Donors and partners at Saturday’s Blue & Gold Celebration raised $330,000 to support scholarships and other programs at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, topping last year’s total by more than $15,0...

While flowers like bird vetch and white sweetclover may be pretty, they are invasive and their spread can be harmful to pollinators, according to an entomologist with the University of Alaska Fairbank...

June began cool and wet but rapidly changed to hot and dry at the midpoint, with wildfires bursting out across the state, according to the monthly summary from the Alaska Climate Research Center.

Samples of extremely small crystal clots, each polished to the thickness of a human hair or thinner, have revealed information about the process triggering the major 2006 eruption of Alaska’s Augustin...

Analysis of bowhead whale poop shows that more toxins from typically warm-water toxic algae species are entering Arctic food webs as northern oceans warm and lose sea ice.

Spend an afternoon with researchers in the fields of the experiment farms in Fairbanks or Palmer and learn about the agriculture-related science happening at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. UAF’s ...

Time, not space plus time, might be the single fundamental property in which all physical phenomena occur, according to a new theory by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist. The theory also argu...

Construction has begun on a new 65-seat planetarium at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

After 35 years of driving to work over a small mountain each day, Kathe Rich will soon make her last daily ascent of Cleary Summit.

Three new Arctic mini-observatories located across the globe from Alaska have completed their first winter studying the upper atmosphere’s wind under guidance of a University of Alaska Fairbanks physi...

The aquatic chemistry and flow rates in Interior Alaska’s streams are shifting in response to thawing permafrost and increased rainfall, a new study reports. The study authors found that groundwater m...

Party event in Manley Hot Springs, AK by UAF Geophysical Institute and 2 others on Saturday, June 14 2025 with 322 people interested.6 posts in the discussion.

The In a Time of Change program is accepting applications for artist residencies for a new art-science collaboration project inspired by coastal research and lifeways in the Gulf of Alaska region.

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A new flood preparedness website for Juneau residents is now live. The Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard was developed by the University of Alaska Southeast and the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Cent...

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will launch the 2025 Fairbanks Tall Timbers interview series on June 9. The nine-week series is presented by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning and honors people with longtime service to the Fairbanks community.

A team of middle school students from Discovery Peak Charter School in North Pole will compete in the Science Olympiad National Tournament at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln May 23-24.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks 2025 Legacy Lecture will honor Tim Doran at 7 p.m. Monday, June 2, in the BP Design Theater, Room 401 of the Usibelli Building.

The public can learn how scientists study Earth’s ionosphere, the region between the planet’s lower atmosphere and the vacuum of space, at a Saturday, June 14, 2025, open house at the High-frequency A

American robins have returned to northern Alaska.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the 15th annual Healthy Living lecture series starting on June 3. The free series offers a variety of presentations by Alaska medical specialists and experts.

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to photovoltaic systems. Existing models can help users evaluate alternatives, and a new study looks at how effective such models are in northern cl

Join horticulturist Julie Riley for a presentation highlighting lilacs in Southcentral Alaska and learn which lilacs are best suited for your yard. The adage, "right plant for the right place," holds

Learn to plant, harvest and compost in the garden, make salves and lip balms, and get hands-on experience with lacto-fermentation in a series of workshops with Alaska Harvest Collaborative in Fairbank

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the Discover Alaska lecture series starting on June 4. The 2025 series is presented by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning in cooperation with UAF’s College of Indigenous Studies.

This summer, travel the Dalton Highway to get an up-close look at the world's largest Arctic research station. Toolik Field Station is celebrating 50 years of research and welcomes all to join them fo

The University of Alaska Museum of the North and Alaska Satellite Facility are presenting a new exhibit to showcase how synthetic aperture radar data is received and distributed and how it benefits th

Corridors that allow animals to move to more hospitable landscapes are essential to their survival in a changing climate, according to a new paper published this week in the journal Science.

A Fairbanks biologist recently cupped in his hand a tiny bird whose arrival he had been rooting for. That bird — a female Hammond’s flycatcher — now holds the title of the oldest known of its species.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks launched a new podcast this week exploring the life and career of Rick Thoman, from tracking the weather on his bedroom wall as a child to becoming Alaska’s trusted

The Student Investment Fund, a student-run portfolio managed through UAF’s College of Business and Security Management, earned a 27% return in 2024. The result outperformed the S&P 500 and ranked seco

Bird vetch is an invasive plant that has spread widely in Alaska. It frustrates home gardeners and is a concern in natural areas, small grain fields, vegetable gardens and small fruit orchards. Gino G

The University of Alaska Fairbanks launched a new podcast this week exploring the life and career of Rick Thoman, from tracking the weather on his bedroom wall as a child to becoming Alaska’s trusted

Sometimes — but not very often — a door creaks open to a lost world. Sometimes the right person steps in. Dale Guthrie, an Alaska biologist and paleontologist who died in 2024 at the age of 88, was th

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Music in the Garden concert series will kick off Thursday, May 22, at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. Part of UAF’s Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, the concer

Learn how to build a low-maintenance, easy-to-develop, no-till lasagna garden in a hands-on workshop in Delta Junction hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Lasag