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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

AK EPSCoR is offering a limited number of Travel Awards for students to present at either the Alaska Marine Science Symposium, the Alaska Forum, the Kachemak Bay Science Conference or the Mariculture Conference of Alaska. Info & link: www.alaska.edu/epscor/oppor...

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Congrats to Gabriel Gray, recipient of the 2026 Impact Award from the UAF Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization! His research shows that Alaskan kelp can essentially be an ingredient in polylactic acid bioplastics used for 3D printing and compostable packaging. #AlaskaMariculture

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Fairbanks-based photographer Andy Padilla is one of our artists-in-residence. And with a background as a fisheries biologist, he's no stranger to field work. For #FieldworkFriday, he sent us these photos and a trip report from time with researchers in Homer and Sadie Cove. 📸 by Andy Padilla

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#FieldworkFriday report from Co-PI Jordan Jenckes in Kachemak Bay: "We conducted a 24 hour geophysical survey at the Wosnesenski River Delta. This work is crucial to our understanding of submarine groundwater discharge in these incredibly dynamic environments." And, he said, they had great weather

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Stream team member working with samples on a beach

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Our bivalves team surveyed eelgrass sites and collected eDNA in Juneau last week! Researchers Julie Schram, Nicole Nakata and their interns were joined by one of our artists-in-residence, Ellie Schmidt, a visual artist, filmmaker and PhD candidate at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. 📸 Ellie Schmidt

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

When the Mendenhall Glacial Lake Outburst Flood is in town, water sample processing doesn't stop! Data from the stream path can help researchers understand how sediment loads change with the use of HESCO barriers and how sediment and carbon exports from the Mendenhall glacier impact area wetlands.

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

PI Brenda Konar has dissected many urchins in her career, but watching Artist-in-Residence Kim Schuster of Aqueous Designs take a different approach to urchin dissection helped her appreciate how beautiful the creatures are. More arist collabs with In a Time of Change to come! 📸 by Kim Schuster

Close-up photo of the inside of an urchin.

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This #MaricultureMonday, we're dissecting #urchins! These urchins have been living alongside #oysters at a partner farm. Our researchers are weighing the edible parts, known as #uni, to determine if they've grown to marketable weights. #LabLife #Research #Sashimi

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We've got a new #VirtualReality game -- Kachemak Bay: Bay of Abundance! Spend a day in the flippers of our researchers, at a location based on an actual EPSCoR project site! Play on a computer solo or with a friend! Learn more and download the game here: alaskaepscor.itch.io/kachemak-bay...

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🐾Come visit us at #UAF Day at the #TananaValleyStateFair in Fairbanks -- 8/3 from 12-7pm! Dive with our researchers via our 360° dome and collect stream data at our new VR field site. Plus, grab an activity book to go! Wear UAF gear or show your PolarExpress card for a discount at the gate!

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This #FieldworkFriday, our #Mariculture biofouling research team is busy on the water! ⚓️ They're #ScientificDiving at a partner #Oyster farm to sample the benthic organisms in that zone 🦀. They're also measuring kelp samples and looking for patterns between kelp size and proximity to the farm.📍📐

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🐾 Introducing PETSCoR! 🍣 Tuna belongs to Rachel Lekanoff, a PhD student in UAF's College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, and member of our bivalves team. Tuna enjoys scavenging for her favorite forbidden treats: bread, uncooked pasta, and other carbs. #PETSCoR #FurryFriends #PetOfTheDay #Pets

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Have you heard the buzz about metabolomics?🐝 🔬#Metabolomics is an emerging field in systems biology, used to analyze an organism's #metabolites. Our #DataVisualization team made this animation to show how metabolites work in humans. Stay tuned to see how our researchers are using metabolomics.🪸

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Alaska Science Olympiad 2026 kicked off this morning! We're so excited! 🚀 If you missed UAF Giving Day, but you still want to show us your love for #AlaskaScienceOlympiad, you can still give: bit.ly/ScienceOlymp... Thank you so much, and good luck today teams!!

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

UAF fisheries geneticist Jessica Glass, Alaska Sea Grant Associate Director for Research Molly Cain, and Alaska EPSCoR Director, marine biologist Brenda Konar mingling at the UA Museum of the North last night!

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

For the next #49HoursForAlaska, we're thinking about Alaska Science Olympiad. 🤓 Donate through UAF Giving Day between now and Thursday, March 26, at 1 p.m.! bit.ly/ScienceOlympiad-GivingDay26

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

We're gearing up for our fourth year hosting the annual statewide Alaska Science Olympiad Division B at the University of Alaska Fairbanks! Middle school teams compete and show off their skills in science, technology, engineering, and math Friday, March 27!

