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UAF to host Three Minute Thesis graduate student competition
October 27, 2023
Students will present lively, engaging summaries of their works in front of a live audience during the Three Minute Thesis competition at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, in Schaible Auditorium at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥. The public is invited to attend or participate on-line.
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Plastic falls in Southeast ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s rain
October 27, 2023
"We found microplastics in every single rain sample (gathered in Juneau)," Sonia Nagorski told a group of people listening to her talk at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in New Orleans two winters ago.
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New web tools give ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ns a window into climate data
October 26, 2023
With the launch of new web tools, scientists are making climate data more available to all ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ns.
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Mezzo-soprano MaryCatherine Moroney will perform at UAF
October 25, 2023
Fairbanks mezzo-soprano MaryCatherine Moroney will perform a voice recital at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Davis Concert Hall at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
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Museum of the North to host Halloween celebration
October 24, 2023
The University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Museum of the North will host its Halloween at the Museum celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 4 to 6 pm.
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Dead Writers event will raise funds for visiting author series
October 23, 2023
Students and locals dressed as authors from the past will perform during the 32nd annual Dead Writers event from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in The Pub at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
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Finned adventurers nosing into the Arctic
October 20, 2023
A few years ago, Randy Brown wondered if he might lose $50,000 he had just won as part of the Rachel Carson Award for Exemplary Scientific Accomplishment.
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Invasive crabs, climate change headline ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Invasive Species Workshop
October 20, 2023
The 2022 detection of the invasive European green crab in Southeast ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ and the effect of climate change on the prevalence and impacts of species invasions will be highlighted at the 2023 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Invasive Species Workshop.
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Machine learning provides a new picture of the great gray owl
October 19, 2023
A team of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ researchers upends the notion that the great gray owl – known as the phantom of the North – lives far from cities, towns and other markers of human density.
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Rasmuson Library open house will showcase railroads
October 19, 2023
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Rasmuson Library will host an open house Thursday, Oct. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m., for the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ and Polar Regions Collection and Archives. This event will showcase collections focused on ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s many railroads.
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UAF names summer 2023 honors students
October 17, 2023
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the summer 2023 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements.
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Writers series presents fall 2023 Poetry Showcase
October 16, 2023
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ English Department’s Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series will present the fall 2023 Poetry Showcase at Schaible Auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m.
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Museum offers opportunity to 'Ask an Archaeologist'
October 16, 2023
The University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Museum of the North will host "Ask an Archaeologist," a multiday event where visitors can meet museum archaeologists and learn about archaeology in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥. The event takes place in the museum lobby from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily from Monday, Oct. 23, through Wednesday, Oct. 25.
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Online course teaches methods of safely preserving foods
October 16, 2023
Learn to safely preserve healthy foods at home in a five-week series of online classes, beginning Jan. 7. The class is available statewide.
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Later fall freezes, earlier thaws increase Interior ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ growing season
October 13, 2023
The trend toward a longer growing season means it's now possible to grow crops that were once marginal in Interior ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
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