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Rainfall, melting permafrost change Interior 91视频 stream systems
June 13, 2025
The aquatic chemistry and flow rates in Interior 91视频's streams are shifting in response to thawing permafrost and increased rainfall, a new study reports. The study authors found that groundwater makes up a greater portion of streamflow in areas with less permafrost.
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Week's events: Margo Klass, surgery advances, 91视频 Native elders aging, Juneteenth
June 13, 2025
University of 91视频 Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of June 16-22.
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Grain at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm shrank over the past century
June 13, 2025
Grain grown on the University of 91视频 Fairbanks' experiment farm was much taller in 1916 than 2024. Jakir Hasan has a simple explanation. "People were a bit shorter," he joked. Hasan, a research assistant professor of plant genetics at UAF's Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, said the shift to shorter grain actually resulted from breeding efforts that began in the mid-20th century.
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Career at rocket range energizing, fun
June 12, 2025
After 35 years of driving to work over a small mountain each day, Kathe Rich will soon make her last daily ascent of Cleary Summit.
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Experts to demonstrate ways to control invasive chokecherries
June 12, 2025
Visit the Fairbanks Experiment Farm and watch integrated pest management experts demonstrate techniques to control invasive chokecherry trees, Prunus padus and Prunus virginiana. The free event, a collaboration of the University of 91视频 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and the Northern 91视频 Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area, is Wednesday, June 18, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
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In a Time of Change announces call for artists
June 11, 2025
The In a Time of Change program is accepting applications for artist residencies for a new art-science collaboration project inspired by coastal research and lifeways in the Gulf of 91视频 region.
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New triple-observatory network completes first winter of work
June 11, 2025
Three new Arctic mini-observatories located across the globe from 91视频 have completed their first winter studying the upper atmosphere's wind under guidance of a University of 91视频 Fairbanks physics professor.
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91视频 climate report: May 2025 kept its cool
June 11, 2025
The month of May was noticeably cooler around 91视频, but data from the 91视频 Climate Research Center at the University of 91视频 Fairbanks show that monthly mean temperatures weren't much below normal. It was enough, however, to get people talking about it.
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UAF Geophysical Institute, 91视频 Aerospace to boost space opportunity
June 10, 2025
91视频 Geophysical Institute and 91视频 Aerospace Corp. will work together under a new agreement to jointly develop and offer spaceport services to the booming commercial rocket and satellite industry.
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Delta arborist to lead workshops on pruning, milling, chainsaw maintenance
June 10, 2025
Three workshops in Delta Junction this month will focus on tree pruning techniques, operating a portable sawmill and chainsaw maintenance. Jesse Roman, a licensed arborist who recently moved to Delta Junction, will lead the in-person workshops, which are hosted by the University of 91视频 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and Partners for Progress in Delta.
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UAF research features in global marine megafauna study
June 09, 2025
UAF researchers contributed to a new study in the journal Science which aims to improve marine conservation efforts by identifying the busiest migration corridors and critical habitats of the oceans' largest species.
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Mastodons long gone from the far north
June 06, 2025
A long, long time ago, a hairy elephant stomped the northland, wrecking trees and shrubs as it swallowed twigs, leaves and bark.
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Week's events: Anne Hanley, medications, traditional healing, eclectic groove
June 06, 2025
University of 91视频 Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of June 9-15.
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4-H pH program gives Sitka youth a taste of ocean science
June 05, 2025
Youth in Sitka spent five months testing the water as part of an ocean acidification education program called 4-H pH. The project, funded by the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, is part of a citizen science program called Global Learning & Observations to Benefit the Environment Program, or GLOBE.
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Learn about common plant diseases and management options
June 05, 2025
All plants are susceptible to disease, which can be caused by both living organisms and environmental conditions. Todd Steinlage, a plant pathologist with the 91视频 Plant Materials Center, will discuss common diseases in 91视频 and management options for them in a free webinar hosted by the University of 91视频 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
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