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Machine learning provides a new picture of the great gray owl
October 19, 2023
A team of ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ researchers upends the notion that the great gray owl – known as the phantom of the North – lives far from cities, towns and other markers of human density.
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Rasmuson Library open house will showcase railroads
October 19, 2023
The ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ Rasmuson Library will host an open house Thursday, Oct. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m., for the Alaska and Polar Regions Collection and Archives. This event will showcase collections focused on Alaska's many railroads.
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UAF names summer 2023 honors students
October 17, 2023
The ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the summer 2023 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements.
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Writers series presents fall 2023 Poetry Showcase
October 16, 2023
The ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ English Department’s Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series will present the fall 2023 Poetry Showcase at Schaible Auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m.
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Museum offers opportunity to 'Ask an Archaeologist'
October 16, 2023
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will host "Ask an Archaeologist," a multiday event where visitors can meet museum archaeologists and learn about archaeology in Alaska. The event takes place in the museum lobby from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily from Monday, Oct. 23, through Wednesday, Oct. 25.
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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 Alaska 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 Alaska.
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UAF hosts annual Major Mania event
October 13, 2023
The ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ 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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UAF seeks nominations for 2024 alumni awards
October 12, 2023
The ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ, in partnership with the nonprofit UAF 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 UAF 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 Alaska 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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ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ-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 ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ 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 UAF. The students participated firsthand with Toolik Field Station staff, scientists, artists and others responding to the warming Arctic.
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