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Healthy Living lecture series begins June 6
May 31, 2023
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks will host the Healthy Living lecture series starting on June 6. The free series offers a variety of presentations by ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ medical specialists and experts.
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Canceled: Observation and mindfulness workshop
May 26, 2023
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Museum of the North will offer an adult art workshop entitled "Sustained Observation and Mindfulness" on Sunday, June 4, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Visiting artist Jonathan VanDyke will guide participants in using mindfulness techniques to view and meditate upon objects from the museum collection that are not on public exhibit.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's 2023 Legacy Lecture to feature author, historian Mary Ehrlander
May 25, 2023
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks 2023 Legacy Lecture will honor author and professor emeritus Mary Ehrlander. The lecture is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, June 5, in the BP Design Theater, Room 401 of the Usibelli Building.
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Feltleaf willows: ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's most abundant tree
May 25, 2023
Imagine being a moose in late May: You have just survived 200 days of cold and darkness by munching the equivalent of a large garbage bag full of frozen twigs each day. Now, billions of salad greens are unfolding from those same woody plants, providing a scent and texture savored for an instant before one sweep of the moose's head strips a wispy branch.
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Kuskokwim Consortium Library receives national medal
May 23, 2023
The Kuskokwim Consortium Library in Bethel, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, has received the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, an honor given to museums and libraries that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities.
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Food protection manager classes set for August, October
May 23, 2023
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will offer a certified food protection manager training on Tuesday, Aug. 1, and again on Tuesday, Oct. 3, with proctors for testing available in 14 communities.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ group receives philanthropic grant to aid Chignik region communities
May 22, 2023
A coastal organization led by the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks has received a $590,000 grant from a private foundation to map rapidly changing watersheds of the Chignik region on the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Peninsula.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ scientists to hunt for clues about Arctic Ocean glaciation
May 19, 2023
Evidence indicates a thick ice sheet, not annual sea ice and icebergs, covered the Arctic Ocean at some point during the last 140,000 years. Now, University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks scientists will be looking for more geologic proof of the ice sheet's existence, sources, behavior and extent.
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Music in the Garden concerts begin May 25
May 18, 2023
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Music in the Garden concert series will kick off May 25 at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. The concert series offers 12 weeks of family-friendly performances throughout the summer.
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Wahl named director of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's Bristol Bay Campus
May 18, 2023
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks College of Rural and Community Development has appointed Wanda Wahl to serve as director of the Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham. Wahl has served as interim director since May 2021 and first worked there in 1985.
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When river breakup came to Eagle
May 18, 2023
EAGLE -- As the late evening sunshine poured in from the northwest, a dozen residents of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's farthest upstream town on the Yukon River watched their winter race past. Floating chunks of ice spun by in lazy turns, like memories of January.
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'ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Weather' television program to end
May 16, 2023
The television program "ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Weather" on KUAC's UATV channel 9.4 will end July 1, 2023, after 45 years of continuous broadcast.
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Kinross establishes new scholarship at record-breaking Blue & Gold event
May 15, 2023
Donors at last week's University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Blue & Gold Celebration contributed more than $435,000 in support of student scholarships. The total includes a $350,000 gift from Kinross ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ to establish the Kinross ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Future Leaders Endowed Scholarship.
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CTC aviation celebrates 10 years of 'Joy' during open house
May 15, 2023
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ CTC aviation program celebrates a decade at Fairbanks International Airport with iconic Boeing 727 cargo jet, Joy.
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Gerlach to give update on avian influenza in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ
May 12, 2023
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ state veterinarian Bob Gerlach will provide updates on current avian influenza outbreaks across North and South America, and what ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñns can do to protect their poultry. Gerlach is responsible for animal health regulations and animal disease surveillance and response.
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