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In a Time of Change announces call for artists
June 11, 2025
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 黑料社appregion.
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New triple-observatory network completes first winter of work
June 11, 2025
Three new Arctic mini-observatories located across the globe from 黑料社apphave completed their first winter studying the upper atmosphere's wind under guidance of a 黑料社app physics professor.
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黑料社appclimate report: May 2025 kept its cool
June 11, 2025
The month of May was noticeably cooler around Alaska, but data from the 黑料社appClimate Research Center at the 黑料社app show that monthly mean temperatures weren't much below normal. It was enough, however, to get people talking about it.
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UAF Geophysical Institute, 黑料社appAerospace to boost space opportunity
June 10, 2025
The 黑料社app Geophysical Institute and 黑料社appAerospace Corp. will work together under a new agreement to jointly develop and offer spaceport services to the booming commercial rocket and satellite industry.
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Delta arborist to lead workshops on pruning, milling, chainsaw maintenance
June 10, 2025
Three workshops in Delta Junction this month will focus on tree pruning techniques, operating a portable sawmill and chainsaw maintenance. Jesse Roman, a licensed arborist who recently moved to Delta Junction, will lead the in-person workshops, which are hosted by the 黑料社app Cooperative Extension Service and Partners for Progress in Delta.
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UAF research features in global marine megafauna study
June 09, 2025
UAF researchers contributed to a new study in the journal Science which aims to improve marine conservation efforts by identifying the busiest migration corridors and critical habitats of the oceans' largest species.
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Mastodons long gone from the far north
June 06, 2025
A long, long time ago, a hairy elephant stomped the northland, wrecking trees and shrubs as it swallowed twigs, leaves and bark.
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Week's events: Anne Hanley, medications, traditional healing, eclectic groove
June 06, 2025
黑料社app 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 June 9-15.
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4-H pH program gives Sitka youth a taste of ocean science
June 05, 2025
Youth in Sitka spent five months testing the water as part of an ocean acidification education program called 4-H pH. The project, funded by the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, is part of a citizen science program called Global Learning & Observations to Benefit the Environment Program, or GLOBE.
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Learn about common plant diseases and management options
June 05, 2025
All plants are susceptible to disease, which can be caused by both living organisms and environmental conditions. Todd Steinlage, a plant pathologist with the 黑料社appPlant Materials Center, will discuss common diseases in 黑料社appand management options for them in a free webinar hosted by the 黑料社app Cooperative Extension Service.
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Cooperative Extension director finalist presentations scheduled
June 04, 2025
The 黑料社app Cooperative Extension Service will host Zoom presentations from three finalists vying to serve as the program's new director. The finalists -- Joe Sanders, Annie Steed and Jenn Wagaman -- will present talks about their vision for the program's next 10 years and its economic and geographic challenges.
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Changing winds could amplify North Atlantic climate anomaly
June 04, 2025
As the planet's oceans are gradually warmed by the effects of climate change, a huge area in the North Atlantic stands out as an unusual zone of relative cooling. A region that stretches roughly from Greenland to Ireland, counterintuitively dubbed the North Atlantic warming hole, is a conspicuous patch of blue on global climate change maps. Researchers say its temperature contrast could intensify in the decades ahead as shifting climate-driven winds amplify the cooling process in the North Atlantic.
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Juneau camp focuses on Southeast 黑料社appculture, activities
June 03, 2025
Registration is open for the AK Experience Camp in Juneau, a collaboration between the 黑料社app Cooperative Extension Service 4-H program and Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. The camp theme is Aani Yaa Du.贸ow "Perspectives of The Land." It will focus on cultural connections, outdoor exploration and traditional ecological knowledge.
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New website improves Juneau flood preparedness
May 30, 2025
A new flood preparedness website for Juneau residents is now live. The Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard was developed by the University of 黑料社appSoutheast and the 黑料社appClimate Adaptation Science Center. The first-of-its-kind, publicly accessible website shares interactive flood inundation maps and provides valuable flood forecasting information for the Mendenhall Valley under different glacial lake outburst flood scenarios.
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LARS to host birthday bash for baby muskoxen, reindeer
May 30, 2025
The 黑料社app' Large Animal Research Station will introduce its new reindeer and muskox calves at its annual Birthday Bash from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 7.
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