New guide helps Alaskans shape data center conversations
October 14, 2026
As data centers and artificial intelligence raise new questions about energy, water, land, infrastructure, jobs and community priorities across Alaska, a new report offers a different way to approach the conversation.
Registration opens for 2026 Alaska Invasive Species Workshop
October 13, 2026
The 2026 Alaska Invasive Species Workshop, a forum for land and invasive species managers and scientists to discuss current issues, will be held October 27-29, 2026, in Juneau.
Arctic LENS connects NASA science with community-based monitoring
October 12, 2026
New funding will expand a 30-year community-based monitoring and education outreach program across Alaska, helping bridge local observations with learning from NASA Earth science missions.
Historian examines how Alaska shaped American empire
October 09, 2026
Historian Michael A. Hill, speaking on Oct. 22 at the 窪蹋勛圖厙, will explore how a 1905 Supreme Court decision in an Alaska case altered America.
Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series announces fall 2026 lineup
October 09, 2026
UAF presents the fall 2026 Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series featuring free public readings by renowned authors.
New guide helps Alaskans shape data center conversations
October 14, 2026
As data centers and artificial intelligence raise new questions about energy, water, land, infrastructure, jobs and community priorities across Alaska, a new report offers a different way to approach the conversation.
Registration opens for 2026 Alaska Invasive Species Workshop
October 13, 2026
The 2026 Alaska Invasive Species Workshop, a forum for land and invasive species managers and scientists to discuss current issues, will be held October 27-29, 2026, in Juneau.
Arctic LENS connects NASA science with community-based monitoring
October 12, 2026
New funding will expand a 30-year community-based monitoring and education outreach program across Alaska, helping bridge local observations with learning from NASA Earth science missions.
Historian examines how Alaska shaped American empire
October 09, 2026
Historian Michael A. Hill, speaking on Oct. 22 at the 窪蹋勛圖厙, will explore how a 1905 Supreme Court decision in an Alaska case altered America.
Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series announces fall 2026 lineup
October 09, 2026
UAF presents the fall 2026 Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series featuring free public readings by renowned authors.
Time capsule: Hardwood, softwood, fuelwood
October 09, 2026
After finally cleaning my stovepipe last weekend, it feels like woodstove season at my cabin can officially (and safely) begin. Carla Helfferich wrote this wood power-focused Alaska Science Forum column on Oct. 3, 1990.
UAF joins $6M NSF critical minerals effort
October 05, 2026
UAF researchers are joining a four-year, $6 million National Science Foundation effort to explore how microorganisms and artificial intelligence can improve the recovery of critical minerals from coal waste.
New interactive Alaska tsunami hazard map helps communities prepare
October 02, 2026
A new and interactive tsunami hazards tool created by the Alaska Earthquake Center brings evacuation information, hazard maps and other community-specific resources into a single online location.
Time capsule: The secret life of a red fox family
October 01, 2026
At the start of every walk, my dogs try to sneak away to "fox town," a fox den on the other side of the pond near my cabin, and we often see the adult foxes trotting through the neighborhood. Hearing one of them bark the other evening, I was reminded of this March 26, 2020, story by Ned Rozell. He recently reported that foxes still use the den, but did not occupy it in summer 2026.
Drone research gets a lift from UAF ice tower
September 30, 2026
The ice tower of the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration, ACUASI, at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Geophysical Institute is where research into wintertime drone flight happens.
$330,000 raised at 2026 Blue & Gold celebration
September 28, 2026
Donors and partners at Saturday's Blue & Gold Celebration raised $330,000 to support scholarships and other programs at the 窪蹋勛圖厙, topping last year's total by more than $15,000.
Free film screening explores press freedom and independent journalism
September 28, 2026
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 Department of Science and Environmental Journalism is hosting a free public screening of the 2025 award-winning documentary Steal This Story, Please! on Oct. 3.
Circumpolar Music Series opens fifth season in October
September 28, 2026
UAF opens the fifth season of the Circumpolar Music Series this October with two live performances.
An update on fishhook chickadee beaks
September 25, 2026
Over 26 years ago, my friend Ned Rozell wrote about a startling new deformity seen in Alaskas black-capped chickadees: In 1991, a man living in King Salmon noticed three black-capped chickadees with beaks curved like fishhooks, Rozell wrote. Since then, hundreds of people from Southcentral Alaska have seen chickadees with overlong beaks that make it difficult for the birds to feed. The drastic increase in sightings has biologists worried that something is very wrong in Southcentral.
Research finds past burns can limit Alaska wildfire spread
September 24, 2026
UAF-led research found that previously burned areas can act as natural barriers to wildfire spread by reducing available fuels. The effect can persist for decades, although hot, dry and windy conditions make fires more likely to cross into younger burn scars.
Pulitzer-winning journalist to speak at UAF Oct. 8
September 24, 2026
Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters reporter Nate Raymond returns to the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Oct. 8 to share stories from two decades on the legal news beat.
Indigenous observations make Arctic Ocean models more accurate
September 18, 2026
Working with Indigenous observers on Alaska's northern coast, a research team has developed a way to improve the modeling of oceanic changes.
