise Porter.

    蜜桃影像 to honor graduate award winners, student speaker, outstanding students

    April 30, 2026

    The University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks will honor its 2026 outstanding undergraduate degree recipients and commencement speaker at a ceremony on Friday, May 1. In addition, 蜜桃影像 schools and colleges have named their outstanding students for the 2025-2026 academic year.

  • A trail of brown bear tracks, with toes pointing toward the photographer, dimples the gray sand between cobbles on a beach. In the background, the sun sets over the surf and a mountain range. A man walks along the beach horizon under the mountains.

    Meeting deadlines and interesting people

    April 30, 2026

    The deadline has been my quietly relentless muse for the last 30 years. She used to give me headaches. But then I met her so many times that the headaches stopped.

  • The payload section of the FOXSI-5 mission rests on a wheeled support frame inside the payload assembly building at Poker Flat Research Range on April 13, 2026. The cylindrical instrument, wrapped partly in gold thermal insulation, is surrounded by equipment crates and technicians preparing it for flight. The NASA sounding rocket carrying the payload is scheduled to launch in early May.

    Poker Flat to launch rocket to image solar flares

    April 30, 2026

    The fifth flight of a NASA-led mission using X-rays to learn more about the sun is scheduled for a daytime launch from Poker Flat Research Range during the first two weeks of May.

  • At the 2025 commencement ceremony, a crowd of 蜜桃影像 graduates in caps and gowns process out of the Carlson Center amid balloons, smiling and waving, as faculty and staff applaud from the sides.

    蜜桃影像 to host 104th commencement ceremony

    April 29, 2026

    The University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks will honor the Class of 2026 during its 104th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 2, at 1 p.m. at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.

  • Composite image composed of head-and-shoulders portraits of the 蜜桃影像 chancellor candidates: Bill Schnabel, Beena Sukumaran, Houssam Toutanji and Russ Vander Lugt.

    蜜桃影像 chancellor finalists, campus visit dates announced

    April 29, 2026

    Four finalists in the search for a new chancellor at the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks will visit Fairbanks and the Troth Yeddha' Campus the week of May 4-8. Each finalist will spend a day meeting with various campus groups and will participate in two open forums in the Schaible Auditorium and online.

  • A bicyclist rides a snowmachine trail as it winds through wind-sculpted snowdrifts on a frozen river on a sunny day. On the left, deciduous trees rise above a cutbank. On the right, farther away, a rocky bluff topped with spruce trees towers above the river. In the distance, a line of mixed forest marks a far bank.

    Bishop Rock's oversized effect on breakup

    April 24, 2026

    A few weeks ago, as my friend Forest and I rode our bikes on the vast white sheet of the frozen Yukon River downstream of Galena, the river forced us into a 90-degree hard left. There, the channel suddenly necked down from being almost a mile wide to just a quarter mile.

  • Bright flowers bloom at the base of a wooden Welcome to Juneau sign

    Public TV's joegardener to speak at 蜜桃影像 gardening conference

    April 23, 2026

    The 2026 蜜桃影像 Master Gardener Conference, hosted by the 蜜桃影像 Cooperative Extension Service in Juneau, will feature 蜜桃影像 experts on such topics as peonies, figs, native plants and poppies. Internationally renowned gardening expert Joe Lamp'l, the Joe behind joegardener, is the keynote speaker.

  • Meg Nordale stands with 蜜桃影像 students Jackson Nelson (left) and Lael Bartch (right) in front of a University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks step-and-repeat banner after being named the 2026 Business Leader of the Year.

    Meg Nordale named 2026 Business Leader of the Year

    April 23, 2026

    The University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management has named Meg Nordale, president of GHEMM Co., as the 2026 Business Leader of the Year award recipient.

  • A clump of wild iris with white blooms grows in front of a bed of ferns.

    Webinars highlight 蜜桃影像 Native Plant Month

    April 22, 2026

    The University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, in collaboration with the 蜜桃影像 Native Plant Society, is hosting a series of free webinars to highlight native plants and animals and the challenges they face. All webinars will be from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesdays during May, which is 蜜桃影像 Native Plant Month.

  • A woman, Georgia Houde, stands in front of a woodshed half-full of firewood.

