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Ӱ names 2024 honorary degree, service award recipients
March 05, 2024
The University of Ӱ Fairbanks has selected five people to honor during its 2024 commencement weekend in May. Honorary doctorates will be presented to Della Sdaahlk'awaás Cheney, Neal Fried and Mead Treadwell. Sarah Keller and Meg Nordale will receive Meritorious Service Awards.
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Learn gardening basics in statewide webinar series
March 05, 2024
Grow your gardening knowledge. University of Ӱ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service agent Casey Matney will teach a series of 11 gardening webinars to help you get your garden ready for the upcoming growing season.
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New Ӱ lidar will add to space weather research capability
March 04, 2024
University of Ӱ Fairbanks scientists are developing a new light detection and ranging instrument to help gain a better understanding of space weather enveloping Earth.
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Study charts dog injuries' impact on Yukon Quest finishes
March 01, 2024
Sled dogs that have wrist injuries during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race are more likely to finish the race than dogs with other types of injury or illness, researchers have discovered.
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Wet overflow a winter hazard in Ӱ
March 01, 2024
While following a snowmachine trail recently, my dog and I came to a low spot that looked like a swimming pool filled with ice water. The air temperature was about 5 degrees F.
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Museum programs focus on warmth in March
February 29, 2024
Family programs at the University of Ӱ Museum of the North will explore the theme of warmth in March.
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Food preservation classes planned in Cordova
February 29, 2024
University of Ӱ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service agent Sarah Lewis will offer in-person food preservation classes over four days in Cordova.
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Galena river energy project receives $9.5 million
February 28, 2024
The Yukon River village of Galena and the University of Ӱ Fairbanks will investigate whether in-river turbines can provide electricity to the community. The Ӱ Ӱ Center for Energy and Power and the nonprofit Sustainable Energy for Galena Ӱ will explore the idea. Their project has received a $9.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Learn to make ratatouille with Ӱ flavors in Sitka workshop
February 28, 2024
A workshop in Sitka will teach participants how to make a classic French dish -- with a Southeast Ӱ flair. Chef Jayme Schroeder said ratatouille is his favorite dish, and this version will include fresh ribbon kelp and abalone.
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Barnette Magnet wins first place in Ӱ Science Olympiad
February 27, 2024
The Barnette Blazers of Barnette Magnet School in Fairbanks won first place in the 2024 Ӱ Science Olympiad on Saturday, Feb. 24. Students from across the state participated in the annual tournament that challenges their skills in science, technology, engineering and math.
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Ӱ names fall 2023 honors students
February 27, 2024
The University of Ӱ Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the fall 2023 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements.
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Regents approve Indigenous studies center, planetarium at Ӱ
February 23, 2024
The University of Ӱ Board of Regents on Friday approved two projects that will reshape the University of Ӱ Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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Delta Farm Forum highlights Interior Ӱ agriculture
February 23, 2024
The 52nd annual Delta Farm Forum will take place Saturday, March 2, in Delta Junction. The forum is a community event combined with an update on local agricultural information.
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February 22, 2024
After a few hours of skiing through deep snow, Forest Wagner and I smelled a tuna sandwich. We knew we were closing in on warm pools of water.
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Book explores ex-prisoners' lives after the Soviet gulag
February 22, 2024
A University of Ӱ Fairbanks faculty member has published a book that explores how Soviet political prisoners navigated life after release. Tyler Kirk, assistant professor of history and Arctic and Northern studies, will host a book launch gathering at 7 p.m. Feb. 29 in the Usibelli Building’s BP Design Theater on the Ӱ Troth Yeddha’ Campus in Fairbanks.
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