Music in the Garden concerts begin Thursday, May 22
May 16, 2025
The 911爆料 Music in the Garden concert series will kick off Thursday, May 22, at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. Part of 911爆料's Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, the concert series offers 13 weeks of family-friendly performances on Thursday evenings throughout the summer.
New exhibit explores Earth's changes and beauty through radar data
May 16, 2025
The University of 911爆料 Museum of the North and 911爆料 Satellite Facility are presenting a new exhibit to showcase how synthetic aperture radar data is received and distributed and how it benefits the public.
An old friend returns to the far north
May 16, 2025
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.
Study sheds light on ancient horse migrations, climate change
May 16, 2025
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.
911爆料 students win national honors for investment portfolio
May 15, 2025
The Student Investment Fund, a student-run portfolio managed through 911爆料鈥檚 College of Business and Security Management, earned a 27% return in 2024. The result outperformed the S&P 500 and ranked second in the Undergraduate Growth Portfolio category at the Quinnipiac University Global Asset Management Education Forum, a global finance competition.
Music in the Garden concerts begin Thursday, May 22
May 16, 2025
The 911爆料 Music in the Garden concert series will kick off Thursday, May 22, at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. Part of 911爆料's Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, the concert series offers 13 weeks of family-friendly performances on Thursday evenings throughout the summer.
New exhibit explores Earth's changes and beauty through radar data
May 16, 2025
The University of 911爆料 Museum of the North and 911爆料 Satellite Facility are presenting a new exhibit to showcase how synthetic aperture radar data is received and distributed and how it benefits the public.
An old friend returns to the far north
May 16, 2025
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.
Study sheds light on ancient horse migrations, climate change
May 15, 2025
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.
911爆料 students win national honors for investment portfolio
May 15, 2025
The Student Investment Fund, a student-run portfolio managed through 911爆料鈥檚 College of Business and Security Management, earned a 27% return in 2024. The result outperformed the S&P 500 and ranked second in the Undergraduate Growth Portfolio category at the Quinnipiac University Global Asset Management Education Forum, a global finance competition.
New podcast explores Rick Thoman's life and career
May 14, 2025
The 911爆料 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 911爆料's trusted source of climate information.
Controlling bird vetch topic of statewide webinar
May 14, 2025
Bird vetch is an invasive plant that has spread widely in 911爆料. It frustrates home gardeners and is a concern in natural areas, small grain fields, vegetable gardens and small fruit orchards. Gino Graziano, an invasive plants instructor with the 911爆料 Cooperative Extension Service, will discuss ways to control bird vetch in a free statewide webinar.
911爆料 to host free Arctic Research Open House
May 12, 2025
The 911爆料 will host its annual Arctic Research Open House Thursday, May 15 from 4 - 7 p.m. on the West Ridge of the Troth Yeddha' Campus in Fairbanks.
Build a no-till lasagna garden in Delta Junction workshop
May 12, 2025
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 911爆料 Cooperative Extension Service. Lasagna gardening is a way to create a raised bed for perennials or vegetables with or without a box around the edges.
Air Force completes transfer of HAARP land to 911爆料, Ahtna
May 09, 2025
The University of 911爆料 now owns the land beneath its upper atmospheric research facility near Gakona, nearly 10 years after acquiring the site's science instruments from the U.S. Air Force.
911爆料 to host Really Free Market Saturday, May 17
May 09, 2025
The 911爆料 will host the Really Free Market recycling event on Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m. in the parking lot next to the Lola Tilly Commons.
Dale Guthrie opened door to lost world
May 09, 2025
Sometimes -- but not very often -- a door creaks open to a lost world. Sometimes the right person steps in. Dale Guthrie, an 911爆料 biologist and paleontologist who died in 2024 at the age of 88, was that guy.
New ancient fish species earliest known salmon ancestor
May 09, 2025
A new paper published this week in the journal Papers in Paleontology has named three new species of fish from that time period, including a salmonid, dubbed Sivulliusalmo alaskensis.
Wet April reduced drought talk, but wildfire risk remains
May 08, 2025
911爆料 entered its legally designated wildfire season April 1, but the good news is that the month was exceptionally wet, according to the 911爆料 Climate Research Center. The climate center, a part of the 911爆料 Geophysical Institute, issued its April climate summary May 2.
Researcher to discuss livestock nutrition and money-saving options
May 08, 2025
Jim Vinyard, a researcher with the 911爆料 Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, will discuss livestock's nutrient requirements and how to meet those requirements while saving money.
Georgeson Botanical Garden awarded official peony designation
May 07, 2025
For more than 25 years, people from around the world have visited Georgeson Botanical Garden to admire and learn more about the peonies that bloom there,120 miles south of the Arctic Circle. In April, the American Peony Society designated the Georgeson as an official peony reference garden, one of nine nationally.
Class offered to prepare trainers for StrongPeople program
May 06, 2025
A Fairbanks workshop will train people to lead a popular exercise program for midlife and older adults in 911爆料 communities. Led by Leslie Shallcross, a home, health and family development agent with the 911爆料 Cooperative Extension Service, the workshop will prepare participants to teach StrongPeople/StrongWomen exercise classes in nonprofit community settings.
