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Online course teaches methods of safely preserving foods
October 16, 2023
Learn to safely preserve healthy foods at home in a five-week series of online classes, beginning Jan. 7. The class is available statewide.
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Later fall freezes, earlier thaws increase Interior ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ growing season
October 13, 2023
The trend toward a longer growing season means it's now possible to grow crops that were once marginal in Interior ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ hosts annual Major Mania event
October 13, 2023
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks will host its annual Major Mania event on Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Wood Center ballroom on the Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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DNA analysis reveals pink salmon swim home with incredible accuracy
October 13, 2023
Analysis of a massive database of pink salmon DNA has revealed unexpected details about the abundant salmon species, including its ability to return to spawn at nearly the same spot within streams as their parents.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ seeks nominations for 2024 alumni awards
October 12, 2023
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks, in partnership with the nonprofit ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Alumni Association, is seeking nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award and William R. Cashen Service Award. Honorees are selected by a committee of alumni, past recipients and ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ staff.
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Fat Bird Week highlights long flight ahead
October 12, 2023
At the mist-netting station in the woods at Creamer's Field in Fairbanks, volunteers and professionals briefly cupped more than 2,000 songbirds in their hands this fall.
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Upper Cook Inlet community meetings will address tsunami hazard
October 12, 2023
In a series of community meetings to be held Oct. 17-20, scientists and local emergency managers will answer questions about a new report of tsunami hazard to upper Cook Inlet.
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Flooding that closed Dalton Highway also caused widespread ground sinking
October 11, 2023
The massive 2015 flooding of the Sagavanirktok River in northern ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ had immediate impacts, including closure of the Dalton Highway for several days, but it also contributed to longer-term ground subsidence in the permafrost-rich region.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ-led group gets $13.9 million to aid coastal climate resilience
October 11, 2023
The National Science Foundation will fund a $13.9 million program led by the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks to help multiple communities respond to coastal erosion, flooding, permafrost thaw and other hazards attributed to climate change.
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New climate program launches underserved students into Arctic science
October 06, 2023
In late August, 12 students from OSU's TRIO Upward Bound program spent five days at the field research station, which is part of the Institute of Arctic Biology at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ. The students participated firsthand with Toolik Field Station staff, scientists, artists and others responding to the warming Arctic.
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Sea stars, urchins and kelp forests
October 06, 2023
A few weeks ago, Sarah Gravem lowered a "ravenous, terrifying predator" from her boat down to the ocean floor off Sitka. Then she released it.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ researchers survey spread of potato scab
October 05, 2023
As ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñns harvest their potato crops in the fall, many will find that some of the tubers have what looks like a case of warts -- raised, dark areas that may feel pithy. Those marks are called potato scab, which is caused by naturally occurring bacteria in the soil. They are not harmful, and the potatoes are safe to eat, but scab may make potato crops less marketable.
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Confirmed: Salmon are spawning in Arctic rivers
October 05, 2023
Researchers have confirmed that salmon are spawning in an Arctic Ocean watershed, suggesting that at least some salmon species could be expanding to new territory as climate change reshapes their habitat.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ hosting 2023 Indigenous Peoples Day events
October 04, 2023
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day this year with an afternoon full of cultural events and workshops.
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Institute director to host session on ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ agriculture
October 04, 2023
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñns in agriculture often talk about how the state's population is too small to offer big economic opportunities, said Jodie Anderson, director of the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension. Instead, she said, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñns need to think globally to thrive locally. Join Anderson at noon on Oct. 17 for a lunch-and-learn session and discussion, "Circumpolar Food Security: ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Isn't Out Standing Alone in Our Field."
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