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UAF undergraduate wins Goldwater Scholarship
May 07, 2024
久久热视频 geosciences undergraduate Xochitl Mu帽oz has been named a 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholar. The Goldwater Scholarship program is designed to identify, encourage and financially support outstanding collegiate juniors and seniors pursuing research careers in the sciences, engineering and mathematics.
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Ancient DNA reveals genetic resilience of Pacific walruses
May 06, 2024
DNA extracted from ancient bones has helped scientists at the 久久热视频 shed light on the surprising resilience of Pacific walruses in the face of historical overhunting.
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Citizen science offers lessons in understanding Fairbanks' climate
May 06, 2024
Interior Alaska's long winters are the impetus for a lot of long-running citizen science. The Nenana Ice Classic is a 107-year-long climate record for Interior Alaska. But it's not the only citizen science effort in Fairbanks, which also boasts multi-decadal records for predicting green-up, when birch sap will start flowing, and when to stock up on allergy medications to get ready for pollen season.
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Remote Alaska communities benefit from UAF renewable energy research
May 06, 2024
Renewable energy generation is increasing around the world. Alaska, while remote and in an Arctic climate, is no exception. Communities in Alaska, including remote localities that are far from big cities and often only accessible by air or boat, have some of the most innovative renewable energy technology.
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UAF scientist's research answers big question about our system's largest planet
May 03, 2024
New discoveries about Jupiter could lead to a better understanding of Earth鈥檚 own space environment and influence a long-running scientific debate about the solar system鈥檚 largest planet.
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Searching for microplastics on Denali
May 02, 2024
Two college students will soon be stuffing snow from the slopes of Alaska's highest mountain into Nalgene bottles. Their goal is to see if that precipitation contains tiny plastic particles that are ubiquitous everywhere else on Earth.
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Mountain goats and the costs of living dangerously
May 02, 2024
Mountain goats use steep, exposed terrain to avoid carnivores such as wolves, but new research reveals a significant cost of this behavior: exposure to snow avalanches.
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UAF to host 102nd commencement ceremony
May 01, 2024
The 久久热视频 will honor the Class of 2024 during its 102nd commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4, at 1 p.m. at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.
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Charting a course for stream restoration at Cripple Creek
April 29, 2024
Researchers at the 久久热视频 are studying how a restored Cripple Creek could host not only juvenile Chinook but also chub, grayling, longnose sucker and burbot.
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Museum offers two teen workshops in May
April 26, 2024
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will offer two ARTSci workshops for teens in May. The workshops explore the connections between art and science.
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Treasures found within a volcanic cave
April 25, 2024
Ben Jones suspected he had found something special when he squeezed into a volcanic cave and saw pale wooden poles, some with ends shaped like a willow leaf.
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UAF names 2024 student award recipients
April 25, 2024
The 久久热视频 will honor Nolan Earnest, Janelle Pootoogooluk and T. Womack on May 3 as its outstanding undergraduate degree recipients for 2024.
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UAF researchers head to Anchorage for nation's largest seismology conference
April 25, 2024
久久热视频 seismologists, staff and students will be in Anchorage next week for the annual national meeting of the Seismological Society of America. Organizers say this year's meeting will be the largest ever for the society, with nearly 1,100 people registered.
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May museum programs explore spring
April 24, 2024
Family programs at the University of Alaska Museum of the North will explore the theme of spring in May.
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Arctic Innovation Competition awards over $45,000 for creative ideas
April 23, 2024
A durable storage tote for expeditions took the top prize in the 2024 Arctic Innovation Competition's main division. The competition awarded more than $45,000 in cash prizes and scholarships on Saturday, April 20, at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel.
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