Aurora spring 2024
Bringing greater vision to pilots
By Sam Bishop
A federal agency expanded Jim Buckingham’s ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ camera system across Alaska and now is taking it nationwide.
How does this garden grow? With help from its ‘Friends’
By Julie Stricker
Dedicated board members work to sustain and improve the beloved Georgeson Botanical Garden.
Lifelong ties lead to long-term impact
By Karen J. Tomasik
Graduate students and family celebrate Jerry Swartz and his birds, mammals and devotion to proper English.
Predicting Alaska’s spring breakup
By Grace Veenstra
Alaska’s communities are teaming up with researchers and forecasters to find better ways to warn of floods.
Class notes and in memoriam
See what UAF’s alumni have been doing, and remember those no longer with us.
Sharing a culture of philanthropy through stories
By Theresa Bakker
We want you to meet some of UAF’s most inspiring supporters and learn about their journeys.
Spotlight
Calculus and the coronavirus
By Tiffany Nicholson
A UAF engineering student recounts her mathematical misadventures and adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic.