-
Long-pondered return to a pile of rocks
July 27, 2023
FIREWEED ROCK GLACIER -- "I've been thinking of this stuff for the last 20 years," says Adam Bucki. My friend, soon to be 50, was in his 20s the last time he stood on this massive pile of pointy rocks that oozes slowly downhill.
Read article -
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Day at the fair scheduled for Aug. 1
July 25, 2023
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair will include ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ activities throughout the fairgrounds. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ apparel or showing their PolarExpress card.
Read article -
Research elevates Arctic Indigenous voices to understand climate change
July 25, 2023
Indigenous ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñns have shared nearly 10,000 observations about the rapidly changing Arctic during the past decade in a partnership with university scientists presented in a recent paper.
Read article -
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ introduces new graduate courses in health care administration
July 24, 2023
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management is introducing new online graduate courses in health care management and leadership.
Read article -
Glaciers made of rock, ice and bear scat
July 21, 2023
The grizzly hadn't seen my dog or me, so I yelled and waved my arms. The bear stood, looked in our direction for three unforgettable seconds, then trotted up the valley.
Read article -
Learn to cook, preserve salmon in Sitka 'salmonganza'
July 21, 2023
Salmon is an ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ staple, and a series of University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension workshops in Sitka will focus on salmon nutrition and how to cook and preserve the tasty and nutritious fish.
Read article -
Week's events: Wendell Schiffler, senior living choices, art talk, marimba music
July 21, 2023
University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening during the week of July 24-30.
Read article -
Forester plans walks, talks on Kenai Peninsula
July 18, 2023
Learn about the Kenai Peninsula forests in interactive walks and talks with the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service's outreach forester Glen Holt.
Read article -
OneTree ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Tempestry Tapestry Project weaves science into art
July 17, 2023
A group of women gathered in the OneTree ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ classroom on the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks campus last week to begin a project to weave 50 years of climate data into art, one day, one row at a time.
Read article -
Minnie Naylor appointed director of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Chukchi Campus
July 14, 2023
Minnie Naylor continues her leadership of the Chukchi Campus in Kotzebue as newly appointed campus director effective July 2.
Read article -
Craig George's remarkable northern legacy
July 14, 2023
I was sad to learn recently that Craig George was missing and presumed dead when a raft he was floating upon hit a logjam in the Chulitna River on July 5. The Chulitna flows south from Broad Pass in the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Range. George had run that river many times.
Read article -
Week's events: Terry Reichardt, aging in place, painting on location, Kinky Slinky
July 14, 2023
University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening during the week of July 17-23.
Read article -
Rural ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Honors Institute will celebrate graduates at ceremony
July 07, 2023
The Rural ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Honors Institute will hold its 41st annual graduation July 13 from 1-2:30 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium on the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus. The ceremony will stream live on Facebook.
Read article -
Week's events: Simon Rakower, simulating disaster, mixed media for beginners, acoustic tunes
July 07, 2023
University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening during the week of July 10-16.
Read article -
Feet on the ground right after the big one
July 06, 2023
On March 27, 1964, California geologist George Plafker was attending a research conference in Seattle when news came of a big earthquake in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
Read article
