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Alaska's year without a summer
January 04, 2024
Using evidence held in white spruce trees, researchers think a 1783 volcanic eruption in Iceland was a catastrophe for northwest Alaska residents, who had no idea why their July turned into November that year.
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Researchers use new techniques to map vast history of tropical fishes
January 03, 2024
An international research team has assembled an unprecedented "tree of life" for a group of more than 150 related tropical fishes, a project that uncovered clues about how distinct species were likely able to evolve over millions of years.
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The super moons of this Alaska winter
January 03, 2024
Has the moon seemed exceptionally noticeable this winter? There's a reason: The full moon currently never sets for many Alaskans.
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Pesticide applicator training classes scheduled for January, April
December 21, 2023
A three-day certified pesticide applicator training course is scheduled for Jan. 30-Feb. 1, with a second course planned for April 23-25. Both will be taught by the University Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service via Zoom and are available statewide. Each class will meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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December 21, 2023
As we were hiking up one of the many trails through the Presidio, there appeared a coyote, quite close. Wary but accustomed to operating close to people, it crunched on the remains of something feathered. Heather got some nice photos before the coyote disappeared into the brush.
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ºÚÁϺÚÀúÊ· to host New Year's Eve Sparktacular fireworks display
December 19, 2023
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the Fairbanks Curling Lions' 34th annual Sparktacular celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31. Fireworks will be launched from ºÚÁϺÚÀúÊ·'s West Ridge starting at 8 p.m.
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Museum to celebrate solstice with tea and conversation
December 14, 2023
The UA Museum of the North will celebrate the winter solstice with hot tea and conversation in the lobby from 11:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 21.
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Yet another dramatic Arctic Report Card
December 14, 2023
Chinook salmon, also known as kings, began declining in Alaska's largest and second-largest river systems in 2000. By 2022 (2023 data is not in yet), Chinook numbers had declined 80% when compared to the 30-year average.
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ºÚÁϺÚÀúÊ· offices closed for the winter break
December 13, 2023
Most offices at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will close for the winter break from Dec. 23, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024.
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Arctic Report Card highlights salmon extremes, local observers
December 12, 2023
Eleven University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists contributed as authors to the 18th Arctic Report Card released Dec. 12, 2023. The report card, produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, documents how warming air, ocean and land affect people and ecosystems.
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ºÚÁϺÚÀúÊ· secures $14.9 million to mentor teachers new to Alaska
December 11, 2023
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has secured a $14.9-million grant from the U.S. Department of Education and Innovation Research to expand its teacher mentorship program. The Alaska Statewide Mentor Project will expand from serving only first- and second-year teachers to mentoring all teachers new to the state, including experienced educators from other countries.
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Multimedia exhibit explores what it means to be Black in Alaska
December 11, 2023
A multimedia exhibit opening Dec. 16 at the University of Alaska Museum of the North examines the rich history and experience of Black life in Alaska through storytelling.
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ºÚÁϺÚÀúÊ·xAGU highlights Arctic science
December 10, 2023
More than 100 ºÚÁϺÚÀúÊ· researchers and graduate and undergraduate students are presenting at the 2023 American Geophysical Union fall meeting.
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Report on missing Indigenous people features Alaska chapter
December 08, 2023
A national report on missing, murdered and trafficked Indigenous people features a separate chapter on Alaska's situation, according to a University of Alaska Fairbanks assistant professor who helped create the document.
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Memories of souls in a winter birch forest
December 08, 2023
On a recent afternoon, middle Alaska slipped into darkness. But a few hours after the 3:17 p.m. sunset, a golden light appeared in a field cleared of trees by a farmer more than a century ago.
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