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Middle schoolers to compete in Alaska Science Olympiad

The Alaska Science Olympiad Division B will convene March 27-28 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha’ Campus. The olympiad is part of a nationwide competition consisting of hands-on,…

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Applications are now open for Interface of Change seed awards to fund research and student research projects. 🌱 Apply by May 8. www.alaska.edu/epscor/oppor...

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Urchin ranching, a method of seafood production that could help restore kelp forests? EPSCoR director, UAF marine biologist Brenda Konar studies green urchin ranching and believes that urchin ranching can be effective, but it’s a matter of scale. buff.ly/z0f2rOm

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TriplePundit • Urchins Are Ravaging Pacific Kelp Forests. Will Seafood Ranches Stop Their Path of Destruction?

Urchins Are Ravaging Pacific Kelp Forests. Will Seafood Ranches Stop Their Path of Destruction?

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

We are hosting a professional development workshop on conducting respectful, cooperative research. 💞 Tues, Mar. 31 at UAF. Limited travel support available. Register now at: alaska.edu/epscor/news/events

Two women smiling and helping each other collect a water sample on a beach in Southeast Alaska.

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

The Interface of Change team had a great time convening in Fairbanks at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for our All Hands Meeting. On the first day of the meeting, we bundled up for temperatures of -30 F. On the second day of the meeting, it snowed several inches!

A group photo outside in the snow with Christmas lights along a fence in the background.

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

“Each community is unique.” Josie Sam, professor and co-chair of the UAF Dept of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development and co-founder of nonprofit the Nyarkoa Foundation, joins the Interface of Change project leadership team. www.alaska.edu/epscor/news/...

Josie Sam sits in one of three purple chairs. The paint on the chairs is peeling. Josie holds a clip board and a pen, slightly smiling, leaning in and listening to a man seated opposite of her. Sam is wearing a brimmed hat with sunglasses on top of the hat, a white t-shirt, jeans, and hiking boots. The man sits against the wall. He is holding a paper. He may be smiling a little or he is just talking. He wears shorts and a bright yellow short-sleeved, buttoned, collared shirt with a brown pattern. The shirt is unbuttoned at the top, revealing some of his chest, suggesting a hot environment. Lines in his face suggest he is maybe middle-aged, but not elderly. A third person sits in another of the purple chairs, but all we can see is their knees and fingers. The room they are in is small. The thick concrete walls are painted white on top and bright blue on the bottom up to window height. The paint is a bit textured with age. A large window, which is an open section of wall -- no glass or screen, allows light in, washing out the photo somewhat.

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! We made some clam-o-lanterns...! 🎃 Curious about Interface of Change research on clams in Kachemak Bay? Learn more...! Visit: www.alaska.edu/.../interfac...

A tray of clams with jack-o-lanterns faces.

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

📨 Catch up on Alaska EPSCoR news in our October newsletter! tr.ee/7tbjBn 📸 L to R: Erica Ebert, Tara Borland, Brenda Konar, Davin Holen, and Courtney Breest traveled to Hydaburg to organize a Mini Alaska Science Olympiad event for Hydaburg School.

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Registration is now open for IGNITE 2026! 🔥 IGNITE: Individual Growth & New Ideas Through EPSCoR/INBRE will take place Jan. 7, 2026 at the BP Energy Center in ANC. ✈️📅 Register by Nov. 19 to be considered for travel funding to attend. alaska.edu/ignite

Women in a panel presentation audience a conference room turned around listening and smiling.

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

✈️ Alaska EPSCoR’s Interface of Change project is offering up to $1,500 for spring travel to present at a conference or attend a training. Open to students, staff & faculty from any Alaska higher ed institution. Apply by 5 PM AKDT, October 24! Info: alaska.edu/epscor/opportunities/travel-funding/

Two small Cessna airplanes are parked beside a rural Alaska airstrip with spruce trees and mountains in the background. Light snow covers the ground, trees, and mountains. The mountains are backlit by a twilight winter sun.

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

3-year PhD student fellowships are available through UAF College of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences for prospective students have received the distinction of NSF EGRFP Honorable Mention. Fellowships begin in May or Aug. 2026, and the application window is open now through Jan. 15, 2026.

