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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ makes ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's first large drone flight from international airport
May 23, 2022
An unmanned aircraft owned and operated by the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks flew from the general aviation area of Fairbanks International Airport on Sunday. The flight was the first civilian large drone operation from an international airport in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
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University, partners deploy carbon dioxide-sensing underwater glider
May 23, 2022
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ has a new tool for tracking ocean acidification -- a 7-foot-long, bright pink Seaglider. The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks and its commercial partners are the first U.S. team to measure carbon dioxide, the driving factor in ocean acidification, with an unoccupied underwater vehicle.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ hosts international remote sensing symposium
May 23, 2022
More than 100 scientists and policymakers from around the circumpolar North gathered at the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks last week for the 16th International Circumpolar Remote Sensing Symposium
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Music in the Garden series begins May 26
May 19, 2022
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Music in the Garden concert series will kick off on May 26 at the Georgeson Botanical Garden, offering 12 weeks of family-friendly performances throughout the summer.
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Wading into the icy Yukon River for science
May 19, 2022
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologist Heather Best stepped into the Yukon River. She held a 3-foot portion of grader blade. Running along the blade was river-measuring tube secured by hose clamps.
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Really Free Market returns to ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ on May 21
May 16, 2022
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks will host the Really Free Market recycling event on Saturday, May 21, in the parking lot next to the Lola Tilly Commons.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's big river breaks up at Eagle
May 13, 2022
Breakup happened on the Yukon River at Eagle, the river's first settlement as it flows into the United States, at around 2 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2022.
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Annual ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Arctic Research Open House set for May 19
May 12, 2022
Come learn about the incredible research happening at the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks during the 2022 Arctic Research Open House from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 19.
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Hunga volcano eruption provides an explosion of data
May 12, 2022
The massive Jan. 15, 2022, eruption of the Hunga submarine volcano in the South Pacific Ocean created a variety of atmospheric wave types, including booms heard 6,200 miles away in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ. It also created an atmospheric pulse that caused an unusual tsunami-like disturbance that arrived at Pacific shores sooner than the actual tsunami. Those are among the many observations reported by a team of 76 scientists from 17 nations that researched the eruption's atmospheric waves.
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Cooperative Extension workshops get underway in Southeast
May 06, 2022
Juneau-based Cooperative Extension agent Sarah Lewis will travel to remote Southeast communities in her family's cruising trawler to hold classes this month.
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Awaiting river breakup on the Yukon
May 05, 2022
Andy Bassich lives on the south bank of the Yukon River, about 12 miles downstream from Eagle, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, the first community in America along the largest waterway in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ steel bridge team earns spot in national finals
May 05, 2022
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks steel bridge team is headed back to familiar territory -- the national championships. The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ squad earned the top score last month in the Pacific Northwest Regional AISC Student Steel Bridge Competition, finishing in first place in five of the six judging categories.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, Willamette Law ink cooperative agreement
May 04, 2022
Willamette University College of Law and the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks have signed a new agreement that will give ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ students a new path to a law degree.
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Married to science: couple works toward a healthier ocean
May 04, 2022
Science is a family affair for Claudine Hauri and Andrew McDonnell. They're married oceanographers tackling issues like ocean acidification, lagging technology and ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's massive lack of ocean data.
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Major 2020 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ quake triggered neighboring 2021 temblor
May 04, 2022
A study of two powerful earthquakes in adjacent areas off the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Peninsula in 2020 and 2021 shows a connection between the two. It also suggests they may be a part of an 80-year rupture cascade along the fault.
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