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Toolik Field Station joins new international polar research network
March 18, 2024
Toolik Field Station has partnered with the new Polar Research Infrastructure Network to boost international collaboration in polar science.
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Marine scientist rows across the Atlantic
March 14, 2024
None of the four members of the Salty Science team had any rowing experience. But they had enthusiasm.
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Museum to host annual open house March 23
March 14, 2024
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will host its annual open house on Saturday, March 23, from noon to 4 p.m.
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Testing sites added for April food protection manager class
March 14, 2024
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service will offer a certified food protection manager training on Tuesday, April 23, with proctors for testing available in 16 communities.
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Workshop offers training for StrongPeople exercise class
March 13, 2024
A workshop sponsored by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service will train prospective community leaders in all aspects of leading StrongPeople/StrongBodies, an effective and safe resistance exercise program for midlife or older adults.
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Initiative expands work to protect against suicide in the military
March 12, 2024
A $1.9 million federal grant will allow the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Military Health and Readiness Consortium to expand its suicide prevention research by partnering with the Alaska National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard.
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Alaska dinosaur tracks reveal a lush, wet environment
March 08, 2024
A large find of dinosaur tracks and fossilized plants and tree stumps in far northwestern Alaska provides new information about the climate and movement of animals near the time when they began traveling between the Asian and North American continents roughly 100 million years ago.
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March 07, 2024
Denali, North America's highest peak at 20,310 feet above sea level, always seemed abnormally high to Peter Haeussler.
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Study shows razor clam development affected by ocean acidity
March 07, 2024
A new ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-led study has found that razor clams accelerate their shell development when exposed to more acidic ocean conditions, but that those young shells are built with more fragile substances.
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Learn to make yogurt in this hands-on class
March 06, 2024
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service agent Leif Albertson will explain the science behind making yogurt during an in-person workshop in Anchorage. Then participants will move into the kitchen for a hands-on yogurt-making session.
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UAF names 2024 honorary degree, service award recipients
March 05, 2024
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has selected five people to honor during its 2024 commencement weekend in May. Honorary doctorates will be presented to Della Sdaahlk'awaás Cheney, Neal Fried and Mead Treadwell. Sarah Keller and Meg Nordale will receive Meritorious Service Awards.
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Learn gardening basics in statewide webinar series
March 05, 2024
Grow your gardening knowledge. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service agent Casey Matney will teach a series of 11 gardening webinars to help you get your garden ready for the upcoming growing season.
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New UAF lidar will add to space ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø research capability
March 04, 2024
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø scientists are developing a new light detection and ranging instrument to help gain a better understanding of space ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø enveloping Earth.
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Study charts dog injuries' impact on Yukon Quest finishes
March 01, 2024
Sled dogs that have wrist injuries during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race are more likely to finish the race than dogs with other types of injury or illness, researchers have discovered.
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Wet overflow a winter hazard in Alaska
March 01, 2024
While following a snowmachine trail recently, my dog and I came to a low spot that looked like a swimming pool filled with ice water. The air temperature was about 5 degrees F.
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