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Now that the red seaweeds team completed their first year of field sampling, grad student Lindsay Meyer is visiting UAA to work with postdoc Monica Brandhuber on assessing the metabolomics of red seaweeds that were grown in different environmental settings! 🌿🔬

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Alaska EPSCoR Interface of Change researchers are studying clam ecology and population dynamics in Kachemak Bay in partnership with the Seldovia Village Tribe. This week, SVT environmental scientists Katrina Hecks and Stephen Payton are sampling clams at a beach near Seldovia. #FieldworkFriday

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

📢 Call for Artists: Coastal Transitions 🌊 Alaska EPSCoR + In a Time of Change invite artists to apply for a new 2-year art-science collaboration. Selected artists work with scientists & communities to investigate coastal social-ecological themes in the Gulf of Alaska. Apply by 8/29 itoc.alaska.edu

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

The red seaweeds near Haines, Alaska are getting bigger! 😍 #phycologyfriday #fieldworkfriday

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

🦪🎈 We threw a Kachemak Bay bivalves party this year for the University of Alaska Fairbanks Arctic Research Open House! #AROH #AROH2025 #UAF #ArcticResearch #NanookNation

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Do you receive the Alaska EPSCoR newsletter? It's full of Interface of Change project highlights, news, and funding opportunities. Check out the May newsletter and subscribe: mailchi.mp/b478ef06c90c...

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Juneau CFOS UAF MS student Lindsay Meyer, UAF Mariculture Lab tech Maribel Vera, and their field team "snap freeze" red seaweed samples on dry ice immediately to preserve them for liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for metabolomics analysis. #PhycologyFriday #fieldworkfriday

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Red seaweeds shine like brilliant garnets across the intertidal near Haines, Alaska. 😍 @uafairbanks.bsky.social College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Juneau grad student Lindsay Meyer is collecting samples near Haines over the course of its spring growing season. #phycologyfriday #fieldworkfriday

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

🌱Have a great idea for community-based research or education in the Gulf of Alaska? Apply for one of our Interface of Change seed awards by May 30! 👇 Missed our 'how to apply' webinar? Watch the recording. ▶️ youtu.be/9n5N0L-xLoA

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

📅 Deadline reminder: Applications for our professional development travel awards are due this Friday, April 18 at 5 p.m. AKDT! www.alaska.edu/epscor/oppor...

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Want to learn about mariculture and marine environmental science research happening in Valdez? Catch the 3rd annual PWSC Environmental Sciences Symposium May 2 in person at the main PWSC campus in Valdez or online via Zoom. More info: pwsc.alaska.edu/pwsc-news/pw...

Young woman holding up a net of some kind, smiling, on a dock. There is a snowy hill in the background and she is dressed warm.

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Red seaweed fieldwork is underway for the Interface of Change project! 🌿✨ 🧪 Samples of red ribbon (Devaleraea mollis), red stiff ribbon (Palmaria hecatensis), and seawater are collected bimonthly March through June at two red seaweed harvest sites near Haines, AK. #phycologyfriday #fieldworkfriday

Two women collecting seaweed samples on rocky show. It is overcast, and they are dressed warm.

Wet red seaweed growing on a rock on a rocky beach.

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Have you met @soffox.bsky.social? They are one of the awesome graduate students conducting research with @uafairbanks.bsky.social fisheries genomicist @jessicaglass.bsky.social, one of the Interface of Change research leads!

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

✈️ Alaska EPSCoR’s Interface of Change project is offering up to $2,500 for spring travel to present at a conference or attend a training. Open to students, staff & faculty from any Alaska higher ed institution. Apply by 5 PM AKDT, April 18! Info: www.alaska.edu/epscor/oppor...

Town buildings nestled in front of large spruces and a snow-tipped mountain. It is dusk, and the full moon is high in the sky. One large building is most prominent; it has many windows, and the bottom of the building is stone-walled. Mounted upon the stone wall are the words, “Welcome to Cordova” with five large salmon around the words.

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The Interface of Change project began July 2024 following 2 years of engaging with #GulfOfAlaska communities to develop research relevant to the needs of #Alaskans. Our leadership team met to reflect on our first year of initiating research, holding community meetings, and sparking innovation.

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR @alaskaepscor.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

🌱 We are now accepting applications for #SeedFunding for #research & #education projects that expand our Interface of Change project or develop new directions from #GulfOfAlaska community members. 🐟🦪🌿 Deadline: May 30, 2025, 5 pm AKDT. 👉 Learn more: alaska.edu/epscor/opportunities/seed-funding

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