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  • Instrument installation

    Delta Junction air quality monitoring site comes online in new national network

    June 30, 2023

    Four science instruments at Delta Junction have begun gathering air quality data as part of a multistate project to determine the chemical content and physical properties of airborne particulate matter.
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  • A painting shows a mammoth walking on landscape of tundra, rock, snow and glaciers.

    Adopted mammoth fell 15,000 years ago

    June 29, 2023

    A few days ago, Mat Wooller had news about a woolly mammoth my friend LJ and I "adopted" last October. "You've got one of the youngest ones," said Wooller.
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  • Elvey Building with antenna

    NASA awards ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Satellite Facility five-year, $70 million contract

    June 29, 2023

    The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Satellite Facility at the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks will continue to operate NASA's Distributed Active Archive Center for synthetic aperture radar under a contract that extends the work through 2028.
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  • Inner bark of a spruce tree shows geometric tracks left by an infestation of spruce bark beetles

    Forester plans walks, talks about boreal forest, wood products

    June 29, 2023

    Join the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service's outreach forester for a walk in Southcentral ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's boreal forest. Glen Holt will identify common trees and shrubs, discuss basic boreal forest biology and small woodlot forest management, and outline principles of wildfire defensible space, among other topics.
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  • Pavlof Volcano

    Research reveals sources of CO2 from Aleutian-ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Arc volcanoes

    June 28, 2023

    Scientists have wondered what happens to the organic and inorganic carbon that Earth's Pacific Plate carries with it as it slides into the planet's interior along the volcano-studded Ring of Fire. A new study suggests a notable amount returns to the atmosphere rather than traveling deep into Earth's mantle.
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  • A painting illustrates a wagon-style vehicle bouncing along a bumpy road. A dog in the back of the vehicle is airborne.

    The ups and downs of washboard roads

    June 27, 2023

    While driving ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's graveled highways, people sometimes wonder how an unpaved road can turn into a bed of corduroy.
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  • A blonde woman police officer and a chocolate lab police dog stand next to a sign that says

    Officer Yogi joins ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Police Department

    June 23, 2023

    The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Police Department’s newest officer is short, furry and will do just about anything for his favorite toy.
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  • Week's events: Theresa Reed, considering cancer, Kesler Woodward, steel drums

    June 22, 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 June 26-July 2.
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  • ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ road, lot closures planned for Midnight Sun Run

    June 22, 2023

    The Midnight Sun Run will begin at the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks at 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 24. The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Police Department will close parts of campus to vehicle access before the race.
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  • A smiling woman stands out in a sunny field

    USDA grant strengthens future of agriculture systems, workforce

    June 22, 2023

    A five-year $18 million grant awarded to the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension will help prepare the next generation to take active roles in the country's agricultural sector.
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  • A wrack line and outgoing tide wave action is seen at Bluff Point in Kachemak Bay.

    ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ researchers discover complex ecosystem among ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ seaweed debris

    June 21, 2023

    University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks researchers have discovered a thriving ecosystem among the decomposing seaweed debris that covers many ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ beaches, including nearly 100 different types of invertebrates found in surveys at a handful of sites on the Kenai Peninsula.
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  • Tour sign

    Geophysical Institute, Poker Flat offer free summer tours

    June 19, 2023

    The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is offering free public family-friendly tours from Memorial Day through Labor Day. 
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  • A researcher traverses the Grewingk Glacier to study climate change. Photo by Jordan Jenckes

    Podcast explores ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's climate change through sound

    June 16, 2023

    In a new podcast series called "Ice and Fire," University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks graduate takes listeners on an audio tour of climate change in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, weaving together a place-based narrative from soundscapes and sonic textures intertwined with scientific and personal accounts.
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  • Week's events: Bev Byington, forgetfulness, Far North Quilt Trail and Emily Anderson

    June 15, 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 June 19-25.
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  • In a black and white photograph, a man wearing gauntlets, suspenders, leather boots and a brimmed hat with a mosquito head net  stands next to a horse wrapped in fabric. They're on a cobbled river bar with driftwood and small trees and brush in the background. Rolling hills mark the horizon.

    Pound for pound, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ mosquito packs punch

    June 15, 2023

    In mid-June, while standing deep within the northern boreal forest, it's possible to feel a sensation similar to one felt in mid-December at the same spot. It's a sting to exposed skin, delivered in December by cold air and in June by the bite of the mosquito.
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