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New triple-observatory network completes first winter of work
June 11, 2025
Three new Arctic mini-observatories located across the globe from ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ have completed their first winter studying the upper atmosphere's wind under guidance of a University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks physics professor.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ climate report: May 2025 kept its cool
June 11, 2025
The month of May was noticeably cooler around ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, but data from the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Climate Research Center at the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks show that monthly mean temperatures weren't much below normal. It was enough, however, to get people talking about it.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Geophysical Institute, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Aerospace to boost space opportunity
June 10, 2025
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Aerospace Corp. will work together under a new agreement to jointly develop and offer spaceport services to the booming commercial rocket and satellite industry.
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Delta arborist to lead workshops on pruning, milling, chainsaw maintenance
June 10, 2025
Three workshops in Delta Junction this month will focus on tree pruning techniques, operating a portable sawmill and chainsaw maintenance. Jesse Roman, a licensed arborist who recently moved to Delta Junction, will lead the in-person workshops, which are hosted by the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and Partners for Progress in Delta.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ research features in global marine megafauna study
June 09, 2025
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ researchers contributed to a new study in the journal Science which aims to improve marine conservation efforts by identifying the busiest migration corridors and critical habitats of the oceans' largest species.
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Mastodons long gone from the far north
June 06, 2025
A long, long time ago, a hairy elephant stomped the northland, wrecking trees and shrubs as it swallowed twigs, leaves and bark.
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Week's events: Anne Hanley, medications, traditional healing, eclectic groove
June 06, 2025
University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of June 9-15.
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4-H pH program gives Sitka youth a taste of ocean science
June 05, 2025
Youth in Sitka spent five months testing the water as part of an ocean acidification education program called 4-H pH. The project, funded by the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, is part of a citizen science program called Global Learning & Observations to Benefit the Environment Program, or GLOBE.
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Learn about common plant diseases and management options
June 05, 2025
All plants are susceptible to disease, which can be caused by both living organisms and environmental conditions. Todd Steinlage, a plant pathologist with the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Plant Materials Center, will discuss common diseases in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ and management options for them in a free webinar hosted by the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
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Cooperative Extension director finalist presentations scheduled
June 04, 2025
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will host Zoom presentations from three finalists vying to serve as the program's new director. The finalists -- Joe Sanders, Annie Steed and Jenn Wagaman -- will present talks about their vision for the program's next 10 years and its economic and geographic challenges.
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Changing winds could amplify North Atlantic climate anomaly
June 04, 2025
As the planet's oceans are gradually warmed by the effects of climate change, a huge area in the North Atlantic stands out as an unusual zone of relative cooling. A region that stretches roughly from Greenland to Ireland, counterintuitively dubbed the North Atlantic warming hole, is a conspicuous patch of blue on global climate change maps. Researchers say its temperature contrast could intensify in the decades ahead as shifting climate-driven winds amplify the cooling process in the North Atlantic.
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Juneau camp focuses on Southeast ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ culture, activities
June 03, 2025
Registration is open for the AK Experience Camp in Juneau, a collaboration between the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service 4-H program and Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. The camp theme is Aani Yaa Du.óow "Perspectives of The Land." It will focus on cultural connections, outdoor exploration and traditional ecological knowledge.
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New website improves Juneau flood preparedness
May 30, 2025
A new flood preparedness website for Juneau residents is now live. The Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard was developed by the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Southeast and the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Climate Adaptation Science Center. The first-of-its-kind, publicly accessible website shares interactive flood inundation maps and provides valuable flood forecasting information for the Mendenhall Valley under different glacial lake outburst flood scenarios.
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LARS to host birthday bash for baby muskoxen, reindeer
May 30, 2025
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks' Large Animal Research Station will introduce its new reindeer and muskox calves at its annual Birthday Bash from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 7.
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Week's events: Legacy Lecture, aging and dementia, Indigenous sovereignty, blues-rock
May 30, 2025
University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of June 2-8.
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