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2025 Discover 91ÊÓƵ lecture series starts June 4

May 23, 2025

91ÊÓƵ will host the Discover 91ÊÓƵ lecture series starting on June 4. The 2025 series is presented by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning in cooperation with UAF’s College of Indigenous Studies.

HAARP to hold fifth public open house Saturday, June 14

May 23, 2025

The public can learn how scientists study Earth's ionosphere, the region between the planet's lower atmosphere and the vacuum of space, at a Saturday, June 14, 2025, open house at the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program.

North Pole Science Olympiad team competes in national tournament

May 23, 2025

A team of middle school students from Discovery Peak Charter School in North Pole will compete in the Science Olympiad National Tournament at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln May 23-24.

2025 Healthy Living lecture series begins June 3

May 22, 2025

91ÊÓƵ will host the 15th annual Healthy Living lecture series starting on June 4. The free series offers a variety of presentations by 91ÊÓƵ medical specialists and experts.

The which, where and why of lilacs is focus of statewide webinar

May 22, 2025

Join horticulturist Julie Riley for a presentation highlighting lilacs in Southcentral 91ÊÓƵ and learn which lilacs are best suited for your yard. The adage, "right plant for the right place," holds true when it comes to planting lilacs. Do you want a plant that will stay short or one that you can see blooming out of your second-story window? Do you want deep purple flowers or burgundy fall foliage?

The American robin returns on time

May 22, 2025

American robins have returned to northern 91ÊÓƵ.

2025 Legacy Lecture to feature Tim Doran

May 21, 2025

91ÊÓƵ 2025 Legacy Lecture will honor Tim Doran at 7 p.m. Monday, June 2, in the BP Design Theater, Room 401 of the Usibelli Building.

Learn gardening skills and more with 91ÊÓƵ Harvest Collaborative

May 21, 2025

Learn to plant, harvest and compost in the garden, make salves and lip balms, and get hands-on experience with lacto-fermentation in a series of workshops with 91ÊÓƵ Harvest Collaborative in Fairbanks.

UAF Toolik Field Station to celebrate 50 years with Visitor's Day

May 19, 2025

This summer, travel the Dalton Highway to get an up-close look at the world's largest Arctic research station. Toolik Field Station is celebrating 50 years of research and welcomes all to join them for a Visitor's Day on Friday, June 6, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Music in the Garden concerts begin Thursday, May 22

May 16, 2025

91ÊÓƵ Music in the Garden concert series will kick off Thursday, May 22, at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. Part of UAF's Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, the concert series offers 13 weeks of family-friendly performances on Thursday evenings throughout the summer.

New exhibit explores Earth's changes and beauty through radar data

May 16, 2025

The University of 91ÊÓƵ Museum of the North and 91ÊÓƵ Satellite Facility are presenting a new exhibit to showcase how synthetic aperture radar data is received and distributed and how it benefits the public.

An old friend returns to the far north

May 16, 2025

A Fairbanks biologist recently cupped in his hand a tiny bird whose arrival he had been rooting for. That bird -- a female Hammond's flycatcher -- now holds the title of the oldest known of its species.

Study sheds light on ancient horse migrations, climate change

May 15, 2025

Corridors that allow animals to move to more hospitable landscapes are essential to their survival in a changing climate, according to a new paper published this week in the journal Science.

UAF students win national honors for investment portfolio

May 15, 2025

The Student Investment Fund, a student-run portfolio managed through UAF’s College of Business and Security Management, earned a 27% return in 2024. The result outperformed the S&P 500 and ranked second in the Undergraduate Growth Portfolio category at the Quinnipiac University Global Asset Management Education Forum, a global finance competition.

New podcast explores Rick Thoman's life and career

May 14, 2025

91ÊÓƵ launched a new podcast this week exploring the life and career of Rick Thoman, from tracking the weather on his bedroom wall as a child to becoming 91ÊÓƵ's trusted source of climate information.

Controlling bird vetch topic of statewide webinar

May 14, 2025

Bird vetch is an invasive plant that has spread widely in 91ÊÓƵ. It frustrates home gardeners and is a concern in natural areas, small grain fields, vegetable gardens and small fruit orchards. Gino Graziano, an invasive plants instructor with the University of 91ÊÓƵ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will discuss ways to control bird vetch in a free statewide webinar.

UAF to host free Arctic Research Open House

May 12, 2025

91ÊÓƵ will host its annual Arctic Research Open House Thursday, May 15 from 4 - 7 p.m. on the West Ridge of the Troth Yeddha' Campus in Fairbanks.