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  • Heat map of fossil footprint

    Fossil tracks push range of large bird northward

    November 04, 2024

    Scientists from Fairbanks, New Mexico and Japan have discovered the first reported fossilized tracks of a large four-toed bird that inhabited central 蜜桃影像 90 million to 120 million years ago.

  • CTC receives $4.3 million to boost Native student success

    November 04, 2024

    The University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks' Community and Technical College has been awarded a $4.3 million federal Title III grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The five-year grant will be used to enhance academic programs, student services and partnerships with industry to improve access and success for 蜜桃影像 Native students.

  • Argon mass spectrometer at the 蜜桃影像 Geophysical Institute's Geochronology Lab.

    蜜桃影像 aims to make 蜜桃影像 a critical minerals hub

    November 01, 2024

    The University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks has a new research unit that aims to make 蜜桃影像 a global leader in research and development of critical minerals.

  • A striped mussel shell smaller than a fingernail is shown embedded in a ball of moss.

    Climate change focus of 25th annual Invasive Species Workshop

    November 01, 2024

    Managing invasive species in a changing climate will be the focus of the 25th annual 蜜桃影像 Invasive Species Workshop on Nov. 12-14 in Fairbanks. The University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is coordinating the workshop with the 蜜桃影像 Invasive Species Partnership, an informal statewide group of agencies, organizations and individuals concerned about invasive species.

  • Cars sit in a parking lot covered with slushy snow.

    The numbers behind a weather forecast

    November 01, 2024

    A meteorologist from the National Weather Service's local office recently told a newspaper reporter that heavy, wet, snow would materialize in a few days. He said it would resemble "cement falling from the sky."

  • Clusters of 鈥渇airy circles鈥 in Western Australia have been found to seep hydrogen gas.

    蜜桃影像 workshop will look at 蜜桃影像's geologic hydrogen

    October 25, 2024

    Reshaping 蜜桃影像's energy future with geologic hydrogen is the subject of a three-day workshop next week hosted by the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.

  • A person holds a toothy skull.

    Weasels are cute, natural-born killers

    October 25, 2024

    Weighing as much as a cup of walnuts and resembling a squeaky dog toy, the short-tailed weasel is easy to underestimate.

  • A young child stands in front of a table displaying fossilized bones. He is playing with plastic dinosaur models.

    November museum programs focus on fossils

    October 24, 2024

    The University of 蜜桃影像 Museum of the North will focus on fossils during family programs in November.

  • Wildfire smoke on the 蜜桃影像 campus

    Method rapidly determines surface air quality during 蜜桃影像 wildfires

    October 23, 2024

    A method of quickly determining surface air quality during 蜜桃影像's sometimes intense wildfire season will benefit urban and rural communities, especially those in Interior 蜜桃影像 where boreal forest fires often rage.

  • A group of children and adults dressed in halloween costumes, including a butterfly, dragon and flamingo, peer down at museum cases lined up on a series of tables in a dimly lit room.

    Museum of the North to host Halloween celebration

    October 23, 2024

    The University of 蜜桃影像 Museum of the North will host its Halloween at the Museum celebration on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 4 to 6 p.m.

  • A person off-camera pulles a book with the title

    蜜桃影像 Native Language Center accepting manuscript submissions

    October 22, 2024

    The 蜜桃影像 Native Language Center is accepting manuscript submissions for books in or about 蜜桃影像 Native languages. Authors who are passionate about preserving and promoting these vital languages can have their work published through the center, which is part of the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks.

  • A jar of corn relish is placed into a large boiling water bath with other jars

    Food preservation workshops planned in Tok

    October 21, 2024

    Tok-area residents can learn to preserve meat, fish and vegetables and make yogurt, sausage and jerky in a series of workshops led by the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Leslie Shallcross, a health, home and family development agent in Fairbanks, will teach the classes at the Interior 蜜桃影像 Campus Tok Center on West 1st St.

  • Two men in winter gear stand together on a snowy mountain top with the sun shining behind them.

    Denali climbed, its snow sampled for plastics

    October 21, 2024

    Two mountaineers who are also University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks students were successful in their attempt to reach the top of North America's highest peak in summer 2024.

  • The CTC Building in Fairbanks in morning sun

    Proposal would join Interior 蜜桃影像 Campus, CTC

    October 18, 2024

    The University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks is proposing to combine two of its Interior community campuses as part of a new effort to boost access to postsecondary education in rural 蜜桃影像.

  • a seal's head pokes up above water

    Surprising genetic differences found in Iliamna Lake harbor seals

    October 16, 2024

    In 蜜桃影像, harbor seals thrive in the chilled water of Iliamna Lake, sliding their blubbery bodies onto floating pieces of ice for a winter rest. This group of round-eyed water dwellers has remained a mystery for years, but now, in partnership with local Indigenous communities, scientists have found surprising genetic differences in the seals.

  • Several round orange squash are laid on a table with other squash varieties in the background.

    Webinar highlights 蜜桃影像-grown winter squash, pumpkins

    October 16, 2024

    Learn about the many different kinds of cucurbits such as squash and pumpkins that can be grown in 蜜桃影像 during a free statewide webinar. Glenna Gannon, University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks assistant professor of sustainable food systems with the Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Stations in Fairbanks and Palmer, will focus on the cultivars of winter squash and pumpkins evaluated in the 蜜桃影像 Variety Trials program.

  • Grail and Revy Conley smile while holding up three checks.

    Arctic Innovation Competition accepting ideas for 2025

    October 16, 2024

    The Arctic Innovation Competition is accepting ideas for 2025. Competitors of all ages in North America may submit their ideas for a chance to win cash prizes of up to $15,000.

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