• A person wearing protective gloves dabs blue-tinted herbicide on the trunk of an invasive chokecherry tree

    2026 pesticide applicator classes set

    November 20, 2025

    A three-day certified pesticide applicator training workshop is scheduled for Jan. 27-29, with a second workshop planned for April 21-23. The workshops are led by the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ Cooperative Extension Service via Zoom and are available statewide.
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  • UAF expands structural testing capacity

    November 18, 2025

    The ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ has installed powerful new load frames in the High Bay Structural Testing Laboratory, giving researchers the ability to simulate full-scale stresses on buildings, utilities, and other northern infrastructure. Led by the Arctic Infrastructure Development Center, this upgrade strengthens Alaska's only high-bay facility capable of replicating permafrost settlement, freeze-thaw impacts and seismic forces.
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  • A person stands on a snowy forested hilltop looking down at a piece of equipment partially buried in snow.

    UAF study: Seismic data can identify aircraft by type

    November 18, 2025

    Instruments typically used to detect the ground motion of earthquakes can also be used to identify the type of aircraft flying far overhead, research by ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ scientists shows.
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  • A green light beam from the new lidar

    New lidar advances atmospheric science at UAF research site

    November 14, 2025

    A new science tool at the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ research center in Gakona will advance understanding of Earth's middle and upper atmosphere regions.
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  • A couple in winter jackets poses for a picture.

    Red aurora is a rarity

    November 14, 2025

    Charles Deehr will never forget his first red aurora. On Feb. 11, 1958, Deehr was a student at Reed ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ in Portland, Oregon. He asked a Fulbright student from Norway named Tone to the Portland Symphony that night.
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  • Beaver dam complex in northern Alaska

    UAF study links beaver expansion to faster Arctic thaw

    November 13, 2025

    The climate-driven spread of beaver ponds in Alaska's Arctic accelerates the effects of a warming environment by causing pond-adjacent permafrost to thaw and by increasing the amount of liquid water present during winter.
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  • A man kneels on the ground next to freshly planted saplings, flanked by farm equipment.

    Georgeson Botanical Garden begins forest succession project

    November 13, 2025

    The Georgeson Botanical Garden is working to expand the garden's public area with a path winding through a newly planted forest, providing visitors with a tranquil nature trail. The expansion represents the beginning of a long-term vision to transform an 8-acre piece of land into a native boreal forest.
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  • Two people walk through a nighttime landscape with snow and buildings illuminated by colored lights.

    Holiday events bring festive cheer to UAF campus

    November 12, 2025

    The ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ will host a variety of holiday events throughout November and December, offering chances to shop locally, enjoy student and community art and take in the sights and sounds of the season.
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  • A combine harvests oats in a field under a colorful sky

    2025 Delta Harvest Wrap-Up highlights the year in agriculture

    November 12, 2025

    An update on the 2025 year in Alaska agriculture and summaries of research progress on soils, grains and weeds will highlight the annual Delta Harvest Wrap-Up in Delta Junction. The free annual wrap-up brings together Alaska's agricultural researchers with local farmers to provide updates on their various projects.
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  • An unusual triple whammy of solar outbursts, including one scientists call a cannibal, began hitting Earth this afternoon and is likely to  bring the curtain up on spectacular aurora performances starting tonight.

    Triple solar blast sets stage for active aurora show

    November 11, 2025

    An unusual triple whammy of solar outbursts, including one scientists call a cannibal, began hitting Earth this afternoon and is likely to bring the curtain up on spectacular aurora performances starting tonight.
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  • A person wears a gray T-shirt with a green stylized crab and the words if you see this crab, report it.

    Webinar highlights efforts to document, defend against invasive crab

    November 11, 2025

    Tammy Davis, invasive species coordinator with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, will lead a free webinar on the invasive European green crab, including its distribution, threats to Alaska's nearshore environments and how Alaska partners are addressing the invasion. The webinar is hosted by the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ Cooperative Extension Service.
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  • Two portraits of people wearing suits

    Former ambassadors to discuss Ukraine, diplomacy at UAF event

    November 10, 2025

    The ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ will host a free public event focused on diplomacy and the war in Ukraine on Friday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. in the Davis Concert Hall on campus. The event, "Diplomatic Dialogue: A Conversation on Ukraine," will feature a discussion between former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William "Bill" Taylor and UAF Interim Chancellor and former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs Mike Sfraga.
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  • A tray of freshly baked cinnamon rolls with icing

    Sitka workshop focuses on sweet, spicy cinnamon rolls

    November 07, 2025

    A workshop in Sitka will start the weekend off right by exploring how to create the perfect sweet and spicy treat — cinnamon rolls!
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  • A new interactive web map

    Interactive map models Fairbanks borough energy costs

    November 07, 2025

    A new interactive web map developed by researchers at the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ gives policymakers and residents a clearer picture of how energy costs affect households across the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
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  • What's in an Alaska name?

    November 07, 2025

    I once asked a snowmachiner heading out on a trail from Nome where he was going. "Boston," he said before speeding off.
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