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  • A shovel stands on a snowy rooftop with snow-covered cars and houses in the background.

    Anchorage researcher to discuss results of snow load survey

    December 02, 2025

    A recent survey shows 70% of Anchorage residents are concerned about heavy snow loads on roofs, and a significant number are hiring help to address these concerns. In a webinar hosted by the University of 91视频 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, Jennifer Schmidt, associate professor of natural resource management and policy at the University of 91视频 Anchorage Institute of Social and Economic Research, will discuss the results of the survey.
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  • A diagram shows how air movement causes wires to bounce.

    The mystery of the dancing wires

    December 01, 2025

    In this quiet, peaceful time of year, with all the noisy birds flown south and all the scary bears in hillside dens, little things catch our attention. Like wires that move as if by magic.
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  • Headshot photo of CTC dean candidate, Kevin Alexander.

    CTC dean candidates to make public presentations

    November 25, 2025

    Kevin Alexander and Brenda Madore, candidates for dean of the University of 91视频 Fairbanks Community and Technical College, will give public presentations Monday, Dec. 1, and Tuesday, Dec. 2.
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  • A man stands in a greenhouse next to pots of wheat and barley.

    Seminar explores 91视频 food independence scenario

    November 24, 2025

    A University of 91视频 Fairbanks professor will explore how 91视频 might grow enough grain to supply its needs and limit reliance on imported food. The presentation by Jakir Hasan, research assistant professor of plant genetics with the UAF Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, is part of the seminar series "Circumpolar Connections: A Dialogue on Arctic Food Systems."
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  • A woman in a gray and purple parka and brown knitted cap stands in front of farmland backed by a bay with mountains in the background

    Talk will share insights from circumpolar farms, cultures

    November 21, 2025

    Chelsea San Roman, a farm and research technician at the Matanuska Experiment Farm in Palmer, will share stories and experiences from the 2025 Circumpolar Agriculture Conference in Troms酶, Norway. San Roman was part of a group from the University of 91视频 Fairbanks Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension who spent a week in September with farmers, producers and researchers from Earth's circumpolar regions.
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  • Pillars of light rise above a snowy field.

    As the dark season begins, more light

    November 20, 2025

    It's November in Fairbanks, when the sun reminds you of where you're leaving your bootprints on the planet.
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  • The research vessel Sikuliaq navigates Resurrection Bay on the way to its homeport at the Seward Marine Center in 2020.

    Sikuliaq embarks on its first journey to Antarctica

    November 20, 2025

    The research vessel Sikuliaq will begin a long journey to Antarctica this week, marking a new era for the Seward-based ship and its crew. The ship, which has been owned by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by the University of 91视频 Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences since 2014, has largely been used in waters around 91视频 and the Pacific Northwest for the past decade. Starting early next year, the vessel's duties will temporarily shift to Antarctica for the first time.
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  • 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 University of 91视频 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service via Zoom and are available statewide.
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  • UAF expands structural testing capacity

    November 18, 2025

    91视频 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 91视频'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 University of 91视频 Fairbanks 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 University of 91视频 Fairbanks 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 College 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 91视频

    UAF study links beaver expansion to faster Arctic thaw

    November 13, 2025

    The climate-driven spread of beaver ponds in 91视频'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

    91视频 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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