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Susan Harry keeps a close eye on pollen in Interior ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥
April 25, 2025
For the past 25 years, Susan Harry has been peering into a microscope every spring to count and classify minuscule grains of pollen. It's a task that can take from a few minutes up to an hour and a half at the height of pollen season, in May and early June.
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Tundra swans take two pathways to ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥
April 25, 2025
Tundra swans -- at 15 pounds and with a wingspan of almost six feet -- are now touching down on the ponds and snowfields of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
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New book explores the skies with Dene knowledge
April 24, 2025
Chris Cannon, an assistant professor at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ College of Indigenous Studies, has published "In the Footsteps of the Traveller: The Astronomy of Northern Dene."
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ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ native plants, insects featured in webinar series
April 24, 2025
A series of webinars highlighting ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s diverse native plants and their uses is scheduled for May, which is ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native Plant Month. The series, available statewide, is a collaboration between the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service and the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native Plant Society.
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Arctic Innovation Competition presents 2025 awards
April 23, 2025
The Arctic Innovation Competition awarded over $45,000 on Saturday, April 19, at the 8 Star Events Center in Fairbanks. The competition had almost 150 submissions entered by participants across ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ and the U.S.
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UAF College of Liberal Arts names outstanding students
April 22, 2025
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ College of Liberal Arts has named 29 outstanding students for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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Tiny ocean wave vibrations hold ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ climate secrets
April 22, 2025
Tiny ocean wave vibrations from the Gulf of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ — too subtle for humans to notice — can travel through land as far north as ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥â€™s Arctic coastline. These and other low-frequency vibrations generated daily by ocean waves offer insights into climate change.
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Bear awareness and bear spray workshop offered in Delta Junction
April 21, 2025
Delta Junction residents can learn how to react during a bear encounter and practice using inert bear spray in a one-day workshop offered by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service and Delta Career Advancement Center.
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Certified food protection manager classes scheduled
April 18, 2025
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service will offer three certified food protection manager classes in May and June. The course will cover the material required to pass the National Restaurant Association's ServSafe Manager exam for ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
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An early ascent of the Yukon River
April 17, 2025
Civil War veteran Charles Raymond was 27 when he accepted an assignment to visit the new U.S. territory of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, a place so far away from his home in New York City he couldn't imagine it.
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Expert offers tips for gardeners to keep slugs at bay
April 17, 2025
Learn how to keep slugs from enjoying more of your garden than you do during a free statewide webinar. Joey Slowik, an integrated pest management technician with the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service, will share best practices for designing your garden to discourage slug incursions. He also will discuss ways to whittle their populations and other management strategies.
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Love birds? Learn how to attract them to your backyard
April 16, 2025
Delta Junction residents can attend a free in-person workshop offered by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service office to learn about birds that frequent their area and how to attract them to local yards. Jeff Mason, an ecologist with the Salcha-Delta Soil & Water Conservation District, has worked with birds throughout his career. He will discuss species found in Delta and highlight the ones residents are likely to see in their yards.
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UAF research provides a roadmap for soaring global lithium demand
April 15, 2025
New work by a ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ professor fills some gaps in knowledge about Earth's resources of lithium, a critical element powering electronics and electric vehicles.
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Birch tapping workshops on tap in Anchorage, Palmer
April 14, 2025
Southcentral ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ residents can learn the process of collecting birch sap to make refreshing drinks or boil down into birch syrup in two ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service workshops. The workshops, led by retired Extension educator Meg Burgett, will introduce birch "sugaring" and cover where, when and how to tap birch trees to collect sap.
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Arctic Innovation Competition finals and awards set for April 19
April 14, 2025
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ College of Business and Security Management will host the annual Arctic Innovation Competition finals and award ceremony at the 8 Star Events Center in Fairbanks on Saturday, April 19, from 1-5 p.m.
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