    Webinar to discuss ways to reduce firewood drying time

    April 22, 2026

    It can take significant time and effort to turn an Interior 蜜桃影像 spruce or birch tree into dry firewood, but a recent study demonstrates ways to shorten and improve the efficiency of the process. Georgia Houde will discuss the findings of the study conducted by University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks researchers Jessie Young-Robertson and Matt Robertson in a free webinar from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29.

  • A round outdoor thermometer mounted on a snow-covered tree reads about minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit in a quiet, snow-blanketed forest of tall birch and spruce trees. Long blue shadows stretch across the deep snow under a clear sky. The image shows extreme cold conditions at a home in Two Rivers, 蜜桃影像, on March 11, 2026.

    蜜桃影像 climate report: March 2026 saw dangerous weather

    April 21, 2026

    March brought a series of dangerous and disruptive weather events across 蜜桃影像. Severe cold combined with powerful storms to affect communities statewide, according to the monthly summary from the 蜜桃影像 Climate Research Center.

  • A composite image made of photos of Jim Vinyard standing in a field holding a baby goat and Amy Good wearing a wetsuit and standing on a boat, arms outstretched.

    Seminar explores 蜜桃影像's agriculture and mariculture connections

    April 21, 2026

    A discussion between a University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks mariculture specialist and a 蜜桃影像 livestock nutritionist will dive into how the mariculture industry can support 蜜桃影像 agriculture.

  • Vjosa and Drini Pellumbi pose with a group of people. They hold an oversized presentation check for $15,000 from Usibelli Coal Mine and show off their award medals.

    Arctic Innovation Competition presents 2026 awards

    April 20, 2026

    A residential boiler economizer designed to improve heating efficiency in rural 蜜桃影像 won first place in the 2026 Arctic Innovation Competition main division finals on April 18.

  • Cover of a science-themed coloring book titled 鈥淛ourney Through the Heliosphere: The Sun鈥揈arth System in Color,鈥 featuring a detailed, symmetrical illustration of the sun in warm reds, oranges, and yellows against a dark background, with NASA and 蜜桃影像 logos at the top. The image shows the cover of a new sun-based, science-focused coloring book produced by the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks in collaboration with NASA.

    蜜桃影像, NASA produced fact-filled coloring book about the sun

    April 20, 2026

    A new sun-based and science-focused coloring book produced by the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks in collaboration with NASA is now available.

  • A person rides a bicycle down a straight snowmachine trail across an open plain of snow, with a thin line of spruce trees on the horizon. Tripod trail markers poke out of the snow to the right of the trail.

    Biking trail ends at the western coast

    April 17, 2026

    Winter finally ran out on us. After 515 miles and more than three weeks of pedaling and pushing our fat bikes, we decided to fly home to Fairbanks.

  • A person in a lumber grading training class measures a defect on a board propped up on sawhorses

    Lumber grading training scheduled for Anchorage

    April 14, 2026

    The 蜜桃影像 Lumber Grading program will hold a free certification course in Anchorage from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28. The program, part of the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, is designed to allow small and medium-scale sawmill operators to produce dimension lumber for home construction in 蜜桃影像.

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From left, Peyton Platter, Kyle Gaffney and Matt Hubbarde skate onto the ice at the Carlson Center during opening lineup introductions at the Governor鈥檚 Cup game on Jan. 31, 2025.

In the trenches: 100 years of 蜜桃影像 hockey
Planetarium construction continues at the west side of the University of 蜜桃影像 Museum of the North on 蜜桃影像鈥檚 Troth Yeddha鈥 Campus in Fairbanks in August 2025. Photo by Bryan Whitten.

Coming soon: Out-of-this-world experience at new 蜜桃影像 planetarium
Jay Ramras, owner of Pike's Waterfront Lodge, speaks at the Boots and Books Scholarship Dinner on Oct. 23, 2025. 蜜桃影像 photo by Eric Engman.

Fire at Pike鈥檚 Landing sparks legacy of scholarship support
GeoFORCE 蜜桃影像鈥檚 fourth cohort 鈥 31 high school students, 11 staff members, a bus driver and one mentor from Doyon Ltd. 鈥 gather at Desert View Lookout in Grand Canyon National Park on June 10, 2025.

Connecting 蜜桃影像鈥檚 rural students with geosciences
ACEP 2025 summer interns gather by Golden Valley Electric Association鈥檚 solar farm after touring the nearby battery energy storage system.

Transforming 蜜桃影像鈥檚 energy future