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Museum will celebrate Black ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñns' experiences at free event Feb. 9
February 02, 2024
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Museum of the North will host a free public event to celebrate the diverse narratives of Black ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñns on Friday, Feb. 9, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The celebration will showcase "Black in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ: Interior Edition," a multimedia exhibit that examines the rich history and experience of Black life in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ through storytelling.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ is still good at making cold
February 01, 2024
Moments after I bashed some sheet rock with a hammer to expose my home's water pipes to warmer air, I logged in to see another Special Weather Statement. A meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks wrote: "After a brief 'warm-up' from the bitterly cold temperatures recently, another prolonged cold-snap will return to the Interior."
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Food protection manager course offered Feb. 27
January 31, 2024
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will offer a certified food protection manager training on Tuesday, Feb. 27, with proctors for testing available in 16 communities.
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Museum programs highlight ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ stories in February
January 31, 2024
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Museum of the North will highlight ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ stories during family programs in February.
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Registration open for museum sleepover
January 30, 2024
Registration is now open for the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Museum of the North's sleepover for kids ages 7-13 with an adult. The event is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 16. It begins at 7 p.m. and runs through 9 a.m. the next day.
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Explore health care careers at free ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ medical education summit
January 29, 2024
Community members can explore a wide array of health careers and educational opportunities at the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks' 12th annual ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Interior Medical Education Summit Feb. 3.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ announces 32nd annual Science for ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ series
January 26, 2024
Free public talks in the next few weeks will explore Mount Edgecumbe volcano, the peaking sun cycle's boost to aurora viewing, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's role in new satellite observations of Earth, and a program bridging Indigenous and Western fisheries science.
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Magma found beneath volcano-less country
January 25, 2024
For years, scientists have wondered why North America's highest mountain is not a volcano. All the ingredients for volcanic activity lurk deep beneath Denali, which sits right above where one planetary plate grinds past another.
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Local items boost students' connection to science
January 25, 2024
Using local items in science lessons for K-12 students is especially important for teaching science in the North, according to new research.
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Muspratt, Ward honored with ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ alumni awards
January 24, 2024
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Alumni Association has named Ryan Muspratt and Kelly Ward as recipients of its 2024 awards.
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Russian war on Ukraine hampers Arctic change predictions
January 22, 2024
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is biasing predictions of how the Arctic will respond to climate change, according to a team of international scientists.
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Festival of Native Arts will mark 50th celebration in 2024
January 19, 2024
The 50th Festival of Native Arts, Troth Yeddha' Forever: Our Ways of Life, will be held at the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Troth Yeddha' Campus Fine Arts Complex, Feb 22-24, 2024.
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StrongPeople exercise program aimed at midlife, older participants
January 19, 2024
The StrongPeople class is a safe and highly effective program focused on building muscle strength; improving bone density, balance and mobility; and preventing falls.
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Gulls swap natural for urban habitats, machine-learning study finds
January 18, 2024
A recent study published in Ecological Informatics by a team of University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks researchers has used artificial intelligence to further illuminate a habitat swap among short-billed gulls.
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On the ancient trail of a woolly mammoth
January 18, 2024
The female woolly mammoth was 20 years old when she stumbled amid the grasslands. She fell in a cloud of dust, then gasped her last breath of cool air. It was a late-summer day, 14,000 years ago.
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