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International coordination key in geoengineering endeavors
December 14, 2021
As the need to address climate change becomes more urgent, a variety of geoengineering proposals are emerging to ease its environmental impacts. It's a trend that could bring its own set of problems, said University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks researcher Alec Bennett.
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Research team seeks winter rain projections
December 13, 2021
By using existing data and future climate projections, a research team is working to determine just how common winter rainfall could become in Anchorage, Fairbanks and the Yukon's Whitehorse as the climate changes.
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Cold-region permafrost bounces back from wildfire
December 13, 2021
In 2007, a shocking event happened on ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's North Slope. During an abnormally dry summer, a raging wildfire burned for three months and claimed a vast stretch of tundra.
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Tuition-free girls' wilderness expedition program accepts applications
December 13, 2021
Inspiring Girls Expeditions is inviting applications for its summer 2022, tuition-free, backcountry science and art education programs.
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$2.8 million pledge creates endowed chair in vocal music at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ
December 10, 2021
A $2.8 million pledge from University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks alumnus Steve Holmberg has established the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Music Department's first endowed chair.
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Elephant Point and trees growing on ice
December 09, 2021
For all the descriptive ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ place names out there -- like the Grand Canyon, the Wall of China and the trio of Death Valleys -- there are some that really make you scratch your head.
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Certified food protection manager training classes offered
December 06, 2021
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will offer three certified food protection manager trainings in early 2022.
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Kelp farming shows promise as new industry
December 03, 2021
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ coastal residents have started to supplement their income by growing kelp.
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Thousands of golden eagles depend on ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ
December 03, 2021
The number of golden eagles that spend summers in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ is more than three times the previous estimate, biologists just determined.
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Free drop-in COVID-19, flu vaccination clinics scheduled
December 03, 2021
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ will host free public COVID-19 and flu drop-in vaccination clinics Dec. 7-8 and Dec. 14-15 from noon to 8 p.m. in the Patty Center on campus.
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Rocket flies high over Norway in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ scientist's atmosphere experiment
December 01, 2021
The C-REX-2 experiment is looking for answers to a dense patch in the Earth's upper atmosphere.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ esports teams building on first semester of competition
December 01, 2021
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks entered the world of intercollegiate esports competition this semester, fielding four teams that compete against gamers across the country.
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December museum programs explore winter
December 01, 2021
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Museum of the North is focusing on the theme of winter during family programs in December.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Student Investment Fund celebrates 30-year anniversary
November 30, 2021
The Student Investment Fund provides ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ students with real-world investment experience, made possible by a $100,000 allocation from the UA Foundation to the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ College of Business and Security Management, formerly the School of Management.
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Gratitude comes easy to science writer
November 24, 2021
With a short work week upon us and me not wanting to rush a draft through the editing pipeline, this week I visit a theme many writers are pulling from their back pockets: gratitude.
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