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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Day at the fair scheduled for July 30

The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks will host ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, July 30.

ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ apparel or showing their PolarExpress card. The day will include ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ activities throughout the fairgrounds.

The University Fire Department’s fire truck, a hockey slap-shot net, a corn hole game and the giant inflatable Nanook will be set up in Totem Square from noon to 7 p.m. Nook, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ’s mascot, will be on site from 1-3 p.m. Between noon and 1 p.m., the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Police Department’s K-9 Yogi and handler Jill Copeland will conduct a demonstration and meet-and-greet.

Inside the Borealis Pavilion, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ will have several special exhibits and activities:

•     Learn about earthquakes, satellites, and earth and space science.
•     Visit a mobile planetarium.
•     Launch paper rockets.
•     Participate in hands-on science activities.

In addition to these special activities, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ also will have booths in the Borealis Pavilion during the fair. Visitors can try on a career and learn about 3-D printing with the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Community and Technical College and find more than 125 free ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Cooperative Extension Service publications covering gardening, energy, food preparation and more. Cooperative Extension will host several 4-H activities on ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Day, including shows highlighting rabbits, cavies and poultry.

A full schedule of events is available on .