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Class offered to prepare trainers for StrongPeople program
May 06, 2025
A Fairbanks workshop will train people to lead a popular exercise program for midlife and older adults in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ communities. Led by Leslie Shallcross, a home, health and family development agent with the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service, the workshop will prepare participants to teach StrongPeople/StrongWomen exercise classes in nonprofit community settings.
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Build a garden for native pollinators in Delta Junction workshop
May 05, 2025
Get hands-on experience propagating native species and learn how to create a thriving community of nectar-rich native plants in a free in-person workshop in Delta Junction. The workshop is hosted by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service in conjunction with the Salcha-Delta Soil & Water Conservation District and Partners for Progress in Delta.
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Chicken University teaches the basics of raising poultry
May 05, 2025
Raising chickens in the backyard is a fun hobby and a great way to improve your food security in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥. Chicken University is a free class led by Jim Vinyard with the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. He will discuss everything you need to know to start and nurture your flock.
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Museum family programs showcase songs in May
May 05, 2025
Family programs at the University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Museum of the North will explore the theme of songs in May.
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UAF colleges honor 2024-2025 top students
May 02, 2025
Schools and colleges at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ have named their outstanding students for the 2024-2025 academic years. Students are selected for a variety of accomplishments, including exceptional academic achievement, leadership, contributions to their field or community.
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May 01, 2025
Leanne Bulger recently found a new hole in the forest floor on the west end of Fairbanks. Into it, she poked a long plastic pipe.
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UAF to host 103rd commencement ceremony
April 30, 2025
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ will honor the Class of 2025 during its 103rd commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 3, at 1 p.m. at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.
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UAF student wins press club public service award
April 30, 2025
ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ student Lina Mariscal has received the 2025 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Press Club Public Service Award. She is one of a dozen UAF students who received awards at the press club's annual conference earlier this month.
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Patty Mongold named 2025 Business Leader of the Year
April 30, 2025
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ College of Business and Security Management has named Patty Mongold, CEO and board chair at Mt. McKinley Bank, as the 2025 Business Leader of the Year award recipient.
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Geophysical Institute, Poker Flat announce summer tours
April 29, 2025
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Geophysical Institute is offering free public tours to showcase some of its science facilities.
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UAF to honor outstanding graduates, commencement speaker
April 28, 2025
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ will honor its 2025 outstanding undergraduate degree recipients and commencement speaker at a ceremony on Friday, May 2.
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Learn to create felted and wearable art in Delta fiber series
April 28, 2025
A series of in-person workshops in Delta Junction will show participants how to take raw wool and clean, dye and create finished felted products they can wear home or sell.
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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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