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Alaska lexicon sinks in over the years
August 04, 2022
When my little Ford pickup chugged into Alaska 36 years ago this month, I didn't know a wheel dog from a dog salmon.
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UAF Geophysical Institute announces 2022 Schaible fellowship recipients
August 04, 2022
One student from Alaska and one from Switzerland have been selected as this year's recipients of a Geophysical Institute Schaible Fellowship.
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ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ police, NAMI Fairbanks host crisis intervention training
August 04, 2022
NAMI Fairbanks and the ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ Police Department have partnered to host crisis intervention training on the UAF Troth Yeddha Campus this week.
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TCC, UAF co-host 38th annual Alaska Tribal Court Conference
August 03, 2022
TCC and UAF are partnering to host the 38th Annual Alaska Tribal Court Conference from Aug. 2-5, 2022, at Westmark's banquet room in Fairbanks.
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Toolik Field Station receives another five years' funding
August 02, 2022
Toolik Field Station, the largest scientific research station in the Arctic, has received $19.7 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for five more years of operation.
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UAF's giant climate stripes boldly proclaim Arctic change
August 01, 2022
The International Arctic Research Center is showing its stripes with a bold 40-foot-long hallway installation. The myriad of red and blue vertical bands makes a rainbow-like bar code representing Arctic temperatures from 1900 to 2021. The trend in the Arctic is remarkable. Every year since 1995 shows red, meaning that annual temperatures have been above average for nearly three decades.
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A high-country Eden for sockeye salmon
July 29, 2022
In late summer, a few months before this mossy valley will feel the sting of 40-below air, bright red salmon dart through a crystal-clear pool amid fragrant green vegetation. The Gulkana Hatchery has a Garden-of-Eden feel, which is fitting since millions of sockeye salmon begin life here each year.
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UAF debuts two new energy-focused edX courses
July 29, 2022
UAF is launching two new online non-credit courses that are free to members of the public. The self-paced courses, both focused on different aspects of energy systems, are offered through UAF's edX partnership and will be available on the AlaskaX platform.
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Study aims to reduce fuel oil use in remote Arctic
July 29, 2022
Researchers will study whether heaters that store renewable electric energy might substantially reduce fuel oil burned in remote Arctic homes, under a new project led by a ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ team.
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Week's events: Arts talk, Dr. Zink, voting lecture, jazz music
July 29, 2022
ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ 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 July 31-Aug. 6.
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UAF Day at the fair scheduled for Aug. 2
July 28, 2022
The ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ will host UAF Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 2. UAF employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing UAF apparel or showing their PolarExpress card.
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UAF engineering building to be named for Joe Usibelli
July 27, 2022
The ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ will name its engineering building for UAF alumnus, philanthropist and miner Joseph E. Usibelli.
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A field guide to old coffee cans
July 27, 2022
A Bureau of Land Management archaeologist created a guide to identify the old Hills Bros. cans found at old cabin sites across Interior Alaska.
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Scientists to set sail in search of Bering Sea's stormy past
July 26, 2022
A team of scientists will soon head to the Aleutian Islands aboard the research vessel Sikuliaq on a voyage to reconstruct the region's ancient history of powerful storms.
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Fisheries and marine sciences degree now available online
July 25, 2022
The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at the ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ is offering a new option within its undergraduate degree program that lets students study remotely and on a flexible schedule.
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