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Research team seeks answers from a changing river
May 28, 2026
Dan Gillikin surveyed the view from his front window and didn't like what he saw.
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LARS to host Birthday Bash June 6
May 27, 2026
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks' Large Animal Research Station will host its annual Birthday Bash on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free event is open to everyone and will include animal viewing and family-friendly activities. LARS staff will be on site to educate guests about the animals and answer questions.
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Geophysical Institute, Poker Flat Research Range announce summer tours
May 26, 2026
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is offering free public tours this summer to showcase some of its science facilities. Two different guided tours are available. One consists of a visit to four sites in the Geophysical Institute home base in the Elvey Building on ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's Troth Yeddha' Campus. The other is an outdoor walking tour at Poker Flat Research Range, located at Mile 30 Steese Highway.
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2026 Tall Timbers interview series begins June 8
May 26, 2026
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks will launch the 2026 Fairbanks Tall Timbers interview series on June 8. The nine-week series is presented by ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning and honors people with longtime service to the Fairbanks community.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, National Laboratory of the Rockies extend partnership
May 22, 2026
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks has signed a new five-year partnership plan with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratory of the Rockies.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ shorebird suffering from troubled Asia winter grounds
May 22, 2026
The population of a plump northern ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ shorebird weighing just over 2 ounces has been declining for decades. Reversing that decline will require additional conservation efforts at some of the birds' East Asia wintering grounds, according to new research.
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2026 Discover ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ lecture series starts June 3
May 22, 2026
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks will host the Discover ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ lecture series starting on June 3. The 2026 series is presented by ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning in cooperation with the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library.
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Mind-bending science for this science layman
May 21, 2026
In my daily "science class," I am always the student hoping for a passing grade from the scientist whose work I'm writing about.
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2026 Healthy Living lecture series begins June 2
May 21, 2026
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks will host the Healthy Living lecture series starting on June 2. The free series offers a variety of presentations by ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ medical specialists and experts.
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2026 crop science conference set at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ in June
May 21, 2026
The 2026 Western Society of Crop Science annual conference will be held in Fairbanks on June 23-24. The conference will take place at the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks. It will bring together plant science students, faculty and researchers from public and private institutions across a broad geographic region of North America.
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2026 Legacy Lecture to feature Leonard Kamerling
May 20, 2026
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks 2026 Legacy Lecture will honor Leonard Kamerling at 7 p.m. Monday, June 1, in the auditorium at the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Museum of the North.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Toolik Field Station open for Visitor's Day
May 19, 2026
Toolik Field Station will host a Visitor's Day on Saturday, June 6, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Study: Tiny rodent-like mammals outlasted Arctic dinosaurs
May 18, 2026
More than 70 million years ago, the Arctic was a lively place for some of Earth's ancient mammals. Today, their fossil teeth are offering clues about where they came from and how they outlived the dinosaurs.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ climate report: April brought sharp weather swings
May 18, 2026
April was a month of meteorological change in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, as expected each year. What stood out this time, however, was the wide range of conditions during those changes.
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Time Capsule: The world according to a dog's nose
May 15, 2026
When a Lab vacuums the ground with her nose and her tail moves like a helicopter blade, you know a grouse is about to fly. When the dog stops like a dragonfly, then runs off sniffing an invisible path, a snowshoe hare has crossed your trail.
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