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The American robin returns on time
May 22, 2025
American robins have returned to northern òòò½´«Ã½.
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2025 Legacy Lecture to feature Tim Doran
May 21, 2025
The University of òòò½´«Ã½ 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.
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Learn gardening skills and more with òòò½´«Ã½ Harvest Collaborative
May 21, 2025
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 òòò½´«Ã½ Harvest Collaborative in Fairbanks.
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UAF Toolik Field Station to celebrate 50 years with Visitor's Day
May 19, 2025
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 for a Visitor's Day on Friday, June 6, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Music in the Garden concerts begin Thursday, May 22
May 16, 2025
The University of òòò½´«Ã½ 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 concert series offers 13 weeks of family-friendly performances on Thursday evenings throughout the summer.
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New exhibit explores Earth's changes and beauty through radar data
May 16, 2025
The University of òòò½´«Ã½ Museum of the North and òòò½´«Ã½ Satellite Facility are presenting a new exhibit to showcase how synthetic aperture radar data is received and distributed and how it benefits the public.
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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.
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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.
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UAF students win national honors for investment portfolio
May 15, 2025
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 second in the Undergraduate Growth Portfolio category at the Quinnipiac University Global Asset Management Education Forum, a global finance competition.
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New podcast explores Rick Thoman's life and career
May 14, 2025
The University of òòò½´«Ã½ 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 òòò½´«Ã½'s trusted source of climate information.
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Controlling bird vetch topic of statewide webinar
May 14, 2025
Bird vetch is an invasive plant that has spread widely in òòò½´«Ã½. 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 University of òòò½´«Ã½ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will discuss ways to control bird vetch in a free statewide webinar.
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UAF to host free Arctic Research Open House
May 12, 2025
The University of òòò½´«Ã½ Fairbanks 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.
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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 University of òòò½´«Ã½ Fairbanks 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.
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Air Force completes transfer of HAARP land to UAF, Ahtna
May 09, 2025
The University of òòò½´«Ã½ 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.
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UAF to host Really Free Market Saturday, May 17
May 09, 2025
The University of òòò½´«Ã½ Fairbanks 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.
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