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Belugas absent from Kenai River during peak fishing season
July 30, 2026
Endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales, which have traditionally fed in the salmon-rich Kenai River throughout the summer, were absent during times of high human activity in a recent two-year period.
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DNA shows ancient humans killed more female mammoths
July 30, 2026
After analyzing the DNA in over 500 ancient mammoth bones, an international research team has determined that ice age humans disproportionately killed female woolly mammoths. The newly published study in the journal Current Biology sampled mammoth bone accumulations associated with ancient human activity and found they were dominated by females.
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UAF CTC firefighting students medal at SkillsUSA nationals
July 24, 2026
Two UAF Community and Technical ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø student firefighters won silver and bronze medals at the SkillsUSA national championships in Atlanta.
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Week's events: Cathie Harms, gut health, info literacy, steel drums
July 24, 2026
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of July 27-Aug. 2.
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Deep thawing soil will keep roads rough
July 23, 2026
Before being patched with thick black asphalt during recent weeks, the roads across Goldstream Creek's swampy valley bucked my car like a whitewater raft in the Nenana River canyon.
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Week's events: Shellie Foint-Anderson, joint health, smart scrolling, bagpipes
July 17, 2026
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of July 20-26.
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July 16, 2026
From the edge of the Coldfoot truck stop, a pair of yellow eyes in a softly severe, silver face looks out from dense willows and alders.
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Berry workshops planned in Bethel, Aniak
July 14, 2026
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Tribes Extension program and the Rural Alaska Community Action Program are sponsoring berry-related workshops in Bethel and Aniak in early August. Led by Tribes Extension educator Heidi Rader and Chugiak berry grower Josh Smith, the workshops will be held in Bethel on Sunday, Aug. 2, and in Aniak on Aug. 3-4.
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National Science Foundation funds UAF-led critical minerals coalition
July 14, 2026
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced today that it will fund a major critical minerals project led by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. The regional collaboration aims to reduce the nation's dependence on imported critical minerals used in everyday products and important to national security.
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Expert to demonstrate how to produce biochar in Sitka
July 13, 2026
A Utah State University biochar expert will demonstrate how to produce the soil amendment on Thursday in Sitka. Darren McAvoy, a USU Cooperative Extension associate professor of forestry, will use tree trimmings, scrap wood and plant material to produce biochar. The demonstration is hosted by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service office in Sitka.
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Week's events: Corlis Taylor, book bans, summer arts fest musicians
July 13, 2026
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of July 13-19.
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Time capsule: Mosquito molestation motivates minor migrations
July 13, 2026
Enough mosquitoes perch on my tent these nights that they could airlift Jane and me to their favorite bog if they all latched on and lifted at once. Fortunately, mosquitoes don't have very big brains.
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Mud Day returns at Georgeson Botanical Garden
July 13, 2026
The Georgeson Botanical Garden is hosting a free, family-friendly day of fun in the mud from 11-3 p.m. on Saturday, July 18. The Mud Day event, which celebrates the Babula Children's Garden, includes a mud pit, a slip-and-slide, and arts and crafts.
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Alaska agricultural science on display at 2026 field days
July 08, 2026
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø agricultural and natural resource researchers will give presentations on their work during two field days at Alaska's experiment farms in July. UAF's Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension invites farmers, gardeners and community members to tour the fields and farms and learn through presentations, tours and discussions at these free educational events.
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Soil workshop on tap for Sitka gardeners
July 08, 2026
A Juneau gardener will share tips for creating productive soil during a lunchtime workshop at the Jarvis Street Community Gardens in Sitka.
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