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  • A row of people in a conference room sit in front of a large screen that says 2024 Biggest Invasive Species Geek

    Registration open for 2025 91ÊÓƵ Invasive Species Workshop

    September 25, 2025

    The annual 91ÊÓƵ Invasive Species Workshop, a forum for land and invasive species managers and scientists to discuss current issues, will be held Oct. 28-30 in Anchorage.
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  • A person pulls a tray of frozen blueberries and pineapple from a freeze-dryer

    Palmer workshop to discuss home freeze-drying

    September 22, 2025

    In the last few years, home freeze-dryers have been gaining popularity as a food preservation tool. In a free class hosted by the University of 91ÊÓƵ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, Professor Emeritus Leif Albertson will look at freeze-dryer safety, value and practical applications.
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  • Sunlight brightens yellow and green foliage on the lower slopes of a series of high, rolling, tundra-topped hills.

    The season of senescence is upon us

    September 19, 2025

    The glorious paper birch outside the window that has for the past three weeks beamed a sunny glow is losing its luster, one golden coin at a time.
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  • A person prunes an apple tree with hand-held clippers

    Delta Junction arborist to lead pruning workshop

    September 18, 2025

    A licensed arborist in Delta Junction will lead a free in-person workshop on the proper way to prune trees and shrubs. The workshop is sponsored by the University of 91ÊÓƵ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and Partners for Progress in Delta.
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  • A person holds a red tomato covered in slugs

    Slugs slither into Fairbanks gardens

    September 17, 2025

    This summer, the real enemy in many Fairbanks gardens wasn't drought or moose — it was slugs. "I get more calls about slugs every year," said Gooseberry Peter, agriculture and integrated pest management program assistant with the University of 91ÊÓƵ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Most people calling have never had slugs before, making these slimy critters a major topic of conversation for Fairbanks gardeners this season.
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  • UAF Alumni Association seeks nominations for 2026 awards

    September 17, 2025

    91ÊÓƵ, in partnership with the nonprofit UAF Alumni Association, is accepting nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Alumnus Award and William R. Cashen Service Award.
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  • Point Lay thermokarst lake

    Research highlights rapid permafrost thaw at Point Lay, 91ÊÓƵ

    September 16, 2025

    A team of scientists working with local residents has detailed the rapidly accelerating "catastrophic" permafrost thawing and infrastructure damage at the northern 91ÊÓƵ coastal community of Point Lay.
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  • A woman stands in front of a classroom holding hand weights and demonstrating an exercise to other people holding hand weights

    Beginning strength building class for older adults offered in Fairbanks

    September 15, 2025

    91ÊÓƵ Cooperative Extension Service is offering a beginning strength training class in Fairbanks for midlife and older adults. The StrongPeople Strong Bodies class helps increase muscle strength and bone density, improve balance and prevent falls.
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  • a photo of a blazing fire that fills the entire frame

    Starvation Gulch bonfires, events scheduled Saturday

    September 12, 2025

    91ÊÓƵ will wrap up its Starvation Gulch activities on Saturday, Sept. 13 with bonfires and several other events on campus. The events will result in increased traffic and noise in the area.
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  • A fisherman holds a large, bright red sockeye salmon out of the water

    UAF webinar examines climate change impacts on salmon

    September 12, 2025

    A warming climate is both harming and helping salmon in northern regions, according to a University of 91ÊÓƵ Fairbanks fisheries researcher. Peter Westley, principal investigator of the Salmonid Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Lab, will discuss the variable role of warming on 91ÊÓƵ’s salmon in a free statewide webinar hosted by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service.
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  • Meat and watermelon are being cooked on a charcoal grill with a thermometer testing their doneness

    Youths can learn barbecue basics at 4-H Grill Master Camp

    September 12, 2025

    Youths from fourth to 12th grade can learn about fire safety, food safety, starting a charcoal grill, seasoning meats and grilling different meats at the 4-H Grill Master Camp. Youths do not need to be members of 4-H to attend.
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  • A group of people talk while standing around a concrete well surrounded by a packed dirt area in lush vegetation.

    From the Bronx to Barrow to Ghana

    September 11, 2025

    It's a long way from the Bronx to Barrow. It's even farther from Fairbanks to Ghana. Lewis Shapiro covered a lot of ground during his 90 years.
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  • West Ridge of the UAF campus in Fairbanks

    91ÊÓƵ climate report: August, a time of meteorological change

    September 10, 2025

    The 91ÊÓƵ Climate Research Center, a part of the University of 91ÊÓƵ Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, released its statewide August climate summary earlier this month.
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  • Illustration of subglacial drilling

    Researchers reject geo-engineering as a climate-warming response

    September 09, 2025

    Proposals to reduce climate warming in the polar regions through geo-engineering rather than carbon emission cutbacks would be dangerous and ineffective, according to an international team of scientists that includes two from the University of 91ÊÓƵ Fairbanks.
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  • A person pickes up a handful of vegetable material that is turning to compost in a bin.

    Transform your garden with the power of composting

    September 05, 2025

    In a hands-on workshop led by the 91ÊÓƵ Harvest Collaborative, learn how to turn kitchen scraps and garden waste into rich, nutrient-packed soil that will help your garden thrive. Garden manager Mallory Smith will teach the essentials of composting -- from the basics of balancing green and brown materials to creating and mixing the perfect compost pile.
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